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Council tables proposed license-plate-reader agreement pending data-access details
City of Aberdeen City Council · April 28, 2026
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Summary
Council deferred a decision on a state-sponsored license-plate-reader agreement after police described the system and council members raised questions about who controls the data, retention and subpoena access.
The City of Aberdeen council voted to table consideration of an electronic-use agreement that would allow two fixed license-plate readers to be hosted locally and accessed through the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI).
Mayor Shahneman introduced the item and Police Chief John Dahl described the proposed…
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