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Senate bill would tighten limits on license‑plate-reader data: 60‑day retention cap and stricter access rules

5418999 · July 16, 2025
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Summary

SB 274 would limit retention of ALPR (automated license‑plate reader) data to 60 days unless linked to an active case or authorized hot list, require training and audited privacy policies, and restrict who may query ALPR databases.

Sen. Caroline Cervantes introduced SB 274 to tighten privacy safeguards around automated license plate recognition systems (ALPR). The bill would limit retention of ALPR scans to 60 days unless linked to an active investigation or an authorized 'hot list,' require data‑privacy and security training for users, restrict queries to case‑numbered searches or specified hot‑list matching and direct the Department of Justice to audit public agencies that operate ALPR…

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