Sheriff's office says it will pause license-plate-reader program while state issues model policy
Spokane County deputy explained a newly passed emergency law on ALPRs (automatic license-plate readers) will require a pause in local operations until the Attorney General issues a model policy and county obtains required MOUs; the county will retain program but must alter retention and sharing practices immediately upon the governor's signature.
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Dustin Lundgren, speaking for the sheriff's office, told the council that the Legislature enacted a comprehensive new ALPR law under an emergency provision, and that the Attorney General's office will issue a model policy which counties and agencies must adopt. "We are going to be pausing the use of ALPRs for a short amount of time," Lundgren said, adding the program is not ending but will need policy adjustments to comply with new retention limits and defined interagency-sharing protocols.
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