AN ACT relating to privacy protection.

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AN ACT relating to privacy protection. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 189 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) As used in this section: 5
(a) "Alert" means a notification generated by an ALPR indicating that a 6
vehicle passed an ALPR with a license plate that matches data held by the 7
National Crime Information Center or other comparable database; 8
(b) "Automated license plate reader" or "ALPR" means a system of one (1) or 9
more automated high -speed cameras used in combination with data 10
processing to convert images of vehicles and li cense plates into computer -11
readable data; 12
(c) "Captured license plate data" means the vehicle characteristics captured by 13
an ALPR, including the: 14
1. Global positioning system device coordinates; 15
2. Date and time; 16
3. Photographs of the license plate and vehicle; 17
4. License plate number; and 18
5. Vehicle make, model, and color; 19
(d) "Law enforcement agency" has the same meaning as in KRS 61.298; 20
(e) "Public agency" has the same meaning as in KRS 61.870; and 21
(f) "Secured area" means an area, enclosed by clear boundaries, where access 22
is or may be limited. 23
(2) It is unlawful for an individual, entity, partnership, corporation, association, or 24
this Commonwealth, its agencies, and political subdivisions to use an ALPR 25
except as provided in this section. 26
(3) An ALPR may only be deployed or maintained: 27
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(a) For purposes of: 1
1. Regulating parking; 2
2. Controlling access to secured areas; or 3
3. Promoting public safety, deterring crime, and addressing auto theft; 4
(b) By a public agency or law enforcement agency or its agents solely for 5
purposes of: 6
1. Law enforcement, including but not limited to conducting criminal 7
investigations or ensuring compliance with local, state, or federal law; 8
and 9
2. Commercial vehicle: 10
a. Permitting and credentialing enforcement; 11
b. Safety enforcement and monitoring; 12
c. Violation disputes; 13
d. Compliance investigations; 14
e. Audits; and 15
f. Research for the purpose of applying to commercial vehicle 16
enforcement funding grants; and 17
(c) By the Transportation Cabinet or its agents solely for purposes of: 18
1. Toll collection; 19
2. Road fund revenue collection; and 20
3. Commercial vehicle: 21
a. Permitting and credentialing enforcement; 22
b. Safety enforcement and monitoring; 23
c. Violation disputes; 24
d. Compliance investigations; 25
e. Audits; and 26
f. Research for the purpose of applying to commercial vehicle 27
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enforcement funding grants. 1
(4) Captured license plate data obtained for a purpose described under this section: 2
(a) Shall not be preserved for more than ninety (90) days unless it: 3
1. Is retained for a lawful purpose described in subsection (3)(b) and (c) 4
of this section; 5
2. Is retained by a law enforcement agency for: 6
a. Use as evidence in a criminal or insurance claim investigation; 7
b. Training purposes, provided that dates, times, and license plate 8
numbers are redacted; or 9
c. Auditing; or 10
3. Has become subject to a subpoena duces tecum or preservation of 11
evidence notification; 12
(b) If the exemption described in paragraph (a)1. of this subsection applies , 13
shall be retained and destroyed in accordance with the applicable agency's 14
record retention policy; 15
(c) Shall only be used by the entity deploying the ALPR, directly for the lawful 16
purposes described in subsection (3) of this section, except as described in 17
paragraph (d) of this subsection; and 18
(d) Shall not be sold, shared, accessed, or transferred for any other purpose, 19
except: 20
1. To a law enforcement officer or agency, or a third -party entity 21
contracted with a law enforcement officer or agency, solely for 22
purposes of protecting public safety or conducting criminal 23
investigations; 24
2. In response to a subpoena duces tecum; 25
3. To the National Insurance Crime Bureau or its successor organization 26
solely for purposes of investigating insurance fraud, assistin g in 27
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vehicle recovery, or adjudicating insurance claims; 1
4. a. To an insurance carrier, its agents, or an insurance support 2
organization solely for purposes of investigating insurance 3
fraud, assisting in vehicle recovery, adjudicating insurance 4
