Legal Trend. Ride Share and Open Records. State Supreme Court Opens Records

State: Washington

The State Court: Washington State Supreme Court

The standard for releasing open records: records can withheld “only if disclosure would clearly not be in the public interest and would substantially and irreparably damage a person or a vital government interest.”

What’s the big deal?

  • Researchers across the country, including in Texas, want the data
  • The data from taxi fares has been available for 40 years

Seattle Times | Uber and Lyft may have to disclose Seattle data they…

Business TREND. Procurement Opportunity. Electric License Plates. Legislation to move it forward.

Where are digital license plates being tested? Sacramento city cars are pilot testing digital license plates.

Are other locations on the horizon?  Yes, Texas & Florida

The company pushing digital license plates: The 

What else can digital license plates do?

  • track mileage
  • set geofence notifications

Cost of a digital license plate: $699 for individual consumers, plus installation, as well as a monthly fee of about $7.

The 2013 California legislation: A DMV bill calling for a study of…