Minnesota

A 60-day data-practices rule is not statewide removal.

ALPR statute

Minn. Stat. § 13.824 (2015 c. 67; 2024 c. 127 art. 3) — data-practices statute, not a collection ban. Collection limited to plate numbers, date/time/location, and pictures of plates/vehicles/surroundings. Unmatched reads destroyed no later than 60 days. Limited warrant to monitor or track a person who is the subject of an active criminal investigation. Biennial independent audit; BCA publishes agency/fixed-location list. Central state repository prohibited unless authorized by law.

Executive

Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.

Local

St. Paul (Aug. 26, 2026): mayor and chief announced removal of two city-owned Flock cameras after a 7–0 nonbinding council resolution; Ramsey County Sheriff cameras inside the city were not removed. Duluth Flock contract expires Sept. 7, 2026; other ALPR continues.

Funding / grants

DPS Auto Theft Prevention Program grants have funded some local fixed ALPRs. Grant funding, not a pause.

Permitting / dirt

Highway occupancy is a separate instrument from § 13.824 and is not packed here as a ban.

Privacy

60-day data-practices cap, not a collection ban. Ordinary queries rest on written authorization and reasonable suspicion, not a warrant for every search.