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More about the Oklahoma Spy Cam Budget DealBackground info;
The Spy Cam’s in question are actually Automatic License Plate Recognition or ALPR.ALPR uses a video camera and optical character recognition technology to read the letters andnumbers on your license plate. By comparing your plate with whatever database it might belinked up to, the device can check to see if you have any outstanding tickets or warrants. It canalso see if you are on a watch list, owe back taxes or verify whether or not the vehicle isinsured. ALPR can store your data allowing your movements to be tracked and cataloged.The technology is not foolproof and requires certain features to be present on license plates inorder to work optimally.
Our old Oklahoma license plates did not have the features needed to be read properlyby the ALPR.
The font of the characters, contrast in color and reflectivity needed to bechanged before the ALPR could work properly.**See 3M’sbrochureOklahoma passed legislation to mandate the creation and implementation of the camera readyplates.
In 2007 SB 748 was passed
SB 748-Creates the Oklahoma License Plate Design Task Force to choose the design of a new official Oklahomalicense plate. Requires the Oklahoma Tax Commission, contingent upon statutory authorization, to implement thelicense plate reissue using the design selected by the task force.
In 2008 HB 3326 was passed
HB 3326 by Rep. Kenneth Miller
, directs the Oklahoma Tax Commission to begin replacing state license plateswith those approved by the Oklahoma License Plate Design Task Force
"The public safety of the people I represent is of utmost importance to me," said Miller, R-Edmond. "When theDepartment of Public Safety tells me they need this tool, I will respond."
Without these two bills, Oklahoma would not have the camera ready license platesthat we do today.
Gov. Brad Henry'sBudget Proposal for FY 2011which was unveiled at the State of the Stateaddress proposes;
Automated Enforcement of Vehicle Insurance
The Governor's budget proposes that the State of Oklahoma better protect Oklahomans from uninsuredmotorists by increasing drivers' compliance with compulsory vehicle insurance laws throughimplementation of an automated enforcement system. An automated enforcement system will increasethe efficiency of the current Oklahoma law enforcement, enable equal enforcement of in-state and out-of-state violators and reduce costs to existing vehicle liability policyholders. An automated system alsoeliminates insurance fraud by providing instant insurance verification.******************************************The automated system can be implemented at no cost to the state. It is estimated that the state willcollect $95 million in revenues from this program.Pg A-5
Fox23News in Tulsa, ran a couple of stories covering the growing use of remote camera technology, and a poll of 4,000viewers after the 2/17/10 airing found that 73% of viewers opposed this use of cameras.
“The McCarville Report”
New License Plate Part of 'Spy Cam' Plan
May 23, 2010Governor Henry's plan to install more than 200 highway "spy" cameras to record vehicle licenseplates has been flying below the radar in state government for more than a year and despite afew news stories about it, the full extent of the system, and those involved in implementing it,has not been revealed until now.
[. . .] The barcode is necessary in the system because the InsureNet technology assigns a"UC", (Unique Code), to each combination of policy and VIN, (Vehicle IdentificationNumber), which becomes the 'bridge' between insurers and government entities andrecords. In other words, the barcode allows instant access to information about the vehicleand its owner.
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