FRANKFORT, Ky. — A bill moving through the Kentucky state legislature looks to put stricter rules around automatic license plate readers, like Flock cameras.
Kentucky House Bill 45 would outlaw police departments from holding onto license plate images and data for more than 30 days, but it does have some exceptions.
Departments can hold on to the data for longer than 30 days if it is being used in a felony prosecution, is the subject of a subpoena or is being used for toll collection.
The bill also seeks to outlaw the sale or distribution of any images or data recorded by a license plate reader unless it is to another law enforcement agency or in response to a subpoena.
At this time, HB 45 looks to have bipartisan support with 11 Republicans and one Democrat sponsoring the legislation.
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