Providence CPRA Amendments
Providence RI — Amendments to Community-Police Relations Act (RTCC / ALPR Limits)
Providence, RI · Providence CPRA amendments (introduced Oct. 6, 2025)
- Status
- Proposed / pending
- Applies to
- Providence PD and partner agencies accessing city surveillance
- Enforced by
- Providence City Council oversight
Providence Council Committee advanced amendments to the Community-Police Relations Act that would bar RTCC/ALPR use to assist federal immigration enforcement absent a judicial warrant, prohibit demographic data collection via city surveillance, and require written agreements with data-accessing partner agencies.
Who is protected: Providence residents, especially immigrant communities, from federal immigration enforcement use of city surveillance
Legal detail
Proposed amendments to Providence Community-Police Relations Act: limit Real-Time Crime Center and ALPR data sharing with federal immigration enforcement without judicial warrant; demographic data collection prohibition; mandatory MOUs with partner agencies accessing data.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Providence, RI |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Citation | Providence CPRA amendments (introduced Oct. 6, 2025) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Topics | police and surveillance AI · government use of AI · biometric data |
| Bill text | Committee Advances Immigration and Policing Reforms — Providence Council |
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