Tempe officials are scheduled to hold informational meetings Thursday to review a proposed ordinance that would ban automatic license plate readers.
A virtual meeting is scheduled for noon and an in-person meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Tempe’s proposed ban includes protections for whistleblowers and staff ordered by a supervisor to use an ALPR system.
The measure has exceptions, such as using ALPR data for business reasons not related to law enforcement, as well as using ALPR data from an outside agency to respond to a search warrant or subpoena.
But if the measure is approved by City Council in October, all existing ALPR data under city control would be purged. City employees who violate the ordinance would face termination. And the ban would take effect in mid-November.
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The city of Tempe is considering an ordinance that would limit the use of automatic license plate readers. The proposal would also destroy all its existing ALPR data and penalize city staff for violations. -
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