Bipartisan lawmakers urge Ohio Dep. of Transportation to halt, revoke Flock permits

By: Nick Evans

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 886

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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A bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers are urging the state’s Director of Transportation to take down automated license plate readers on state roads. They also urged state transportation officials to reject future permits and publicly share data about any camera that have gotten permits.

“The public right-of-way should not become free real estate for an unaccountable, privately operated surveillance network,” the letter reads.

Ohio state Reps. Tristan Rader, D-Lakewood, Levi Dean, R-Xenia, Darnell Brewer, …

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