Placement of automated license plate readers authorized in certain highway rights-of-way.

HF 542 authorizes local law enforcement agencies to place stationary automated license plate readers (ALPRs) in specific highway areas, including trunk highways, county state-aid highways, and county highways. The bill requires agencies to provide 14-day notice to highway authorities before and after placement, including exact location details, and mandates that ALPRs be mounted on existing traffic infrastructure like signs or lighting devices. It prohibits placements that create collision hazards or interfere with highway operations and restricts use to locations within the agency’s jurisdiction. This law updates Minnesota’s highway regulations to clarify where and how ALPRs may be installed, directly affecting local police departments and highway authorities managing those rights-of-way.