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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of an automatic license plate reader pilot |
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program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.0094 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.0094. AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER PILOT |
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PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "automatic license plate reader" |
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means a system that reads and records license plate numbers taken |
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from digital photographs. |
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(b) The department shall establish a pilot program in which |
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automatic license plate readers may be installed in law enforcement |
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motor vehicles used by the department for law enforcement. |
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(c) The program must include a request for proposal process |
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to select a contractor for the installation of automatic license |
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plate readers. |
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(d) The department shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement the program. |
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(e) An automatic license plate reader installed under this |
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section: |
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(1) may be used only to record information necessary |
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to identify a motor vehicle; and |
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(2) may not be used to record an image of a person in a |
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motor vehicle. |
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(f) The images and any related data produced from an |
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automatic license plate identification camera system can be queried |
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or disseminated only for a law enforcement purpose. |
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(g) All data produced from an automatic license plate reader |
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shall be destroyed within one year of collection unless the data is |
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evidence in a criminal investigation or prosecution. |
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(h) Any agreement or memorandum of understanding concerning |
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data-sharing related to an automatic license plate identification |
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camera system between law enforcement entities collecting, |
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sharing, or gaining access to data under this section is subject to |
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the provisions of Chapter 552. |
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(i) Not later than December 1, 2012, the department shall |
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file a report with the committee in each house of the legislature |
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having primary jurisdiction over homeland security matters. The |
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report must include: |
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(1) information regarding the use of automatic license |
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plate readers by the department; and |
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(2) any other information that would assist the |
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legislature in evaluating the effectiveness of the use of automatic |
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license plate readers by the department. |
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(j) This section expires September 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |