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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the readability of vehicle license plates according to |
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standards set by the Texas Department of Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 503.060 The Texas Department of |
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Transportation shall require all newly-manufactured license plates |
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for use in Texas be formatted to be readable by automatic license |
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plate recognition technology, meaning the letters and numbers must: |
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(a) be readable in daylight from 25 feet by a person with |
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20/20 corrected vision under unobstructed daylight and standard |
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automotive white and yellow headlamps, |
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(b) be highly reflective when brightened by standard |
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automotive white and yellow headlamps, |
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(c) be contrasted to the background of the license plate |
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during daylight hours, when illuminated by standard automotive |
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white and yellow headlamps, and when illuminated by an infrared |
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(IR) lighting at a wavelength of 850±25 nm source at night. |
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(d) be readable by digital, infrared capable video |
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surveillance cameras in daylight, under standard automotive white |
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and yellow headlamps and under an infrared (IR) lighting source at a |
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wavelength of 850±25 nm at night. |
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Further, let it be enacted that the Texas Department of |
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Transportation shall be authorized to fulfill this requirement with |
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existing, commercially-available, revenue neutral methods and |
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materials. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |