Senate Bill S7819

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to banning the use of automatic license plate readers

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S7819 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §397-b, Gen Bus L

2015-S7819 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to automatic license plate readers (ALPRs); prohibits the use of ALPR systems by non-law enforcement entities.

2015-S7819 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7819 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7819

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to banning the use
  of automatic license plate reader systems

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
397-b to read as follows:
  S 397-B. USE OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS PROHIBITED.  AS
USED  IN  THIS  SECTION:   1. "AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM" OR
"ALPR SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN A SYSTEM OF ONE OR MORE MOBILE  OR  FIXED  HIGH
SPEED  CAMERAS  USED  IN COMBINATION WITH COMPUTER ALGORITHMS TO CONVERT
IMAGES OF LICENSE PLATES INTO COMPUTER-READABLE DATA.
  2. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR  ANY  BUSINESS,  INDIVIDUAL,  PARTNERSHIP,
CORPORATION,  ASSOCIATION, OR STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT NON-LAW ENFORCE-
MENT ENTITY TO USE AN AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM.
  3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT  APPLY  TO  AN  ELECTRONIC
TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEM OR ASSOCIATED TRANSACTION SYSTEM OR ANY COMPONENT
THEREOF  WHICH  IS  OPERATED  BY  A  PUBLIC AUTHORITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
IMPOSING AND COLLECTING TOLLS ON A ROADWAY WITHIN THE STATE.
  4. A VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION  SHALL  CONSTITUTE  A
VIOLATION,  AND UPON CONVICTION THEREOF SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A TERM OF
IMPRISONMENT NOT TO EXCEED FIFTEEN DAYS, OR BY A FINE OF NOT  MORE  THAN
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT. EACH UNLAW-
FULLY  INSTALLED  OR  MAINTAINED  DEVICE SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE AND
DISTINCT VIOLATION.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15012-01-6

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