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Utah Senate Limits Access, Shortens Retention for License‑Plate Reader Data After Privacy Debate
Summary
Senate Bill 196 would restrict access to the state's automated license-plate reader database to court-ordered queries and shorten how long harvested plate data is retained. Sponsors and opponents clashed over retention windows; the chamber adopted a substitute that set a nine‑month retention cap and required judicial authorization to access stored scans.
A bill to regulate the collection, retention and access of automated license-plate reader (ALPR) data cleared a major procedural hurdle on the Utah Senate floor after an extended debate about privacy and law-enforcement usefulness.
Senate Bill 196, introduced as a second substitute by Senator Wyler, would make the centrally harvested ALPR data accessible only with a court order and impose a statutory limit on how long harvested scans may be retained. During floor debate, sponsor Wyler described how mobile and fixed ALPR systems are already used by law…
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