Privacy & Surveillance in McLean County, IL (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated McLean County, Illinois.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of McLean County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
License Plate Readers
Any municipality wanting to mount automatic license plate readers on McLean County highway right-of-way needs an ALPR permit from the County Engineer. The rule, added September 14, 2023, bars using the cameras to enforce petty offenses and sets exact roadside mounting setbacks by posted speed.
McLean County ALPR Camera Permit Rules
Significant RestrictionsMcLean County Code § 300-23C(3)
ALPR permits. Municipal corporations seeking consent to place automatic license plate readers along, across, or adjacent to a County highway must obtain an ALPR permit from the County Engineer, subject to the terms and conditions established in this section. ... The County Engineer shall require any applicant municipal corporations to agree that permitted automatic license plate readers may not...
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