Nevada Governor Mulling Vehicle Insurance Cameras

February 17, 2010

A top aide says Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons is taking another look at having a company set up a network of roadway cameras to catch vehicle insurance scofflaws.

Gibbons aide Lynn Hettrick says it might be a money-maker to hire Chicago-based InsureNet as part of a budget-cutting package offered for the Legislature to approve during a special session starting Feb. 23.

Officials say cameras can quickly verify whether vehicles are insured and registered.

The Legislature rejected a similar proposal last year. But since then, the state’s financial condition has worsened.

Some legislators are raising privacy concerns, and the state Department of Motor Vehicles says it just upgraded its verification program to catch insurance scofflaws.

Topics Auto

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  • February 20, 2010 at 3:32 am
    djones says:
    @ justsaying, That's exactly what this camera will turn into in NV. So I already know this isn't going to happen. Also, is it only set for NV license plates? If not, this won'... read more
  • February 17, 2010 at 5:58 am
    justsaying says:
    Now if they only had "illegal Alien" cameras! I'd bet deporting them would save a lot more than this crap.
  • February 17, 2010 at 5:23 am
    Gray Cat says:
    If they set the cameras up here in CA they would explode - there's still a ton of uninsured cars here and collecting all that data would cause them to blow up. LOL!!!

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