Abstract
Since the 1990s, police departments and private companies across America have located vehicles and tracked individuals using automatic license plate readers. Part I provides an introduction to these readers and their use by law enforcement agencies. The problems with the use of these readers and the substantial relationship between public and private actors in their use are discussed in Part II. Part III discusses the options on how to regulate both these readers and the data collected through their use. Part III also examines the potential impact of Neal v. Fairfax County Police Department, a recent Supreme Court of Virginia case which has the potential to effectively ban automatic license plate readers in the Commonwealth and proposes a solution for this industry’s advancement.
Last Page
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Recommended Citation
Julia M. Brooks,
Drawing the Lines: Regulation of Automatic License Plate Readers in Virginia,
25
Rich. J.L. & Tech
1
(2024).
Available at:
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/jolt/vol25/iss3/1