Legislation to regulate automated license plate readers in Virginia had a brief defeat in a committee before being revived ...

Legislators in Richmond kept alive a bill expanding the use of automated license plate readers on Virginia’s roadways Monday.

Now a bill circulating inside the statehouse would create guardrails around the information collected and what happens to it.

The General Assembly is gearing up to rein in on the growing use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) by law enforcement, a move prompted by the Virginia Crime Commission, which voted Friday to ...