A committee of the Ulster County Legislature will consider a resolution next week that would bar the county from using Flock Safety license plate readers and set strict limits on how data from those cameras is kept and shared.

The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee is scheduled to take up Resolution No. 569 at its Nov. 10 meeting. If the committee approves it, the full Legislature would consider it at its Nov. 17 session, which begins at 7 p.m.

The resolution is sponsored by committee Chairwoman Debra Clinton, D-District 16; Majority Leader Abe Uchitelle, D-District 5; and Legislator Amy Dooley, D-District 9, according to a news release. The resolution text also lists Legislators McCollough and Peters among those offering it.

The measure says the county could not enter into, renew or extend any contract, pilot program or trial with Flock Safety, whether paid or free. It would apply only to Flock systems and the data they collect. It would not regulate any other license plate reader system the county uses.

“While ALPRs have legitimate public safety uses, its widespread deployment raises privacy concerns, particularly when certain vendors have been shown to share data collected with outside agencies without the consent of the collecting jurisdiction,” Clinton said in the release. “By instituting this reporting policy and banning the worst actors, we can keep our communities safe while ensuring their privacy and presumption of innocence is respected.”

Under the resolution, the county would own all Flock data it collects and could not sell it or allow secondary use. Data would generally be deleted after 48 hours unless it is needed for an identified investigation, subject to a legal hold, or its retention is required by law or the county attorney.

Flock data could be used only for limited purposes. These include checking plates against hot lists maintained by federal or state agencies, locating stolen vehicles or missing persons, enforcing county parking rules, controlling access to secured areas, collecting tolls and enforcing the Vehicle and Traffic Law. It could not be used to monitor someone based solely on race, national origin, religion, political affiliation or protected activity such as lawful protest. It could not be the sole basis for a stop or arrest without independent verification.

County employees could not give outside agencies unrestricted or automated access to the data, including through nationwide or regional search-sharing features. Joining any such network would require written approval from the county executive. The county also could not provide the data to federal agencies for civil immigration enforcement, except where required by law, subpoena, warrant or court order.

Dooley said legislators “must balance the need for privacy and the presumption of innocence with public safety.” She called the policy “a critical step in ensuring our neighbors and visitors are protected from corporate data collection and unwarranted intrusions from federal law enforcement.”

The resolution notes that New York has no comprehensive state law governing license plate readers.