GoKawiilMissouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has signed an executive order to establish safeguards around automated license plate readers, like Flock cameras.
Kehoe said in a statement that the order is intended to protect residents’ constitutional rights and to prevent people from misusing the license plate readers, including data obtained by Flock Safety.
“The unchecked collection and indefinite storage of location data belonging to law-abiding citizens raises substantial, valid constitutional and privacy concerns,” Kehoe wrote. “The government should not be building a permanent record of where law-abiding Missourians go, who they visit, or how they live their daily lives.”
The order directs the Missouri Department of Public Safety to create safeguards for state agencies and state-funded law enforcement departments using the automatic license plate readers.
Kehoe said the misuse of these cameras will trigger immediate criminal referral, disciplinary proceedings and a report to the department for discipline or officer license revocation.
The order:
Requires most license plate and vehicle data to be permanently deleted within 30 days.
Prohibits vendors from selling, sharing or commercializing Missouri-generated data.
Restricts automated license plate reader technology to only legitimate criminal justice and lifesaving purposes.
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