GOP lawmakers call for more oversight of license plate cameras after string of misuses in Georgia
By Maya Homan (Georgia Recorder) Published: August 26, 2026
A pair of influential Republican lawmakers are calling for greater oversight into the use of automatic license plate readers that critics say allow law enforcement officers to illegally surveil Georgia residents.
Sen. John Albers, a Roswell Republican who chairs the Senate’s public safety committee, said he is working with the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association and the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police on a new task force to examine SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX.·letter
