Privacy & Surveillance in Sacramento, CA (2026)
1 verified privacy & surveillance rules for Sacramento, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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License Plate Readers
Sacramento City Code Chapter 12.73 (Ord. 2026-0012) bars city property and city-controlled data, expressly including license plate readers, from being used for civil immigration enforcement surveillance unless a judicial warrant or court order compels it.
ALPR Data & ICE Sharing Limits, Sacramento
Significant RestrictionsSacramento City Code §§ 12.73.020, 12.73.030
"Surveillance" means observing, recording, monitoring, or collecting information about individuals for civil immigration enforcement purposes, including through cameras, license plate readers, drones, or other technologies. ... Except as provided in section 12.73.040, no city property may be used for staging civil immigration enforcement operations; for processing, interviewing, or temporarily ...
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