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Concerns automated license plate readers.

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Assembly Bill No. 5637 (New Jersey, 222nd Legislature) was introduced on October 15, 2026 and referred to the Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee. It has not been enacted. If enacted, it would regulate automated license plate readers (ALPRs), defined as devices that photograph or scan vehicles or plates, compare them to a database, and generate new information using artificial intelligence. Federal government ALPRs are excluded. Section 1 would: (b) require law enforcement officers to get a judicial warrant before using or accessing ALPR data, other than an ALPR BOLO alert, when investigating a person or vehicle identified in at least two locations by an ALPR; (c) require automatic, permanent deletion of stored ALPR data within 90 days of collection; (d) have the Attorney General, in consultation with the State Police, designate a State ALPR Coordinator; (e) allow disclosure of ALPR data to out-of-state or federal agencies only under a valid judicial order, judicial warrant, or as federal law requires, with immediate notice to the Coordinator and notice to the affected person within 15 days of disclosure, or within 15 days after a criminal investigation ends if earlier notice would compromise it; (f) preserve discovery sharing, retention beyond 90 days tied to ongoing judicial processes or discovery, and compliance with federal law or court orders; and (g) let the Attorney General issue implementing guidelines. Section 2 would amend section 5 of P.L.2026, c.4 (C.52:4CC-5). It would bar government entities from selling, sharing, or transferring ALPR information except to other government entities when permitted by law, under a judicial order or warrant, with consent, or to another jurisdiction's law enforcement for a criminal investigation. In that last case, the recipient must certify it will not use the data for civil immigration enforcement, will not re-share it, and is bound by the same restrictions. Those agreements would be public records. The Attorney General could cut off agencies that violate the terms. Use of third-party ALPR vendors would not count as sharing if conditions are met. The amendment also removes ALPR information from the existing 90-day notice provision and adds liability: a government entity that knowingly obtains, discloses, or uses covered information for an unpermitted purpose would face injunctive relief and civil damages. Section 3 makes the act effective immediately.

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