California is suing El Cajon over the city’s lack of compliance with a state law prohibiting the sharing of license plate data with federal and out-of-state law enforcement agencies.

The Attorney General’s Office on Friday filed a petition for a writ of mandate in San Diego Superior Court asking a judge to order El Cajon to stop sharing data recorded by Automated License Plate Reader systems.

The state contends that California law bars law enforcement agencies from sharing such data with similar federal agencies and those from other states.

But El Cajon, according to the AG’s office, continues to offer the information “despite clear guidance and multiple warnings.”

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