Washington adds safeguards for Flock cameras

By: Jake Goldstein-Street

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: March 30, 2026

Words: 839

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Monday signed into law new guardrails for the use of automated license plate readers, amid concerns federal immigration authorities are tapping them to aid in their searches.

Under Senate Bill 6002, police can only use the readers when investigating felonies or gross misdemeanors, looking for stolen vehicles or those registered to people with arrest warrants and searching for missing or endangered people, with some exceptions. The data …

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