Daniel Elliott open to a warrant rule for license-plate camera searches
Kentucky state representative (R) and House Judiciary Committee chair, running for reelection in District 54
“I think that some reasonable safeguards and guardrails, such as a warrant requirement with exigent circumstances, would probably be something I could support”
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Reporting
About this source
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 on automated license-plate readers, Rep. Jason Nemes said it was reasonable to require a warrant for searches. Elliott agreed with Nemes on that point.
After the quotation
Louisville Public Media reported that Elliott's committee determines which bills come up for a vote there. Kentucky passed a law earlier in 2026 limiting ALPR data retention to 90 days and creating a misdemeanor for misuse.
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. Elliott said he could probably support safeguards such as a warrant requirement with an exception for exigent circumstances. We used Mixed or conditional because he proposes limits on use rather than removal.
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