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Last action · February 19, 2025

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Introduced February 14, 2025

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

SB185

AN ACT relating to automated license plate readers.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms; establish that automated license plate readers (ALPRs) shall only be used as set forth in this section; ALPRs may be deployed and maintained for the purposes of protecting public safety, conducting criminal investigations, ensuring compliance with law, regulating parking, controlling acess to secured areas, deterring crime and theft, and the Transportation Cabinet's toll collection activities; establish a 90-day data storage limit unless being used…

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This bill sets rules for how automated license plate readers (ALPRs) — cameras that scan and record vehicle plates — can be used in Kentucky. It limits data storage to 90 days, bans the sale of plate data, and restricts sharing to law enforcement only, while also requiring agencies and neighborhood associations that use these systems to publish a written policy. Violations would carry a legal penalty. Who it may affect: Kentucky drivers, law enforcement agencies, neighborhood associations, and the state Transportation Cabinet.

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