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2015 SESSION
HB 1528 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; limitation on collection.
Introduced by: Mark J. Berg | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; limitation on collection and use of personal information by law enforcement; penalty. Limits the ability of law-enforcement and regulatory agencies to use technology to collect and maintain personal information on individuals and organizations where a warrant has not been issued and there is no reasonable suspicion of criminal activity by the individual or organization. The bill codifies an opinion of the Attorney General regarding the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act. The bill also allows a law-enforcement agency to collect information from a license plate reader provided that any information collected shall only be retained for 24 hours and shall only be used for the investigation of a crime or a report of a missing person. The bill provides that any person who sells or uses information collected from a license plate reader by a law-enforcement agency in any unauthorized manner is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
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HISTORY
- 01/06/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101692D
- 01/06/15 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/15 House: Left in Courts of Justice