Citing privacy concerns, House Republican leaders filed legislation this week that would regulate the license plate readers police use.
House Bill 93 — Sponsored by Deputy Majority Whip John Pezold of Columbus — would require police to delete images captured by the devices after 30 days.
Mounted on police cars, road signs or traffic lights, the readers capture images of license plates as well as the date, time and location of each scan. Police use that data to help spot stolen cars or suspects wanted on criminal charges.
“As license plate scanners become more prevalent in law enforcement I think it is important to go ahead and put some safeguards in there to avoid any problems,” Pezold said. “At the end of the day, it is about protecting liberties and freedoms of the people of Georgia.”
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