District of Columbia
Not a state. Council is the legislature. § 50-2443 is an LPRS usage/privacy rulemaking statute, not District-wide removal.
D.C. Code § 50-2443 — License plate recognition systems; usage and privacy · D.C. Law 25-325 / Act 25-695 (B25-0435) — LPRS usage and privacy rulemaking mandate · MPD GO-OPS-303.09 — License Plate Readers (90-day purge; effective April 30, 2026) · Finding Flock — ALPR laws by state (19 statutes read against official text)
- ALPR statute
- D.C. Code § 50-2443 (D.C. Law 25-325 / B25-0435, Act 25-695, eff. May 2, 2025; Act Sec. 113) — Mayor shall issue LPRS usage, privacy, security, and sharing rules. LPRS defined at § 50-2431(8). Not a collection ban. No numeric retention cap. No warrant-for-query. D.C. Law 26-120 (temp., eff. May 21, 2026) struck Sec. 113 from the subject-to-appropriations list, so the section is presently applicable. Finding Flock’s 19-state table omits DC.
- Executive
- Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.
- Local
- Not a state; Council is the legislature. MPD 2024 contract for 67 Flock ALPR systems (At-Large CM Henderson letter, Jan. 20, 2026). No named ward cancellation. MPD GO-OPS-303.09 (eff. April 30, 2026): 90-day plate-data purge.
- Funding / grants
- Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.
- Permitting / dirt
- Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.
- Privacy
- § 50-2443 is a rulemaking mandate, not a retention cap. MPD policy: 90-day purge, query logs 4 years, annual 1% audit. D.C. Code § 2-1461.01 bars District aid to interstate abortion/contraception/gender-care investigations.
Bills and memos
B26-0246
Automated Curbside Management System Amendment Act of 2025
Under Council Review — hearings Oct. 2025. Cites ALPRs for smart loading zones. Not a collection ban.
Comment for this state
A city fight in District of Columbia is still one of 19,000. A state ban is one of 50. Sign: https://orwellday.com/stop-flock-solution/