Clare Oumou Verbeten plans to reintroduce license plate reader limits
Minnesota state senator (DFL) running for reelection in District 66
“Minnesotans know all too well how unregulated technology can be used to surveil and harass us, I introduced my bill to protect our communities from overreach by license plate reader companies, federal agencies and bad actors. I plan to introduce this bill again in the 2027 session so my colleagues can hear what I’ve heard from my constituents and Minnesotans across the state: We cannot allow Flock and its competitors to destroy our right to privacy.”
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Joint news release from Minnesota Sen. Clare Oumou Verbeten and Rep. Brad Tabke, posted on the Minnesota House member news page, on their license plate reader bills.
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Post Bulletin report on Minnesota DFL lawmakers' plan to reintroduce legislation regulating Flock cameras in 2027.
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Oumou Verbeten and Rep. Brad Tabke introduced SF 4739 and HF 4205 in 2026 to regulate automated license plate readers. Tabke's House bill stalled on a 7-7 committee vote in March.
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The bills would require license plate reader data to be destroyed within 48 hours unless tied to an active criminal investigation, bar sharing outside Minnesota without a court order or warrant, and require signs where the readers are used. The Post Bulletin reported that the lawmakers plan to carry the bill again if reelected.
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Case context: Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
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The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Oumou Verbeten said Minnesota cannot allow Flock and its competitors to destroy the right to privacy, and she plans to reintroduce a bill requiring 48-hour deletion, warrants for sharing outside the state and signs at cameras. Regulating the readers rather than banning them fits Mixed or conditional.
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