Closing the Warrantless Digital Car Search Loophole Act of 2021
Summary
Closing the Warrantless Digital Car Search Loophole Act of 2021 This bill generally prohibits investigative and law enforcement officers from accessing vehicle data (onboard and telematics data in a noncommercial vehicle, such as navigation data and data captured by onboard sensors or cameras) unless pursuant to a warrant. Vehicle data acquired in violation of this bill is inadmissible as evidence in any trial, hearing, or other legal proceeding.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Nov 18, 2021
Last action Nov 18, 2021
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2
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Committee
1
Nov 18, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Nov 18, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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