Harrisonburg bans automatic license plate readers
By ยท Updated 1 Oct 2026
24 September 2026. [AI first draft. Verify every fact against the source before publishing.]
Harrisonburg City Council passed an ordinance banning automatic license plate reader cameras, according to reporting by The Breeze. The action represents a policy shift regarding ALPR technology, which captures and stores vehicle license plate data. [Verify: the specific date of passage, any council vote count, and the effective date of the ordinance.]
The ordinance's scope and any exemptions for law enforcement or other agencies remain unclear from available reporting. [Verify: whether the ban applies to all ALPR use or contains carve-outs, whether Harrisonburg held prior ALPR contracts, and the stated rationale from council members.]
Readers can check their own city by requesting council meeting minutes and agendas to identify any ALPR-related discussions, searching municipal code databases for camera ordinances, or filing public records requests to determine whether their jurisdiction holds active contracts with Flock Safety or other ALPR vendors.
Read the original reporting: The Breeze.
Related record: Harrisonburg, Virginia in the jurisdictions directory.