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Sheriff’s office updates board on ALPR, DRE MOUs and Commerce camera software review; executive session called on security details
Summary
Sheriff's staff updated the board on a revised MOU with Washington State Patrol for license-plate-reader (ALPR) data sharing and an MOU with the Traffic Safety Commission for drug-recognition expert overtime; commissioners raised questions about AI-capable ALPRs and the county planned an executive session to discuss security-sensitive Commerce contract details for camera software.
The Thurston County sheriff’s office briefed commissioners Jan. 13 on two memoranda of understanding: an updated MOU with the Washington State Patrol for license plate reader (ALPR) data sharing and a separate MOU with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission to enable overtime billing for a newly trained drug recognition expert (DRE).
Sheriff's office staff described the WSP MOU as an update clarifying best practices for ALPR data handling and ‘‘how we maintain our relationship with the state,’’ and said the county does not currently own ALPR equipment but requests data from other…
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