Michael Cloud proposes limited ALPR uses
U.S. representative
“prohibits the use of automated license plate readers for any use other than the following: (1) Enforcing toll systems. (2) Identifying stolen vehicles, missing or endangered persons, vehicles registered to persons with a warrant for a felony offense, or investigating a vehicle involved in a felony offense.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)NO FLOCK Act, H.R. 10366, introduced textIntroducers and Section 2 permitted uses
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NO FLOCK Act, H.R. 10366, introduced text (opens in a new tab)Introducers and Section 2 permitted uses
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Introduced bill names its sponsors and proposes a highway-funding penalty for states without limits on plate-reader use.
Before the quotation
Michael Cloud was named as a sponsor of the NO FLOCK Act.
After the quotation
States without the specified limits would lose 10 percent of covered federal highway funding.
How this statement is classified
Mixed or conditional
Case context: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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Why this label?
The bill preserves enumerated ALPR uses rather than eliminating the technology.
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Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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