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Resident urges review of automatic license-plate readers over privacy and SB 6002 concerns
Summary
At public comment a resident asked the council to examine automatic license-plate readers near a high school and a church for compliance with SB 6002 and raised broader concerns about data sharing with many agencies and past misuse elsewhere.
During public comment on April 21, resident Matthew Hilton told the council he was concerned that at least two of the city’s automatic license-plate reader cameras may violate SB 6002 because they are adjacent to Shelton High School and Saint Edward’s Catholic Church. He recommended temporarily covering the devices pending a legal review.
Hilton cited examples from other jurisdictions where license-plate data were misused and said the city's system shares data with dozens of other agencies. "At minimum I don't think we should be sharing with these 75 agencies when there's back doors and ICE that they have used previously," he said. He asked the council to investigate whether shared matches and agency access comply with state law and municipal policies.
No city staff responded with a formal compliance determination during the public-comment period recorded in the transcript. The comment was entered into the record; the council took no immediate action during the meeting but public-safety and technology policies are recurring items for staff review.
Next steps: The council did not announce a formal review timeline in the meeting; residents seeking clarification should request follow-up from city staff or the police department.
