Newsom Vetoes Bill to Regulate License Plate Readers — Even as Fresh Evidence of Misuse Emerges

Newsom vetoes bill to regulate license plate readers — even as fresh evidence of misuse emerges

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tightened rules on how police in California use automated license plate readers, saying the regulations would impede criminal investigations. The Legislature approved the proposal last month amid reports police were misusing the data, including a CalMatters story in June showing that officers on more than 100 occasions violated a state law against sharing the data with federal authorities and other…

Newsom just vetoed a bill to regulate license plate readers — even as fresh evidence of misuse emerges

The measure would have required regular purges of license plate databases and regularly audited how automated readers are used.

Newsom vetoes bill to regulate license plate readers

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Newsom Vetoes Bill to Regulate License Plate Readers Despite Evidence of Misuse

Learn why Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tightened rules on how police in California use automated license plate readers.