The Granite Falls High School camera.
SCSO says the camera was never moved or disabled after SB 6002 took effect. It was re-aimed slightly north around May 1, 2026; the exact current field of view is not documented in the records produced so far.
What changed after SB 6002 took effect.
- SCSO says the Penny Avenue/100th Street camera was never disabled or physically moved after SB 6002 took effect.
- SCSO says the camera was re-aimed slightly north around May 1, 2026, and that the change intentionally reduced some data collection.
- Chief Tom Dalton said City and SCSO counsel believe the placement complies with the statute and that the camera does not collect known data from the nearby school or place of worship.
- The Granite Falls School District currently estimates its first records installment on or before October 13, 2026.
- The high-school camera concern has also been raised with the Washington Attorney General’s Office.
Schools are expressly protected.
Washington's 2026 ALPR law prohibits an agency from collecting ALPR data on the premises, immediate surroundings, or access to or from elementary and secondary schools. The statute also imposes a general 21-day retention ceiling, subject to enumerated exceptions.
The camera was re-aimed, not removed.
In his September 2026 response, Chief Dalton said the camera was re-aimed slightly more to the north around May 1 after concerns about public perception. He said SCSO knew the change would reduce some data collection and described the adjustment as an effort to acknowledge public concern and comply with the intent of SB 6002.
Dalton’s response does not identify the exact lane, turn movement, entrance, exit or other traffic that stopped being captured. SB 6002 regulates where ALPR data is collected, so the current field of view is the key factual question.
Location #07: 100th Street NE at Penny Avenue.
The permit-plan material identifies the 100th Street NE/Penny Avenue installation and its original orientation. Because SCSO says the camera was later re-aimed, the permit drawing does not establish the exact live field of capture today.
What still needs an answer.
What lanes, turns, approaches and access movements are captured after the May re-aiming?
What specific data did SCSO stop collecting when it knowingly reduced the camera’s coverage?
What written factual or legal analysis supports the conclusion that the current field does not collect ALPR data from the school’s premises, immediate surroundings, or access to or from the school?
Can camera-level access/search logs and current configuration records independently verify the system’s operation after the change?
Would the January 2026 AED search be lawful under SB 6002 today?
Chief Dalton reported that the school district supplied video of a suspect vehicle after an AED was stolen from the Granite Falls High School sports fields. Deputies then entered the vehicle information and a defined time range into Flock and identified the suspect vehicle. Dalton described that result as significant to a broader regional theft investigation.
The incident occurred before ESSB 6002 took effect on March 30. The current question is: if deputies repeated the same workflow today—using school-district video to identify a vehicle and then searching Flock by vehicle information and a defined time range—would that search be lawful under SB 6002?
Before SB 6002, the City maintained the camera's view.
September 2025 correspondence says the Police Chief asked Public Works to trim a tree that was blocking the Flock camera on 100th Street. The image below identifies the tree next to the camera.
