Oklahoma Lawmaker Objects to Cameras for Auto Insurance Verification

A state lawmaker in Oklahoma is raising concerns about a plan to beef up the state’s electronic insurance verification system.

The plan would involve cameras that would randomly record vehicle tags. But Rep. Mike Reynolds of Oklahoma City says the plan sounds like “Big Brother” intrusion into Oklahomans’ privacy.

Reynolds says he doesn’t think the public wants to be filmed constantly.

The Public Safety Department estimates nearly one in four Oklahoma motorists are driving without vehicle insurance.

Cameras set up at about 200 locations along selected highways would focus in on a bar code at the bottom of each tag and record it.

Bar code scanners would match the tag numbers with a national database containing real-time vehicle insurance information. Vehicle owners without valid insurance would be mailed a ticket.

Information from: The Oklahoman, http://www.newsok.com

Topics Auto Legislation Oklahoma