MN HF3258

Law enforcement agencies using automated license plate readers must maintain public logs documenting times of active data collection, aggregate numbers of vehicles scanned, databases compared against, and locations of stationary readers.

Agencies must contract with the state auditor or private firm to conduct independent biennial audits of automated license plate reader and portable recording system data, with results reported by July 1 of each odd-numbered year to the commissioner of administration and legislative committees.

Access to license plate reader and portable recording system data requires written authorization from agency leadership and must be based on reasonable suspicion of an active criminal investigation, with all queries and actions recorded in a public data audit trail.

Within ten days of acquiring or beginning use of automated license plate reader technology, agencies must notify the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which maintains a publicly accessible list of agencies and fixed reader locations.

Commissioner of administration or governing bodies may order agencies to suspend all license plate reader or portable recording system operations if biennial audits reveal a pattern of substantial noncompliance with data practices requirements.