The Court is asked to direct the County Attorney's Office to amend ALPR vendor contracts to suspend ALPR use in Harris County Precinct 4 until specific information is provided by law enforcement agencies and vendors, including camera locations, access logs, search terms, data-sharing arrangements, and retention periods.

What it means for you

If approved, ALPR camera use in Precinct 4 would be paused until the Sheriff's Office, Constable Offices, Precincts, and vendors supply the detailed accountability information listed; each Precinct would handle the process for its own area.

Outcome

A motion was made by County Judge Hidalgo, to direct the County Attorney’s Office to amend the vendor contracts to suspend the use of ALPRs in Harris County Precinct 4 until the County receives the following information from the Sheriff’s Office, Constables Offices, the Precincts, and the ALPR vendors: Where are all of your cameras? Who exactly has accessed them? Which search terms? Which agencies have access to the data? How long should they retain the data? Only representing Precincts can do it, Precinct by Precinct.