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Facing worries over privacy, SLC sidetracks new license plate readers on public roads

A U.S. Department of Justice grant for $244,000 would pay for new units at key intersections.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City police at the scene of a call along 700 South and State Street on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. The department wants City Hall to accept a grant to install more license plate readers in Utah's capital.