claims, and preventing insurance fraud. 5
b. Notification of potential use of ALPR data shall not be required 6
for vehicle owners who have entered into an insurance contract 7
or submitted an insurance application prior to January 1, 2027. 8
Individuals applying for insuran ce on or after January 1, 2027, 9
shall be notified by the insurance carrier of the potential use of 10
ALPR data to enforce the contract by either: 11
i. The privacy statement found on the insurance carrier's 12
website; 13
ii. The disclaimer section of the insurance application; or 14
iii. Both; 15
5. a. To a financial institution or its agents or successors solely for 16
purposes of collateral recovery, enforcement of a lien, recovery 17
of defaulted funds, or verification of information provided within 18
a loan application, provided that the vehicle owner has: 19
i. Entered into an agreement or submitted a loan application 20
with the financial institution; or 21
ii. Given written consent to use ALPR data in a binding 22
insurance or financial contract. 23
b. Notification of potential use of ALPR data shall not be required 24
for individuals who have taken an action described in 25
subdivision a.i. or ii. of this subparagraph prior to January 1, 26
2027. Individuals applying for financing on or after January 1, 27
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2027, shall be notified by the financial institution of the potential 1
use of ALPR data to enforce the contract by either: 2
i. The privacy statement found on the financial institution's 3
website; 4
ii. The disclaimer section of the financing application; or 5
iii. Both; or 6
6. Otherwise in furtherance of the lawful purposes described in 7
subsection (3)(b) and (c) of this section. 8
(5) Prior to the deployment of an ALPR, a law enforcement agency shall adopt and 9
make publicly available a written policy governing the use of the ALPR that 10
includes: 11
(a) A list of databases used to compare with captured license plate data; 12
(b) Rules for retention and destruction of captured license plate data; 13
(c) Training protocol for ALPR systems; 14
(d) Supervisory oversight of the ALPR system; 15
(e) Rules for access to and security of captured license plate data; and 16
(f) An audit schedule and process to ensure that the system is used in 17
accordance with this section and agency policy to occur every ninety (90) 18
days. 19
(6) Upon receipt of an alert and prior to performi ng a traffic stop, a law enforcement 20
officer or dispatcher shall visually confirm that the: 21
(a) Scanned plate provided in the captured license plate data matches the alert; 22
and 23
(b) Stop meets the criteria in the policies of the law enforcement agency and 24
applicable law. 25
(7) The Transportation Cabinet shall establish a permit process for the installation of 26
ALPR systems on highway rights -of-way and shall promulgate administrative 27
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regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to implement this section. 1
Section 2. KRS 189.990 is amended to read as follows: 2
(1) (a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 189.020 to 189.040, 3
subsection (1) or (4) of KRS 189.050, KRS 189.060 to 189.080, subsections 4
(1) to (3) of KRS 189.090, KRS 189.100, 189.110, 189.130 to 189.160, 5
subsections (2) to (4) of KRS 189.190, KRS 189.200, 189.285, subsection (1) 6
or (2) of KRS 189.290, 189.300 to 189.360, KRS 189.380, KRS 189.400 to 7
189.430, KRS 189.450 to 189.458, KRS 189.4595 to 189.4 80, subsection (1) 8
of KRS 189.520, KRS 189.540, KRS 189.570 to 189.590, except subsection 9
(1)(b) or (6)(b) of KRS 189.580, KRS 189.345, subsection (6) of KRS 10
189.456, and 189.960 shall be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20) nor 11
more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense. 12
(b) Any person who violates subsection (1)(a) of KRS 189.580 shall be fined not 13
less than twenty dollars ($20) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or 14
imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both, unless 15
the accident involved death or serious physical injury and the person knew or 16
should have known of the death or serious physical injury, in which case the 17
person shall be guilty of a Class D felony. 18
(c) Any person who violates paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of KRS 189.390 19
shall be fined not less than eleven dollars ($11) nor more than thirty dollars 20
