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HB725 • 2026

Restrict commercial use of license plate recognition data

Restrict commercial use of license plate recognition data

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Kevin D. Miller
Last action
Official status
As Introduced
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Restrict commercial use of license plate recognition data

To enact section 4549.07 of the Revised Code to restrict the collection, use, sale, transfer, and sharing of data collected from an automated license plate recognition system for commercial purposes.

What This Bill Does

  • To enact section 4549.07 of the Revised Code to restrict the collection, use, sale, transfer, and sharing of data collected from an automated license plate recognition system for commercial purposes.

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Bill History

  1. Ohio Legislature

    As Introduced

Official Summary Text

To enact section 4549.07 of the Revised Code to restrict the collection, use, sale, transfer, and sharing of data collected from an automated license plate recognition system for commercial purposes.

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As Introduced

136th
General Assembly

Regular
Session
H. B. No. 725

2025-2026

Representative Miller, K.

To
enact section 4549.07 of the Revised Code
to
restrict the collection, use, sale, transfer, and sharing of data
collected from an automated license plate recognition system for
commercial purposes.

BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section
1.
That
section 4549.07 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec.
4549.07.
(A)
As used in this section:

(1)
"Automated license plate recognition system" means a system
of one or more mobile or fixed high-speed cameras, combined with
computer algorithms, that is capable of converting images of license
plates into computer-readable data.

(2)
"Law enforcement agency" means a government entity that
employs peace officers to perform law enforcement duties.

(3)
"Peace officer" has the same meaning as in section 109.71
of the Revised Code and also includes the superintendent and troopers
of the state highway patrol.

(B)
No person, for commercial purposes, shall knowingly collect, use,
sell, transfer, or share any images, information, or other data
collected from an automated license plate recognition system.

(C)
Division (B) of this section does not apply to any of the following:

(1)
The collection or use of images, information, or other data collected
from an automated license plate recognition system in the course of
normal business activity, including for insurance purposes or for
regulating access to private property;

(2)
The collection, use, or sharing of images, information, or other data
collected from an automated license plate recognition system by a law
enforcement agency or peace officer in the course of the agency or
officer's law enforcement activities;

(3)
The collection, use, sale, transfer, or sharing of images,
information, or other data collected from an automated license plate
recognition system by a public entity to another public entity;

(4)
The collection, use, sale, transfer, or sharing of images,
information, or other data collected from an automated license plate
recognition system in accordance with section 149.43 or 4501.27 of
the Revised Code.

(D)
Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor of the first degree.