Joseph Simitian
- Democratic
Author
Existing law authorizes the Department of the California Highway Patrol to retain license plate data captured by license plate recognition (LPR) technology for not more than 60 days unless the data is being used as evidence or for the investigation of felonies. Existing law prohibits the department from selling the data or from making the data available to an agency that is not a law enforcement agency or an individual that is not a law enforcement officer. Existing law authorizes the department to use LPR data for the purpose of locating vehicles or persons reasonably suspected of being involved in the commission of a public offense and requires the department to monitor the internal use of the data to prevent unauthorized use and to submit to the Legislature, as a part of the annual automobile theft report, information on the department's LPR practices and usage. This bill would apply similar requirements to persons, as defined, who use LPR technology and would additionally require, among other things, compliance with all applicable statutory and constitutional requirements, and disclosure to a law enforcement agency only pursuant to a search warrant, except as specified. The bill would require a law enforcement agency that obtains data pursuant to a search warrant to notify the person whose information is disclosed that his or her records have been obtained. The bill would authorize a person whose information is sold or disclosed in violation of these provisions to bring a civil action and would entitle the person to recover any and all consequential and incidental damages, including all costs and attorney's fees.
Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Simitian.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Ordered to second reading.
Read third time and amended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Withdrawn from committee.
Ordered to second reading.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2. Page 3310.) (April 24).
Set for hearing April 24.
Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing April 17.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 3. Page 3035.) (March 27).
Set for hearing March 27.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB1330 | HTML |
| 02/23/12 - Introduced | |
| 03/29/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/01/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/29/12 - Amended Senate |
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