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Senate approves limits on automated plate readers and eases front‑plate requirement for some vehicles
Summary
Senate Bill 11-80 passed the Idaho Senate after debate over privacy protections for automated license plate readers and a separate provision that exempts vehicles without a factory front-plate mounting bracket from the front‑license-plate requirement.
BOISE — The Idaho Senate on March 27 approved Senate Bill 11-80, a judiciary and rules committee bill that (1) establishes limits and auditing and access controls for automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and (2) removes the front‑license‑plate requirement for vehicles that are not equipped with a factory front-plate mounting bracket.
Sponsor Sen. O'Connorowitz said the bill has two distinct parts. The first sets privacy, auditing and access rules for passive, continuously operating plate‑reading cameras; she said law enforcement groups such as the sheriff’s association and the Fraternal Order of Police were not opposed to that…
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