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Kent police outline operational changes after new ALPR law, warn of shorter retention and limits
Summary
Chief Padilla described operational and legal impacts of Senate Bill 6002: mobile ALPRs were turned off pending vendor reconfiguration, retention is set to 21 days, and ALPR use is limited to felony/gross-misdemeanor investigations with exemptions for missing persons; city staff seek AGO guidance.
Kent Police Chief Raf Padilla told the council on April 21 that the city is changing how it uses automatic license-plate readers (ALPRs) after the Legislature enacted Senate Bill 6002 and the governor signed it with an emergency clause.
"There should be no question or concern. Kent PD is gonna absolutely comply with the letter of the law. Period," Chief Padilla said, emphasizing intent to meet the statute’s requirements while preserving public-safety capabilities. He said the city turned off the mobile (dash-mounted) ALPR function in patrol vehicles and is maintaining fixed ALPR units after auditing them for proximity to prohibited locations.
Padilla summarized…
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