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Seattle Mun. Code § 14.18.010

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14.18.010 - Definitions The following definitions apply to this Chapter 14.18: "Acquire" means to obtain, purchase, lease, rent, borrow, create, develop, or accept a grant, state or federal funds, or in-kind or other donations in connection with such purposes, whether pursuant to a services or subscription arrangement or otherwise, or without exchange of consideration, monies, or fees. "City" means The City of Seattle. "CTO" means Chief Technology Officer as defined in Section 3.23.020. "Inspector General for Public Safety" means the Office of Professional Accountability Auditor or its successor. "SPD" means the Seattle Police Department. "Surveillance" or "surveil" means to observe or analyze the movements, behavior, or actions of identifiable individuals in a manner that is reasonably likely to raise concerns about civil liberties, freedom of speech or association, racial equity or social justice. Identifiable individuals also include individuals whose identity can be revealed by license plate data when combined with any other record. It is not surveillance if an individual knowingly and voluntarily consented to provide the information, or had a clear and conspicuous opportunity to opt out of providing the information. "Surveillance capability" means the ability to collect, capture, transmit, or record data that could be used to surveil, regardless of whether the data is obscured, de-identified, or anonymized before or after collection and regardless of whether technology might be used to obscure or prevent the capturing of certain views or types of information. "Surveillance data" means any electronic data collected, captured, recorded, retained, processed, intercepted, or analyzed by surveillance technology acquired by the City or operated at the direction of the City. "Surveillance Impact Report" or "SIR" means the report with content enumerated in subsection 14.18.040.B. "Surveillance technology" means any electronic device, software program, or hosted software solution that is designed or primarily intended to be used for the purpose of surveillance. "Working Group" means the Community Surveillance Working Group established pursuant to Section 14.18.080, which is responsible for advising the Executive and City Council on matters concerning surveillance technology pursuant to this Chapter 14.18. (Ord. 125679, § 1, 2018; Ord. 125376, § 2, 2017.)

Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT14HURI_CH14.18ACUSSUTE_14.18.010DEFetched: 11/1/2026