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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 or municipal parking enforcement authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 750, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 750.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 750.004. AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER. (a) In this |
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section, "automatic license plate reader" means a system that reads |
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and records license plate numbers taken from digital photographs. |
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(b) A law enforcement agency or 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 used by a law enforcement agency may be used |
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only for a law enforcement purpose. |
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(d) Images and any related data produced from an automatic |
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license plate reader used by a municipal parking enforcement |
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authority may be used only by the authority to issue a citation at |
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the time of an alleged violation of a vehicle parking ordinance. |
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(e) Images and any related data produced from an automatic |
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license plate reader under this section must be destroyed promptly |
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after collection unless the image or data is from a motor vehicle |
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that: |
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(1) is involved in a criminal offense or an ongoing |
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criminal investigation; or |
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(2) is registered to a person who is involved in a |
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criminal offense or an ongoing criminal investigation. |
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(f) A law enforcement agency or municipal parking |
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enforcement authority may not enter into an agreement with a |
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private person to provide images or any related data produced from |
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an automatic license plate reader to the person for a commercial |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |