S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8779--B
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 2, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC, SEAWRIGHT, LEVENBERG -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recom-
mitted to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in accord-
ance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee -- recommitted to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- again reported from said
committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommit-
ted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to restricting the
use of automatic license plate reader information
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
394-j to read as follows:
§ 394-J. POLICY FOR THE USE OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS.
1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES SHALL HAVE
THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
(A) "AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER 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. "AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM" SHALL INCLUDE BUT
NOT BE LIMITED TO SUCH SYSTEMS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO MULTI-AGENCY OR
VENDOR AGREEMENTS THAT ALLOW THE SHARING OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE
READER INFORMATION COLLECTED IN NEW YORK.
(B) "CAPTURED PLATE DATA" SHALL MEAN THE GPS COORDINATES, DATE AND
TIME, PHOTOGRAPH, LICENSE PLATE NUMBER, AND ANY OTHER DATA CAPTURED BY
OR DERIVED FROM AN AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM.
(C) "AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER USER" MEANS A PERSON OR ENTITY
THAT OWNS OR OPERATES AN AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER DEVICE.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(D) "LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY" MEANS: (I) A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AS
DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF SECTION EIGHTY-SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFI-
CERS LAW; (II) ANY PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR, SECURITY GUARD, OR WATCH,
GUARD, OR PATROL AGENCY LICENSED PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVENTY-ONE OF THIS
CHAPTER; AND (III) ANY PRIVATE ENTITY CHARGED WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OF
STATE, COUNTY, OR MUNICIPAL LAWS OR WITH MANAGING CUSTODY OF DETAINED
PERSONS IN ANY STATE OR JURISDICTION.
2. (A) AN AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER USER SHALL NOT SELL, SHARE,
ALLOW ACCESS TO, OR TRANSFER CAPTURED PLATE DATA TO ANY STATE OR LOCAL
JURISDICTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATING OR ENFORCING A LAW THAT
DENIES OR INTERFERES WITH A PERSON'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE OR OBTAIN REPRODUC-
TIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES OR ANY LAWFUL HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
(B) ANY AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER USER IN THIS STATE, INCLUDING
ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OF THIS STATE THAT USES AUTOMATIC LICENSE
PLATE READER SYSTEMS, SHALL NOT SHARE AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER
INFORMATION WITH AN OUT-OF-STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WITHOUT FIRST
OBTAINING A WRITTEN DECLARATION FROM THE OUT-OF-STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY THAT IT EXPRESSLY AFFIRMS THAT THE CAPTURED PLATE DATA OBTAINED
SHALL NOT BE USED IN A MANNER THAT VIOLATES PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION. IF A WRITTEN DECLARATION OF AFFIRMATION IS NOT EXECUTED, THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL NOT SHARE THE CAPTURED PLATE DATA WITH THE
OUT-OF-STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
(C) CAPTURED PLATE DATA SHALL BE MAINTAINED CONFIDENTIALLY TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
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.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.