SB 1013: Automated license plate recognition systems.

This bill aims to amend the law regarding the use of automated license plate recognition (ALPR) systems in California. The law prohibits public agencies from selling, sharing, or transferring ALPR information, except to another public agency, and only as otherwise permitted by law. The bill would exempt transportation agencies, public transit operators, and local departments of transportation or public works departments from this prohibition. The bill would require new agreements with ALPR vendors to mandate that no default access is provided to national ALPR databases and that an agency's collected scans are not accessible to other agencies. It would also impose new requirements on sharing between California state law enforcement agencies. Law enforcement agencies can only use ALPR information to locate vehicles or persons suspected of being involved in a public offense. The bill would…