HB58
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms related to automated license plate readers; restrict use of automated license plate readers; establish limitations on use and sale of data captured by automated license plate readers; provide that captured license plate data may be retained longer than 90 days only if it is being used in a criminal or insurance investigation or has become subject to a preservation of evidence notification; require law…
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: April 10, 2026
In effect since July 15, 2026
Acts from the 2026 Regular Session that don't carry an emergency clause or set their own effective date took effect 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).
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This bill sets rules for how automated license plate readers can be used in Kentucky, including limits on who can access the data they collect and how long that data can be kept. In most cases, captured license plate data must be deleted after 90 days unless it is tied to a criminal or insurance investigation. Law enforcement agencies that use these readers must create and publish a written policy explaining how they use them,…
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