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Committee narrows pole-camera agreements, extends temporary window and defines covered equipment
Summary
The Judiciary Committee amended Senate Bill 373 to expand the temporary warrantless deployment window from 30 to 60 days, add definitions limiting the scope of covered law-enforcement equipment, and set retention thresholds for automatic license-plate-reader data. The committee recommended the bill favorably amid privacy concerns and law-enforcement support.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday amended and voted to recommend Senate Bill 373, legislation that constrains how long law enforcement may rely on agreements with utilities to place surveillance equipment on utility poles without a court order.
Reviser testimony explained that SB 373 would place a maximum time on agreements between utilities and law enforcement to install equipment on utility poles and that evidence collected after the maximum period without a warrant would be inadmissible. Under the bill as introduced, the maximum was 30 days.
Senator Titus proposed amendments to give law…
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