North Carolina § 20-183 - 31. Regulation of use.
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§ 20-183. 31. Regulation of use.
Any State or local law enforcement agency using an automatic license plate reader system must adopt a written policy governing its use before the automatic license plate reader system is operational. The policy shall address all of the following: Databases used to compare data obtained by the automatic license plate reader system. Data retention. Sharing of data with other law enforcement agencies. Training of automatic license plate reader system operators. Supervisory oversight of automatic license plate reader system use. Internal data security and access. Annual or more frequent auditing and reporting of automatic license plate reader system use and effectiveness to the head of the agency responsible for operating the system. Accessing data obtained by automatic license plate reader systems not operated by the law enforcement agency. Any other subjects related to automatic license plate reader system use by the agency. Data obtained by a law enforcement agency in accordance with this section or G.S. 20-183.32 shall be obtained, accessed, preserved, or disclosed only for law enforcement or criminal justice purposes. Any law enforcement agency using an automatic license plate reader system must keep maintenance and calibration schedules and records for the system on file. History (2015-190, s. 1.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2015-190, s. 1, enacted this section, effective December 1, 2015, as G.S. 20-183.23. The section has been renumbered as G.S. 20-183.31 at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes.
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-183 ("31. Regulation of use.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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