DeFlock Snohomish County
Stop Mass Surveillance in Snohomish County
Everett police logged 13.2 million plate reads in June 2026 alone. 10 of the 21 jurisdictions we track scan every plate that drives past, no warrant required. Three councils here have already cancelled, and yours can be next.
Plate reads logged by Everett police in June 2026 alone
Plate readers in Everett’s 2024 deployment, per the March 2025 mayoral directive
Warrants a police agency needs to scan and store your plate
ESSB 6002 Did Not End This
Washington's Driver Privacy Act took effect on March 30, 2026. Your council will cite it as the reason the cameras can stay. Here is what the law actually did.
It restrained the cameras
Immigration enforcement is banned, retention is capped at 21 days, private ALPR data now requires a warrant, and a camera hit alone cannot justify a stop.
It made the data secret
It pulled ALPR data out of the Public Records Act. The records requests that forced cities to shut cameras off are gone, and Everett and Stanwood switched their networks back on within days of the signing.
It left every camera running
Nothing in the law switches off a single camera. Every network still operating keeps scanning every plate that drives past, and the decision to keep it or cancel it sits with your city council.
3 Snohomish County Councils Have Cancelled Flock
Lynnwood and Edmonds approved cancellation unanimously. Mountlake Terrace voted 6 to 0 to cancel before its city Flock deployment. Each decision followed public debate and resident opposition.
Edmonds, WA
VictoryJune 2026
Council voted unanimously to terminate the contract (June 9, 2026)
Lynnwood, WA
VictoryFebruary 2026
Council unanimously approved cancelling the contract (February 23, 2026)
Mountlake Terrace, WA
VictoryDecember 2025
Council voted 6-0 to cancel its Flock contract (December 4, 2025)
Why We Oppose ALPR Surveillance
8 arguments, each backed by documented incidents and legal precedent, ready to read into the record at your council meeting.
Where Snohomish County Stands
We track all 20 cities and towns in the county, plus the Sheriff: 21 jurisdictions. Look up your town for mapped ALPR locations, its reported program status, and sources.
DeFlock count in incorporated and unincorporated Snohomish County
May include cameras on private property.
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Reported status across 21 jurisdictions
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Jurisdictions last reported operating
Jurisdictions with ended contracts
No deployment in the cited record
Jurisdictions with no documented program or unclear status
How to Take Action
Three steps, all of them aimed at the city you live in
Pick Up the Tools
Camera maps, council meeting alerts, and the Washington groups already doing this work
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