Alan Wilson is South Carolina's attorney general and the Republican nominee for governor in 2026. Elected attorney general in 2010, he previously worked as an assistant solicitor, assistant attorney general and attorney in private practice. He has also served in the South Carolina Army National Guard.
Case
Networked automated license-plate cameras can assemble searchable records of vehicle movements. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to ban the systems, keep them with limits, or defend them as investigative tools. This tracker separates outright bans from narrower restrictions.
Role at the time: South Carolina attorney general and candidate for governor
Statement summary
Wilson defended law enforcement access to ALPRs and joined legal briefs opposing privacy challenges to the technology.
“Removing these license plate readers would make everyone less safe.”
Relative to networked ALPR surveillance, Wilson argues that continued access is justified and that removing the tools harms safety.
Statement dates: March 2, 2026
Statement dates: March 2, 2026
Statement dates: March 2, 2026
Statement dates: March 2, 2026
