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Soledad council adopts clearer limits on license-plate data sharing, bars use for immigration enforcement
Summary
The Soledad City Council adopted changes to Police Department policy 4.70 to add explicit prohibitions on sharing automated license-plate reader (ALPR) data for immigration enforcement and to require chief-level review before any data release, after council debate about privacy, vendor controls and oversight.
The Soledad City Council on Tuesday accepted amendments to Police Department policy 4.70 that add local safeguards for automated license-plate reader (ALPR) data, including an explicit statement that ALPR information will not be shared for immigration enforcement purposes.
Lieutenant Areola and Chief Patrick Valenzuela told the council the department's ALPR system, operated through vendor Flock Safety and governed by a Lexipol-based policy, has helped investigations into stolen and missing vehicles. Following reports of improper access elsewhere in…
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