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MOTION TO ADOPT PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. 2026-R-27.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. 2026-R-27 IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA, URGING MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE AND UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ENACT LEGISLATION REGULATING THE COLLECTION, RETENTION, USE, AND SHARING OF DATA COLLECTED BY THIRD PARTY VENDORS PROVIDING LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS, INCLUDING AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES, THE BROWARD LEAGUE OF CITIES, THE MEMBERS OF THE BROWARD COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, BROWARD COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES, THE BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, GOVERNOR DESANTIS, THE UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION FOR FLORIDA, AND ANY OTHER PARTY THE CITY COMMISSION COLLECTIVELY DETERMINES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
1. Automated license plate readers (“ALPRs”) capture license plate and vehicle images that allow law enforcement to review and compare plate numbers against plates of stolen vehicles, vehicles connected to criminal activities, or vehicles connected to missing persons.
2. ALPRs are mounted on police cars, road signs, traffic lights, trailers, or fixed poles and capture thousands of plate images.
3. The data collected can enhance law enforcement’s ability to investigate and resolve crimes, but also raises concerns that the information collected may be inaccurate, placed into databases and shared without sufficient restrictions on use, retained longer than necessary, and passively track the whereabouts of law-abiding residents.
4. There has been national concern over the proliferation of ALPRs and the use and collection of gathered data.
5. Pursuant to § 316.0777, Florida Statutes, local law enforcement agencies must obtain permits from ...
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