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ALPR ordinance
Official notice schedules public comment and consideration of the proposed ordinance.
The official project timeline labels this date tentative and subject to Council direction or discussion.
Council Chambers, 451 South State Street, Room 315, Salt Lake City, Utah. Check the official agenda for current remote-participation instructions and any schedule change.
What the proposal says it would regulate
The official notice says the proposed ordinance would amend Chapter 2.10 and establish a framework governing use, access, retention, sharing, training, security, and auditing of the Police Department’s ALPR systems and data.
Guardrails are not the same as reduction
Rules can matter, but a surveillance system can remain oversized even when governed by policy. Citizens Sentry’s position is that the Council should test the scale and necessity of the network itself—not only the conditions under which it operates.
Last source check: August 31, 2026. The hearing and tentative-action dates are supported by the official public notice; verify the final agenda before attending.
What residents can emphasize
- Ordinary driving should not automatically become a searchable movement history.
- Public rules should cover camera scale, retention, every category of access, outside sharing, audits, misuse, and deletion.
- The Council should require evidence of necessity and effectiveness, not assume that access to more data is inherently justified.
- Any ordinance should include public reporting, enforceable consequences, a sunset date, and periodic reauthorization.
- The city should identify less-invasive alternatives and remove cameras that cannot meet a compelling, proportionate test.
What the Council should answer
- How many city and partner cameras will be searchable under the ordinance?
- What is the default retention period, and how is deletion verified?
- Which outside agencies can search or receive data?
- Does every search require a documented purpose and case connection?
- What audit results, search totals, sharing, misuse, and effectiveness data will be public?
- What happens after abuse, improper access, or policy violations?
- What less-invasive alternatives were considered?
- Will the ordinance require a sunset and a new public vote?
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