License Plate Readers
Privacy & Surveillance
Rules governing automated license plate readers (ALPR) operated by police and HOAs, including data-retention limits, sharing restrictions, and audit requirements.
How License Plate Readers Rules Differ by Place
Salinas, CA: Salinas ALPR Data Retention & Sharing Rules
Some RestrictionsSalinas limits Automated License Plate Reader data to official law-enforcement use under Municipal Code Sec. 27-04.01 through 27-04.04, requiring at least one year of secure…
Vallejo, CA: Vallejo ALPR Camera Program Oversight
Some RestrictionsVallejo's seven-member Surveillance Advisory Board, created under Municipal Code Chapter 2.27, reviews any city department's plan to acquire, borrow, or adopt a use policy for…
Manitou Springs, CO: Manitou Springs License Plate Camera Data Rules
Some RestrictionsManitou Springs runs an automated vehicle identification system that photographs vehicles and license plates to enforce speed and red-light violations under Municipal Code Chapter…
Washington, DC: Washington DC License Plate Reader Privacy Rule
Some RestrictionsWashington, D.C.'s license plate recognition systems, the cameras that log every plate they scan and check it against enforcement databases, are cabined by a single statute: the Mayor…
New Orleans, LA: New Orleans ALPR Data-Sharing Rules
Some RestrictionsNew Orleans names automatic license plate readers as regulated surveillance technology in Chapter 147 but does not ban them outright the way it bans face surveillance. Instead, ALPR…
New York, NY: NYC ALPR Oversight Under the POST Act
Some RestrictionsNew York City's POST Act treats license plate readers as surveillance technology: NYPD must post a public impact-and-use policy, take 45 days of comments, and disclose whether ALPR…
Cities & Counties with License Plate Readers Rules
38 locations
District of Columbia
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
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