Deputy's Warrantless ALPR Search Ruled Unconstitutional

Deputy's warrantless ALPR search ruled unconstitutional

A judge rules that a deputy violated a woman's rights by using automated license plate reader technology without a warrant before a traffic stop.

Judge rules license plate reader use without warrant violated Fourth Amendment

A federal judge has ruled that an Oklahoma deputy sheriff violated a California woman's Fourth Amendment rights by using automated license plate reader technology without a warrant.

NEWS HEADLINES: Warrantless Flock Safety Camera Search Violated Fourth Amendment, Federal Judge Rules – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Danielle

A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled that a sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights when using Flock Safety cameras to search for her license plate without a warrant. According to 404 Media, the sheriff’s deputy searched her license plate in Flock’s automated license plate reader system because it was from California and used her travel history as part of the reason to search her car. The woman faced accusations of meth traffick…

Judge rules Okla. deputy's warrantless ALPR search violated Fourth Amendment

The judge suppressed evidence in a case after finding the deputy began following the rental car for no reason other than its California plates

'Indiscriminate mass surveillance': Judge says ALPR search violated Fourth Amendment in meth case

In a case involving about 100 pounds of methamphetamine, U.S. District Judge Sara Hill ruled in favor of a motion to suppress evidence obtained after Tulsa County Deputy Sheriff Freddie Alaniz ran the license plate of Melisa Susan Kyle through two automated readers before detaining her and searching her vehicle. The decision tees up a […]