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- Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-N.C.) introduced a bill to curb ALPR use.
- The bill bans ALPR searches for political, religious, civil immigration, parking, and debt-related data.
- It requires probable-cause warrants for most searches, except immediate life-threat emergencies.
- Records must be erased within 24 hours unless a warrant, emergency, or court order applies.
- States without these safeguards could lose 10 % of certain federal criminal-justice funding.