Lawmakers in Lansing Propose Restrictions on Automatic License Plate Readers
The bill would require police to delete plate-reader data after 14 days and get warrants for most access, as privacy concerns grow.
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Lawmakers in Lansing propose restrictions on automatic license plate readers
Lawmakers in Lansing want to restrict how police use license plate readers. New legislation from the Capitol would require warrants to access data and would limit how long information is kept
Michigan council demands a year of Flock camera data after 1 million license plate scans in 30 days
A Detroit suburb is grappling with a question becoming increasingly relevant far beyond its borders: How much surveillance is too much when tools meant to support public safety also capture the routine movements of everyday people? In Sterling Heights, the city's 24 license plate readers logged more than a million unique plates in a 30-day span, bringing the dispute into sharper relief, WDIV-TV reported. What happened? Councilmember Michael Radt…
Michigan State Sen. Jim Runestad Pushing for New Flock Camera Guidelines
Photo: Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images August 3, 2026 ~ State Senator (R- White Lake) and chairman of the Michigan Republican Party Jim Runestad discusses his new legislation to create guidelines for flock camera data usage.LANSING, MICH. ~ Privacy concerns over automatic license plate readers have been growing, and Michigan lawmakers are taking action in attempt to regulate the use of Flock Safety camer…
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