84R11289 AJZ-D
By: Capriglione H.B. No. 2744
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of automatic license plate readers by a law
enforcement agency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 411.0094 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.0094. AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER. (a) In this
section, "automatic license plate reader" means a system that reads
and records license plate numbers taken from digital photographs.
(b) A law enforcement agency may use an automatic license
plate reader.
(c) All images and data produced from an automatic license
plate reader under this section shall be destroyed not later than
the 90th day after the date of collection unless the image or data
is evidence in a criminal investigation or prosecution.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.