North Carolina license plate reader law

North Carolina caps how long these records can be kept, in months rather than years. A private company logging your trips in North Carolina does not have to delete them, because there is no general privacy law here that says so. You have no clear right to see what has been collected about you.

This state exempts this data from public records. The records branch dead-ends here, and asking will not change that.

Limit on how long data is kept: Yes

N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 20-183.30 to 20-183.32. Data may not be preserved for more than 90 days after capture, unless a preservation request or warrant applies. Source

Private cameras regulated: No

North Carolina has no comprehensive consumer privacy law in effect, so there is no general right to have a business delete data it holds about you. Source

You can see your own record: No

N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 20-183.30 to 20-183.32. Captured plate data is confidential and not a public record, with no exception for the registered owner. Source

Sharing restricted: Yes

N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 20-183.30 to 20-183.32. Data may be obtained, accessed, preserved or disclosed only for law enforcement purposes, and may not be used to enforce traffic violations. Source

Audits required: Yes

N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 20-183.30 to 20-183.32. Annual or more frequent auditing and reporting of system use and effectiveness to the head of the agency is required. Source

Graded on all five criteria. Read against the statute itself.