- Representatives from Utah Civic Compact, which puts a focus on automatic license plate readers, addressed the issue at a gathering in Washington Terrace.
- Doing away with readers may not be in the cards, but setting clearer guidelines on use of the data they generate may be possible.
- The issue will likely be a big focus of the 2027 Utah Legislature.
WASHINGTON TERRACE, Weber County — Many may view automatic license plate readers with a measure of distaste.
But a representative from a non-profit organization that puts a focus on investigating their implementation in Utah says getting rid of them altogether may not be in the cards.
“I know there’s the temptation to feel that since it’s so intrusive, the technology just needs to be gotten rid of completely,” Clark Dice, communications director with the Utah Civic Compact, said. “Unfortunately, the terrain doesn’t look like that’s going to be what the future looks like.”…