Illustrated license plates were introduced in Japan in 2017. The two types of illustrated plates are the regional versions, which can be issued to residents in certain municipalities, ...

Automatic license plate readers—mounted on police cars or on objects like road signs and bridges—use small high-speed cameras to photograph thousands of plates per minute. The information captured by ...

New York law is silent on license-plate readers and record retention. Analogous to NSA tactic. In many ways, the license-plate record situation is analogous to the National Security Agency's ...

According to Giannoulias, police in Mount Prospect, 24 miles (39 kilometers) northwest of Chicago, shared license-plate data with the sheriff in Johnson County, Texas, who was looking for a woman ...

WALLA WALLA – An inmate is suspected of setting fire to machinery at the Washington State Penitentiary on Wednesday, June 11.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois secretary of state on Thursday asked for an investigation into a suburban Chicago police department after learning that it violated state law by sharing ...

A license plate scanning tool that is marketed to be used to combat car theft or find missing people is now being used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Some Arizona police departments have ...

Community advocates are asking the San Diego City Council to pull funding for license plate readers days before the city’s 2026 fiscal year budget is due to be finalized. Automated license plate ...

The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) has announced the return of the black-and-white “World Famous Potatoes” Idaho license plate.

Ohio has unveiled a new license plate design featuring the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, providing residents with access to free, confidential mental health support.

South Carolina’s standard license plate design for 2026-2032 will honor the state’s role in winning the American Revolution 250 years ago, where over 200 battles were fought.

About 40 miles south of Austin City Hall, officials in San Marcos on Wednesday bucked a long-delayed proposal to nearly double a controversial license plate reader program.