Right now, cameras across Albuquerque are photographing your license plate every time you drive past one.... logging your location, your route, and the time. This happens automatically, without a warrant, without your knowledge, and without your consent.

APD stores that data for 365 days. That means a year-long record of where you drove, when, and how often. You are not a suspect. You were never asked.

This is not a hypothetical risk. Misuse has already happened here. A Bernalillo County Sheriff's deputy was caught misusing the system. His punishment: a written reprimand. No policy changed. No camera came down.

Your data could be shared with agencies outside New Mexico.

A Texas sheriff used plate reader data to track a woman who sought legal reproductive healthcare in another state. New Mexico drivers' data sits in the same kind of system....accessible to out-of-state law enforcement with a simple request.

The technology itself is not secure. In 2025, a critical 9.8 out of 10 security vulnerability was publicly disclosed in the platform APD uses. The city has never publicly confirmed whether it was patched.

And as of July 1, 2026, you can no longer check. New Mexico's SB40 reclassified license plate reader data as a non-public record. You can no longer request your own location history. There is no public oversight committee. There is no audit trail available to residents.

We are not asking for better rules. We are asking for removal.

We call on the Mayor, City Council, and County Commission to:

-Deactivate and remove all ALPR infrastructure operated by APD and BCSO

-Hold a public committee hearing before any future surveillance contract is signed

-Release an independent security audit of all data collected to date

-Restore transparency by allowing residents to request their own location data

Denver did it. Austin did it. Nearly 30 cities across the country have walked back automated license plate surveillance in the last two years. Albuquerque can too ....but only if residents demand it.

Sign this petition and share it with your neighbors.

I would highly recommend looking into the reporting of Benn Jordan with 404 Media. Really enlightening stuff.

https://youtu.be/Pp9MwZkHiMQ?is=2OPv_KpzXfEdiXB2​

https://youtu.be/uB0gr7Fh6lY?is=z7XkGlX76f1zLk8r

Example of abuse:https://www.gadgetreview.com/traffic-camera-captures-captures-woman-driving-with-her-phone-on-her-lap-face-down-the-state-mailed-her-a-1251-public-safety-ticket