($30). Neither court costs nor fees shall be taxed against any person violating 21
paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of KRS 189.390. 22
(2) (a) 1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2. of th is paragraph, any person 23
who violates the weight provisions of KRS 189.212, 189.221, 189.222, 24
189.226, 189.230, 189.270, or 189.2713 shall be fined two cents ($0.02) 25
per pound for each pound of excess load when the excess is five 26
thousand (5,000) pounds or less. When the excess exceeds five thousand 27
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(5,000) pounds the fine shall be two cents ($0.02) per pound for each 1
pound of excess load, but the fine levied shall not be less than one 2
hundred dollars ($100) and shall not be more than five hundred dollars 3
($500). 4
2. Any person who violates a posted bridge weight limit on a state -5
maintained bridge that is more than seventy -five (75) years old shall be 6
fined: 7
a. Five hundred dollars ($500) for the first offense; 8
b. One thousand dollars ($1,000) for the second offense within a one 9
(1) year period; and 10
c. Two thousand dollars ($2,000) for any subsequent offense within a 11
one (1) year period. 12
The Transportation Cabinet shall erect signs warning drivers of the 13
increased fines in this subparagraph. Signs erected und er this 14
subparagraph shall be placed in such a manner that drivers are given 15
adequate warning in order to exit the road prior to crossing the bridge. If 16
warning signs are not erected in accordance with this subparagraph, the 17
fines in this subparagraph shal l not apply and violators shall be fined 18
under subparagraph 1. of this paragraph. 19
(b) Any person who violates the provisions of KRS 189.271 and is operating on a 20
route designated on the permit shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100); 21
otherwise, the penalties in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall apply. 22
(c) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (2) or (3) of KRS 23
189.050, subsection (4) of KRS 189.090, KRS 189.221 to 189.230, 189.270, 24
189.2713, 189.280, or the dimension provisions of KRS 1 89.212, for which 25
another penalty is not specifically provided shall be fined not less than ten 26
dollars ($10) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). 27
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(d) 1. Any person who violates the provisions of KRS 177.985 while operating 1
on a route designated in KRS 177.986 shall be fined one hundred dollars 2
($100). 3
2. Any person who operates a vehicle with a permit under KRS 177.985 in 4
excess of eighty thousand (80,000) pounds while operating on a route 5
not designated in KRS 177.986 shall be fined one thousand dol lars 6
($1,000). 7
(e) Nothing in this subsection or in KRS 189.221 to 189.228 shall be deemed to 8
prejudice or affect the authority of the Department of Vehicle Regulation to 9
suspend or revoke certificates of common carriers, permits of contract 10
carriers, or d rivers' or chauffeurs' licenses, for any violation of KRS 189.221 11
to 189.228 or any other act applicable to motor vehicles, as provided by law. 12
(3) (a) Any person who violates subsection (1) of KRS 189.190 shall be fined not 13
more than fifteen dollars ($15). 14
(b) Any person who violates subsection (5) of KRS 189.190 shall be fined not 15
less than thirty-five dollars ($35) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200). 16
(4) (a) Any person who violates subsection (1) of KRS 189.210 shall be fined not 17
less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). 18
(b) Any peace officer who fails, when properly informed, to enforce KRS 19
189.210 shall be fined not less than twenty -five dollars ($25) nor more than 20
one hundred dollars ($100). 21
(c) All fines colle cted under this subsection, after payment of commissions to 22
officers entitled thereto, shall go to the county road fund if the offense is 23
committed in the county, or to the city street fund if committed in the city. 24
(5) Any person who violates KRS 189.370 shall for the first offense be fined not less 25
than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) or 26
imprisoned not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days, or both. For 27
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each subsequent offense occurring within three ( 3) years, the person shall be fined 1
not less than three hundred dollars ($300) nor more than five hundred dollars 2
