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MI HB5492

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/29/2026

Primary Sponsor

Douglas Wozniak

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Establishes the "Regulating Automatic License Plate Readers Act" governing private operators of automatic license plate reader systems in Michigan
  • Requires operators to preserve captured plate data for at least 14 days upon receiving a written preservation request from a governmental entity or criminal defendant
  • Limits governmental access to privately held plate data to warrants or preservation requests, and only when private systems retain data for 14 days or less
  • Prohibits use of captured plate data as evidence in any legal proceeding if disclosure would violate the act
  • Allows aggrieved persons to recover actual damages or $1,000 (whichever is greater) plus attorney fees, and exempts captured plate data from Freedom of Information Act disclosure

Legislative Description

Law enforcement: other; guidelines for use of registration plate reader systems; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5493'26

Law enforcement: other

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 01/29/2026

2/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/29/2026

Full Bill Text

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