Overview
Carried by Delegate Charniele L. Herring (D-Alexandria) in the 2025 Regular Session as part of the Virginia State Crime Commission legislative package, HB 2724 amends section 52-30.2 of the Code of Virginia to regulate law enforcement use of automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) systems.
Key Provisions
- Use Restrictions: Limits ALPR use to criminal investigations, missing or endangered persons, human trafficking response, and locating stolen vehicles, plates, or wanted persons.
- Data Purge: Requires captured data to be purged after 21 days, unrecoverable by vendors or agencies.
- Penalty: Makes misuse of ALPR data by law enforcement officers a Class 1 misdemeanor.
- Oversight: Requires state approval of deployable ALPR systems and annual de-identified usage reports.
Outcome: Passed both chambers in 2025; a reconvened session rejected the governor's amendments and Governor Glenn Youngkin signed the bill into law May 2, 2025.