SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office has temporarily disabled its automated license plate reader camera technology after Governor Ferguson signed new legislation that significantly restricts how law enforcement can use the systems.
The sheriff’s office deactivated the ALPR cameras after Gov. Ferguson signed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6002 into law.
Sheriff John Nowels said the decision was necessary to prevent employees and deputies from facing potential gross misdemeanor charges for violating the new law…