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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7713
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 1, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology
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:
1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
2 397-c to read as follows:
3 § 397-C. POLICY FOR THE USE OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS.
4 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES SHALL HAVE
5 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
6 (A) "AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN A SYSTEM OF ONE
7 OR MORE MOBILE OR FIXED HIGH-SPEED CAMERAS USED IN COMBINATION WITH
8 COMPUTER ALGORITHMS TO CONVERT IMAGES OF LICENSE PLATES INTO COMPUTER-
9 READABLE DATA.
10 (B) "CAPTURED PLATE DATA" SHALL MEAN THE GPS COORDINATES, DATE AND
11 TIME, PHOTOGRAPH, LICENSE PLATE NUMBER, AND ANY OTHER DATA CAPTURED BY
12 OR DERIVED FROM AN AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM.
13 (C) "AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS" MEANS MULTI-AGENCY OR
14 VENDOR AGREEMENTS THAT ALLOW THE SHARING OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE
15 READER INFORMATION COLLECTED IN NEW YORK.
16 (D) "AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER USER" MEANS A PERSON OR ENTITY
17 THAT OWNS OR OPERATES AN AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER DEVICE.
18 (E) "LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY" MEANS A STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY, UNIT OF
19 LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OR PRIVATE ENTITY CHARGED WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OF
20 STATE, COUNTY, OR MUNICIPAL LAWS OR WITH MANAGING CUSTODY OF DETAINED
21 PERSONS IN ANY STATE OR JURISDICTION.
22 2. (A) AN AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER USER SHALL NOT SELL, SHARE,
23 ALLOW ACCESS TO, OR TRANSFER AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER INFORMATION
24 TO ANY STATE OR LOCAL JURISDICTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATING OR
25 ENFORCING A LAW THAT DENIES OR INTERFERES WITH A PERSON'S RIGHT TO
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11861-01-5
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1 CHOOSE OR OBTAIN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES OR ANY LAWFUL HEALTH
2 CARE SERVICES.
3 (B) ANY AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER USER IN THIS STATE, INCLUDING
4 ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OF THIS STATE THAT USES AUTOMATIC LICENSE
5 PLATE READER SYSTEMS, SHALL NOT SHARE AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER
6 INFORMATION WITH AN OUT-OF-STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WITHOUT FIRST
7 OBTAINING A WRITTEN DECLARATION FROM THE OUT-OF-STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT
8 AGENCY THAT IT EXPRESSLY AFFIRMS THAT AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER
9 INFORMATION OBTAINED SHALL NOT BE USED IN A MANNER THAT VIOLATES PARA-
10 GRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. IF A WRITTEN DECLARATION OF AFFIRMATION
11 IS NOT EXECUTED, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL NOT SHARE THE AUTOMAT-
12 IC LICENSE PLATE READER INFORMATION WITH THE OUT-OF-STATE LAW ENFORCE-
13 MENT AGENCY.
14 (C) AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER INFORMATION SHALL BE HELD CONFIDEN-
15 TIALLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
16 3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO AN ELECTRONIC
17 TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEM OR ASSOCIATED TRANSACTION SYSTEM OR ANY COMPONENT
18 THEREOF WHICH IS OPERATED BY A PUBLIC AUTHORITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
19 IMPOSING AND COLLECTING TOLLS ON A ROADWAY WITHIN THE STATE.
20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
21 have become a law.