Oregon lawmakers are weighing legislation for next year to regulate local law enforcement’s use of license-plate reading software.
During a Monday hearing, the six-member Senate Interim Judiciary Committee heard about use of automated license-plate reading technology across the state, alongside broader efforts to target organized crime, lower the number of unrepresented defendants in Oregon and clamp down on patient deaths at the Oregon State Hospital.
Lawmakers are using meetings this week to preview legislation they’ll introduce during the 35-day legislative session that begins next February…