($500) or imprisoned not less than sixty (60) days nor more than six (6) months, or 3
both. The minimum fine for this violation shall not be sub ject to suspension. A 4
minimum of six (6) points shall be assessed against the driving record of any person 5
convicted. 6
(6) Any person who violates KRS 189.500 shall be fined not more than fifteen dollars 7
($15) in excess of the cost of the repair of the road. 8
(7) Any person who violates KRS 189.510 or KRS 189.515 shall be fined not less than 9
twenty dollars ($20) nor more than fifty dollars ($50). 10
(8) Any peace officer who violates subsection (2) of KRS 189.520 shall be fined not 11
less than thirty-five dollars ($35) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). 12
(9) (a) Any person who violates KRS 189.530(1) shall be fined not less than thirty -13
five dollars ($35) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), or imprisoned 14
not less than thirty (30) days nor more than twelve (12) months, or both. 15
(b) Any person who violates KRS 189.530(2) shall be fined not less than thirty -16
five dollars ($35) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). 17
(10) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 189.550 shall be guilty of a 18
Class B misdemeanor. 19
(11) Any person who violates subsection (3) of KRS 189.560 shall be fined not less than 20
thirty dollars ($30) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense. 21
(12) The fines imposed by paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and subsections (6) and (7) of 22
this section shall, in the case of a public highway, be paid into the county road fund, 23
and, in the case of a privately owned road or bridge, be paid to the owner. These 24
fines shall not bar an action for damages for breach of contract. 25
(13) Any person who violates an y of the provisions of KRS 189.120 shall be fined not 26
less than twenty dollars ($20) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each 27
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offense. 1
(14) Any person who violates any provision of KRS 189.575 shall be fined not less than 2
twenty dollars ($20) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25). 3
(15) Any person who violates subsection (2) of KRS 189.231 shall be fined not less than 4
twenty dollars ($20) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense. 5
(16) Any person who violates restrictions or regula tions established by the secretary of 6
transportation pursuant to subsection (3) of KRS 189.231 shall, upon first offense, 7
be fined one hundred dollars ($100) and, upon subsequent convictions, be fined not 8
less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or 9
imprisoned for thirty (30) days, or both. 10
(17) (a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 189.565 shall be guilty 11
of a Class B misdemeanor. 12
(b) In addition to the penalties prescribed in paragraph (a) of this su bsection, in 13
case of violation by any person in whose name the vehicle used in the 14
transportation of inflammable liquids or explosives is licensed, the person 15
shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five 16
hundred dollars ($500). Each violation shall constitute a separate offense. 17
(18) Any person who abandons a vehicle upon the right -of-way of a state highway for 18
three (3) consecutive days shall be fined not less than thirty -five dollars ($35) nor 19
more than one hundred dollars ($ 100), or imprisoned for not less than ten (10) days 20
nor more than thirty (30) days. 21
(19) Every person violating KRS 189.393 shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, 22
unless the offense is being committed by a defendant fleeing the commission of a 23
felony of fense which the defendant was also charged with violating and was 24
subsequently convicted of that felony, in which case it is a Class A misdemeanor. 25
(20) Any law enforcement agency which fails or refuses to forward the reports required 26
by KRS 189.635 shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in KRS 17.157. 27
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(21) A person who operates a bicycle in violation of the administrative regulations 1
promulgated pursuant to KRS 189.287 shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10) 2
nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). 3
(22) Any person who violates KRS 189.860 shall be fined not more than five hundred 4
dollars ($500) or imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both. 5
