Rep. Peggy Scott, R-Andover
Two state lawmakers — Representatives Peggy Scott and Roz Peterson — want to crack down on third parties’ use of motor vehicle information they legally obtain from the state. Scott says in one case a man took down license plate numbers in a movie theater lot where people were parked for hours, used a public website to match them up with owners’ addresses and then burglarized their homes. Representatives Scott and Peterson propose stronger penalties to keep use of personal data limited to what’s permitted in law.