Colorado Democrats Push Measure Targeting ICE Use of Vehicle Tracking Systems

By Savana Kascak | Complete Colorado

DENVER–A bill imposing new restrictions on police access to vehicle location surveillance data cleared a Colorado Senate committee on Monday, with one Democrat sponsor making no bones that the legislation is in significant part aimed at federal immigration enforcement.

Senate Bill 26-070 bans law enforcement agencies from accessing databases containing historical vehicle locations without first obtaining a warrant. The bill also prohibits any sharing of data with third parties, including via Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) requests.

Such databases include those used by companies like Flock Safety, Motorola, and Axon, which utilize cameras, license plate readers, and cellular networks in public intersections to assist police in tracking vehicle movements throughout the state.

Flock cameras operate in 5,000 communities nationwide, including at least 75 in Colorado. For example, Thornton reports Flock data being involved in over 200 criminal cases, while the system led to over 300 arrests in Denver in 2025.

While law enforcement agencies currently have open access to vehicle location data, SB-070 would require police to obtain a judicial warrant requesting data for specific cases. If granted, the department cannot retain the data for longer than 31 days.

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