The Renton Police Department has suspended all use of its automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras to comply with strict new statewide privacy regulations under Senate Bill 6002.
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed SB 6002, also known as the Driver Privacy Act, into law on March 30. The bill creates new statewide rules on the use of automated license plate readers, Flock safety cameras and stored license plate data that government agencies can use to track where people drive. Renton Police Chief Jon Schuldt gave the city council an update on the law and how it affects them at the April 6 Committee of the Whole meeting.
The new law prevents “anyone in the community” from making a public disclosure request for the information obtained by the ALPR program. Along with the Keep Washington Working Act, Schuldt said this limits or denies the department’s ability to share information on immigration-related issues…