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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 857 By: Weaver
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to automatic license plate reader
7 systems; defining terms; authorizing use of license
8 plate reader systems on highway rights-of-way under
8 certain conditions; requiring certain permit;
9 establishing authorized purpose for use; requiring
9 certain policy by law enforcement; establishing
10 certain conditions for use; requiring promulgation of
10 rules; providing for codification; and providing an
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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16 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 15-133 of Title 47, unless there
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17 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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18 A. For purposes of this section:
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19 1. "Alert" means a notification generated by an automatic
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20 license plate reader system indicating that a vehicle passed an
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21 automatic license plate reader system camera with a license plate or
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22 vehicle characteristics that match data held by the National Crime
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23 Information Center or other database or hot list;
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1 2. "Automatic license plate reader system" means a system of
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2 one or more law-enforcement-controlled cameras combined with
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3 computer algorithms to convert images of license plates into
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4 computer-readable data;
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5 3. "Hot list" means a list of license plates or vehicle
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6 characteristics against which vehicles passing by automatic license
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7 plate reader system cameras are checked for matches;
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8 4. "Law enforcement agency" means any county sheriff, municipal
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9 police department, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and any state or
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10 local public body that employs public safety personnel;
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11 5. "License plate reader data" means the global positioning
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12 device coordinates, date and time, photograph, license plate number,
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13 and vehicle characteristics captured by an automatic license plate
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14 reader system; and
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15 6. "Highway right-of-way" is a public road being maintained by
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16 the Department of Transportation.
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17 B. In accordance with applicable state and federal laws
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18 governing the use and management of highway rights-of-way and
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19 subject to the approval of the Federal Highway Administration as
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20 required by federal law, automatic license plate reader systems may
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21 be utilized on highway rights-of-way to the extent that such use is
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22 consistent with the continued use, operation, maintenance, and
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23 safety of the highway facility and does not interfere with the free
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24 and safe flow of traffic. Except as provided in Sections 7-606.1
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1 and 7-606.2 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, such devices shall
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2 not be used to enforce state or local traffic violations or to issue
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3 citations for such violations.
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4 C. Prior to the installation of an automatic license plate
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5 reader system on a highway right-of-way, a law enforcement agency
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6 shall obtain a permit from the Department of Transportation that
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7 meets standards set by the Department.
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8 D. In addition to Sections 7-606.1 and 7-606.2 of Title 47 of
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9 the Oklahoma Statutes, operation of and access to an automatic
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10 license plate reader system by law enforcement agencies shall be for
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11 official law enforcement purposes only.
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12 E. Prior to the use of an automatic license plate reader
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13 system, a law enforcement agency shall adopt and make publicly
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14 available a written policy governing the use of the automatic
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15 license plate reader system that includes, but is not limited to:
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16 1. Supervisory oversight of the automatic license plate reader
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17 system;
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18 2. A training protocol for automatic license plate reader
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19 system users;
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20 3. A protocol for ensuring hot lists stay up to date;
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21 4. Rules for access to and security of license plate reader
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22 data;
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23 5. Rules for retention and destruction of license plate reader
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24 data; and
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1 6. An audit schedule and process to ensure that the system is
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2 used in accordance with this section and agency policy.
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3 F. A law enforcement agency using an automatic license plate
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4 reader system must comply with the following:
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5 1. Upon receipt of an alert and prior to performing a traffic
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6 stop, an officer, dispatcher, or other law enforcement agency
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7 employee shall visually confirm that the scanned plate matches the
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8 alert with regard to plate letters, numbers, and the issuing state
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9 and confirm that the stop meets criteria laid out in the policies of
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10 the law enforcement agency and applicable law;
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11 2. License plate reader data shall be deleted within thirty
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12 (30) days of being recorded in such a manner that the record is
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13 destroyed and not recoverable, unless the record is a part of an
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14 ongoing investigation, in which case the data shall be retained and
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15 destroyed in accordance with applicable records retention laws;
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16 3. License plate reader data shall be encrypted in transmission
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17 and at rest with industry-recognized encryption protocols to
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18 safeguard against unauthorized access. The data shall be stored in
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19 a manner that meets or exceeds the requirements set forth by current
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20 best practices to ensure comprehensive security measures including,
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21 but not limited to, physical security, access control, and regular
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22 security assessments;
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23 4. Any license plate or vehicle added to a hot list in order to
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1 data shall be supported by a legitimate, specific, and documented
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2 law enforcement purpose;
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3 5. Access logs for the automatic license plate reader system
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4 shall be maintained to provide a clear audit trail for oversight and
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5 accountability purposes;
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6 6. A law enforcement agency authorized to use an automatic
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7 license plate reader system pursuant to this section shall own the
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8 license plate reader data and shall not sell license plate reader
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9 data for any purpose; and
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10 7. Law enforcement agencies may share license plate reader data
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13 G. The Department of Transportation shall promulgate rules to
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14 administer the provisions of this section.
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15 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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