Jason Nemes says license-plate camera searches should require a warrant
Kentucky state representative (R) running for reelection in District 33
“I know the police probably don't like that, but I don't know why we wouldn't require a warrant, unless there's exigent circumstances That's the way we make sure our Fourth Amendment isn't destroyed.”
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Kentucky Public Radio report, published by Louisville Public Media, on a Sept. 3, 2026 interim House Judiciary Committee hearing on automated license-plate readers.
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At a Sept. 3 interim House Judiciary Committee hearing, a Flock Safety executive and police officials testified in support of the cameras, and a Cato Institute analyst recommended a judicial warrant for ALPR searches. Nemes credited Flock cameras with helping identify the teenagers accused of killing student Dannady Greene.
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House Judiciary Committee chair Daniel Elliott said he could support a warrant requirement. Nemes later said he would support a bill letting the public see whether their plates were searched, but was not sure it had enough support in the Republican caucus.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
The reference point is whether networked license-plate readers such as Flock should exist and be used. Nemes credited the cameras in a murder case but said searches should require a warrant except in exigent circumstances. We used Mixed or conditional because he accepts the systems subject to a warrant rule.
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