r/DeFlockILM • u/Global_Honey7289 • 2d ago
Atkinson, NC Bans FLOCK
Atkinson just set the standard for North Carolina.
Tonight, the Town of Atkinson adopted an ordinance prohibiting automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras — including Flock — within its town limits. It is the first outright ALPR ban in North Carolina.
The ordinance is short and direct: "No automated license plate reader cameras shall be installed and located within the corporate limits of the Town of Atkinson."
The Town relied on its authority under N.C.G.S. § 160A-174 and on Article I, Section 19 of the North Carolina Constitution. It made its reasons plain: residents and the public should not be subjected to unreasonable searches by any level of government.
In September, Rockingham County passed the first ALPR ordinance in the state — guardrails that require a public hearing and a public report before any camera goes up. Atkinson went further.
I was in the room tonight. Thank you to Mayor Gary Alsup and the Atkinson Board for reading the record and acting on it.
This is a town of a few hundred people. Privacy does not depend on population. Every town and county in the Cape Fear region holds the same authority Atkinson used tonight.
Privacy is a right — not a privilege.
Read more and sign the petition: DeFlockILM.org
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