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Bartlesville council pauses action on Flock ALPR rules after debate on warrants and limits
Summary
Councilman Tim Schierk presented two alternatives for regulating automatic license‑plate readers: require judicial warrants for investigative access or limit devices to parking enforcement. Police described cases where ALPR aided investigations. The council took no action pending further vendor review and potential refinements.
Councilman Tim Schierk asked the Bartlesville City Council to consider tightening rules for automatic license‑plate readers, presenting two alternative amendments to Ordinance 3600 that governs the city’s use of Flock ALPR technology.
Schierk outlined option A, which would add judicial oversight to investigative queries by requiring a warrant, court order or subpoena before stored ALPR data may be accessed, while preserving narrow exigent‑circumstance exceptions. "There are 2 options," Schierk said, describing a warrant requirement intended to mirror judicial review trends emerging elsewhere. He argued the change would address Fourth Amendment concerns tied to aggregated location records.
The warrant proposal…
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