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Seattle council unanimously passes 60-day pause for ALPR/CCTV data collection and updates immigration-inquiry rules
Summary
The Seattle City Council on March 31 passed two bills: a measure imposing a mandatory 60-day pause on automated license-plate recognition and CCTV data collection protocols and a code update aligning police immigration-status inquiries with the Keep Washington Working Act; both passed 8-0.
Seattle City Council voted unanimously March 31 to adopt two public-safety measures addressing surveillance and police interactions with immigration status.
Council members passed a bill amending police-technology rules to require a mandatory 60-day pause in data collection for the Seattle Police Department's automated license-plate recognition (ALPR) program and CCTV systems when certain intrusions or subpoenas arise. The council then approved a separate bill updating municipal code so Seattle Police Department personnel’s authority to inquire into a person’s citizenship or immigration status aligns…
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