Motor vehicles; defining terms; authorizing certain use of automatic license plate reader systems; effective date.

HB 1626 regulates law enforcement use of automatic license plate reader (ALPR) systems on Oklahoma highways. It requires law enforcement agencies to obtain Oklahoma Department of Transportation permits before installing ALPR cameras on highway rights-of-way and mandates written policies covering data security, hot list usage, and officer training. The bill prohibits using ALPRs to enforce traffic violations or issue citations, requires license plate data to be encrypted and deleted after 30 days (unless in an active investigation), and bans selling the data. These provisions apply directly to police departments, sheriffs' offices, and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The law becomes effective November 1, 2025.