(23) Any person who violates KRS 189.754 shall be fined not less than twenty -five 6
dollars ($25) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300). 7
(24) Any person who violates the provisions of KRS 189.125(3)(a) shall be fined fifty 8
dollars ($50). This fine shall be subject to prepayment. A fine imposed under this 9
subsection shall not be subject to court costs pursuant to KRS 24A.175, additional 10
court costs pursuant to KRS 24A.176, the fee imposed pursuant to KRS 24A.1765, 11
or any other additional fees or costs. 12
(25) Any person who violates the provisions of KRS 189.125(3)(b) shall not be issued a 13
uniform citation, but shall instead receive a courtesy warning up until July 1, 2009. 14
For a violation on or after July 1, 2009, the person shall be fined thirty dollars 15
($30). This fine shall be subject to prepayment. A fine imposed under this 16
subsection shall not be subject to court costs pursuant to KRS 24A.175, additional 17
court costs pursuant to KRS 24A.176, a fee imposed pursuant to KRS 24A.1765, or 18
any other additional fees or costs. A person who has not been previously charged 19
with a violation of KRS 189.125(3 )(b) may elect to acquire a booster seat meeting 20
the requirements of KRS 189.125. Upon presentation of sufficient proof of the 21
acquisition, the charge shall be dismissed and no fees or costs shall be imposed. 22
(26) Any person who violates the provisions of KRS 189.125(6) shall be fined an 23
amount not to exceed twenty -five dollars ($25). This fine shall be subject to 24
prepayment. A fine imposed under this subsection shall not be subject to court costs 25
pursuant to KRS 24A.175, additional court costs pursuant to KRS 24A.176, the fee 26
imposed pursuant to KRS 24A.1765, or any other additional fees or costs. 27
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(27) Fines levied pursuant to this chapter shall be assessed in the manner required by 1
KRS 534.020, in amounts consistent with this chapter. Nonpayment of fines s hall 2
be governed by KRS 534.020 and 534.060. 3
(28) A licensed driver under the age of eighteen (18) charged with a moving violation 4
pursuant to this chapter as the driver of a motor vehicle may be referred, prior to 5
trial, by the court to a diversionary pro gram. The diversionary program under this 6
subsection shall consist of one (1) or both of the following: 7
(a) Execution of a diversion agreement which prohibits the driver from operating 8
a vehicle for a period not to exceed forty -five (45) days and which all ows the 9
court to retain the driver's operator's license during this period; and 10
(b) Attendance at a driver improvement clinic established pursuant to KRS 11
186.574. If the person completes the terms of this diversionary program 12
satisfactorily the violation shall be dismissed. 13
(29) A person who violates the provisions of subsection (2) or (3) of KRS 189.459 shall 14
be fined two hundred fifty dollars ($250). The fines and costs for a violation of 15
subsection (2) or (3) of KRS 189.459 shall be collected and dispose d of in 16
accordance with KRS 24A.180. Once deposited into the State Treasury, ninety 17
percent (90%) of the fine collected under this subsection shall immediately be 18
forwarded to the personal care assistance program under KRS 205.900 to 205.920. 19
Ten percent ( 10%) of the fine collected under this subsection shall annually be 20
returned to the county where the violation occurred and distributed equally to all 21
law enforcement agencies within the county. 22
(30) Any person who violates KRS 189.292 or 189.294 shall be fined twenty-five dollars 23
($25) for the first offense and fifty dollars ($50) for each subsequent offense. 24
(31) Any person who violates KRS 189.281(5) or (7)(b) shall be subject to a fine of two 25
hundred fifty dollars ($250). This fine shall be subject to pr epayment. A fine 26
imposed under this subsection shall not be subject to court costs pursuant to KRS 27
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24A.175, additional costs pursuant to KRS 24A.176, the fee imposed pursuant to 1
KRS 24A.1765, or any other additional fees or costs. 2
(32) Any person who violates subsection (3) or (4) of KRS 189.290 and causes physical 3
injury to a person shall be fined five hundred dollars ($500). 4
(33) Any person who violates Section 1 of this Act shall be fined not less than twenty 5
dollars ($20) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), or imprisoned in the 6
county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both. 7