Kansas crime-fighters are using license plate readers to collect vehicle data, and they want lawmakers to block the release of that data to the public. Law enforcement organizations argue the bill would protect data privacy, but they also indicate the issue came to a head as part of a desire to avoid filling open records requests. “It will protect this license plate data from the open records requests,” lobbyist Ed Klumpp said of the proposed legislation. “And it will protect that data and protect the people whose data we have.” Klumpp requested Senate Bill 434 on behalf of the Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police, Kansas Sheriffs Association and Kansas Peace Officers Association. He told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that law enforcement want to protect citizens from crime. Senators passed the bill out of committee favorably on Friday.
Source: CJonline
