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Prohibits private use and regulates government use of automated license plate readers.

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New Jersey Assembly Bill A5483 (introduced Sept. 14, 2026, and referred to the Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee) has not been enacted. If enacted, it would bar private individuals and entities from using automated license plate readers (ALPRs), which the bill defines as devices that use artificial intelligence analytics to identify plates. It would also tightly regulate government use. Under section 2, private and public actors would have to immediately remove ALPRs and permanently delete stored ALPR data, unless sections 3 or 4 allow otherwise. Retaining data tied to an ongoing judicial process or discovery would still be allowed. The Attorney General could sue for injunctive relief against private violators. Section 3 would limit State government entities to three ALPR uses: parking facility regulation, secured-area access control, and electronic toll collection. State Police and local law enforcement could also check plates against "be on the lookout" (BOLO) lists. BOLO lists would be limited to vehicles that are unregistered or uninsured, in violation of inspection rules, tied to a missing person or alert, stolen, or relevant to a serious crime. They could not be used to intentionally target populations based on protected characteristics. ALPR data could be shared with out-of-State government entities, including the federal government, only through the Attorney General and only under a judicial warrant supported by probable cause or another court order. Vendors could not share or sell ALPR data. ALPR data would be exempt from the open public records act, with limited exceptions. Section 4 would require data management systems to keep immutable access, retention, and shared-data logs and to never store live feeds. Data would be automatically deleted within two days unless a retention exception applies, such as a warrant, a toll or law-enforcement request, or a sworn preservation request followed by a court filing within seven days. The Attorney General would run a Statewide ALPR data management system. Agencies would have to adopt and post usage policies. Section 5 would require annual audits, public posting of results, and reporting to the Attorney General and the Legislature. Section 6 would make ALPR data obtained in violation of the act, and evidence derived from it, inadmissible by State or out-of-State governments, though other parties could still use it. Section 7 would let the Attorney General issue implementing guidelines. Under section 8, the act would take effect on the first day of the seventh month after enactment.

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