Minnesota SF1696 authorizes local law enforcement agencies to place automated license plate readers in highway rights-of-way.

Minnesota SF1696 amends Minnesota Statutes to allow local law enforcement agencies to place and operate automated license plate readers within the right-of-way of trunk highways, county state-aid highways, or county highways. The bill specifies conditions for placement, including providing notice to the highway authority, affixing the reader to existing traffic signs or devices, ensuring it does not pose a hazard, and being within the agency's jurisdiction. The automated license plate reader must be placed following guidance from the commissioner and must not impair the highway's function.

Minnesota SF1696 authorizes local law enforcement agencies to place automated license plate readers in highway rights-of-way.

Minnesota SF1696 amends Minnesota Statutes to allow local law enforcement agencies to place and operate automated license plate readers within the right-of-way of trunk highways, county state-aid highways, or county highways. The bill specifies conditions for placement, including providing notice to the highway authority, affixing the reader to existing traffic signs or devices, ensuring it does not pose a hazard, and being within the agency's jurisdiction. The automated license plate reader must be placed following guidance from the commissioner and must not impair the highway's function.