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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of automatic license plate readers by a law |
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enforcement agency. |
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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. (a) In |
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this section, "automatic license plate reader" means a system that |
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reads and records license plate numbers taken from digital |
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photographs. |
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(b) A law enforcement agency or a municipal parking |
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enforcement authority may use an automatic license plate reader. |
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(c) Images and any related data produced from an automatic |
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license plate reader under Subsection (b) may be used only: |
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(1) for a law enforcement purpose; or |
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(2) by a municipal parking enforcement authority to |
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issue a citation at the time of an alleged violation of a vehicle |
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parking ordinance. |
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(d) All images and data produced from an automatic license |
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plate reader under this section shall be destroyed not later than |
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the first anniversary of the date of collection unless the image or |
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data is evidence in a criminal investigation or prosecution. |
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(d-1) A law enforcement agency may not enter into an |
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agreement to provide images or any related data produced from an |
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automatic license plate reader for a commercial purpose. |
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(e) The department shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |