Eli Crane
Role at the time: U.S. representative
Mixed or conditional
Statement summary
Eli Crane sponsored a bill requiring federal warrants for access to covered state and local surveillance data, including ALPR records.
“the head of a Federal law enforcement agency may not access, receive, query, direct, task, or otherwise obtain covered surveillance data without a warrant issued by a Federal judge.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)PRIVACY Act, H.R. 9716, introduced textIntroducers and Section 2 warrant requirement
Introduced bill names its sponsors and would require federal warrants for access to covered state or local surveillance data, including plate readers.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
A warrant rule permits access under specified conditions and does not ban ALPR systems.