1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; authorizing placement of automated license plate readers 
1.3 	in certain highway rights-of-way;amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 
1.4 	160.27, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 160.27, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 15.Automated license plate readers. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, the 
1.9 	following terms have the meanings given:
1.10 	(1) "automated license plate reader" has the meaning given in section 13.824, subdivision 
1.11 	1;
1.12 	(2) "highway authority" means the commissioner with respect to trunk highways, and 
1.13 	a county with respect to county state-aid highways and county highways under its jurisdiction; 
1.14 	and
1.15 	(3) "law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in section 626.84, subdivision 1, 
1.16 	paragraph (f).
1.17 	(b) Notwithstanding section 160.2715, a local law enforcement agency may place and 
1.18 	operate an automated license plate reader at a stationary location within the right-of-way 
1.19 	of a trunk highway, county state-aid highway, or county highway if:
1.20 	(1) the law enforcement agency provides notice to the highway authority that:
1.21 	(i) is submitted at least 14 days prior to placement at, and immediately following removal 
1.22 	from, each location; and
2.1 	(ii) includes specific location information for each automated license plate reader;
2.2 	(2) the automated license plate reader is affixed to an existing traffic sign, lighting device, 
2.3 	or traffic-control device or is placed following guidance developed by the commissioner;
2.4 	(3) the automated license plate reader is not located in a manner that constitutes a hazard 
2.5 	of collision for motorists or impairs proper function of the highway; and
2.6 	(4) the location is within the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency.