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· Marin County, CA

Marin County sheriff settles suit over sharing plate data with ICE

In June 2022, Marin County and its sheriff settled a lawsuit brought by three community activists with ACLU of Northern California and EFF backing. The complaint said the sheriff’s office had, since 2014, shared automated license plate reader data with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, other federal agencies and hundreds of out-of-state agencies, in violation of SB 34 and the California Values Act. Under the settlement, the sheriff agreed to stop sharing the data with agencies outside California.

Sources

  1. Community Activists Reach Settlement with Marin County Sheriff for Unlawfully Sharing Drivers' Locations with Out-Of-State and Federal Agencies — ACLU of Northern California, Jun 1, 2022 (aclunorcal.org)
  2. Marin County sheriff agrees to stop sharing data with feds — Courthouse News Service, Jun 1, 2022 (courthousenews.com)

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