89th Legislature, Regular Session
HB 961
Relating to the use of automatic license plate readers by a law enforcement agency.
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By: Harrison H.B. No. 961 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. Chapter 750, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 750.004 to read as follows: Sec. 750.004. 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 only as authorized by a warrant or court order.