Right now, any police department, school district, or private company in Nevada can install a network of AI-powered cameras that track every car that drives by — and there's no law stopping them.

Automated license plate readers, including cameras made by Flock Safety, scan and store identifying details on every vehicle that passes, then feed that information into a nationwide database that law enforcement can search. Nevada has no rules requiring agencies to have a written policy, train the people using this technology, or prove they're protecting the data they collect. At least five Nevada cities and counties already use these systems, and the Clark County School District has its own agreement with Flock — meaning children's movements could be tracked with zero independent oversight.

"My understanding is that absent any law that prohibits the use of Flock cameras or license plate readers, there is nothing to prohibit law enforcement agencies, private security companies, other agencies … from installing these cameras?" asked Sen. Melanie Scheible (D-Las Vegas), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Nevada lawmakers from both parties have agreed it's time to close this gap. A proposed bill would finally require any agency using these cameras to adopt a written policy, train its staff on lawful and secure use, undergo independent compliance audits, and file annual reports with Nevada's attorney general, the governor, and the Legislature.

These are basic, common-sense guardrails — not a ban on the technology, just accountability for how it's used. Nevada's Legislature shouldn't wait for a scandal to act.

Sign the petition urging the Nevada Legislature to pass this license plate reader oversight bill next session — before unregulated surveillance becomes the norm.