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In operation of vehicles, providing for automated license plate reader systems.

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Pennsylvania House Bill 1125 (2025) has not been enacted. It was referred to the House Transportation Committee on April 3, 2025. If enacted, it would add a new Chapter 32 to Title 75 (Vehicles) on automated license plate reader systems. The stated purpose (§ 3201) is a permit system for these readers on trafficways. Section 3202 defines the readers as mobile cameras combined with algorithms that convert images of registration plates and vehicles into computer-readable data for law enforcement and public safety. Devices used solely for traffic violations or tolling are excluded. Under § 3203, the Department of Transportation would have the power and duty to permit installations and would have to set up a permitting process. The department would: (1) require breakaway poles where there are no physical barriers; (2) allow non-breakaway poles behind a physical barrier; (3) allow poles up to 15 feet from the edge of the nearest travel lane or fog line without a curb or barrier; (4) allow attachment to existing infrastructure with approval from the authority that has jurisdiction or ownership; (5) allow third parties to apply for law enforcement agencies with a signed letter of authorization; and (6) use a single permit for multiple locations within the same political subdivision. Section 3203(c) sets a 30-day review period for applications. The act would take effect 30 days after enactment (Section 2). The bill contains no privacy, data-retention, or use restrictions on the collected plate data.

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