A 563: Requires the consumer protection division to promulgate a policy governing the use of automatic license plate reader systems by non-law enforcement agencies and non-government entities; requires such non-law enforcement agencies and non-government entities to conspicuously post such policy on their website or in their place of business.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 563 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the executive law and the general business law, in relation to requiring policies for the use of automatic license plate reader systems The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraphs 15 and 16 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 2 of section 94-a of the executive law, subparagraph 15 as amended and 3 subparagraph 16 as added by chapter 374 of the laws of 2022, are amended 4 and a new subparagraph 17 is added to read as follows: 5 (15) create an internet website or webpage pursuant to section three 6 hundred ninety-c of the general business law, as added by chapter five 7 hundred nine of the laws of two thousand seven; [and] 8 (16) exercise such powers and duties granted to the secretary by arti- 9 cle sixteen of the energy law as the secretary may direct, including, 10 but not limited to: consult with such president of the New York state 11 energy research and development authority in connection with investi- 12 gations conducted by such president pursuant to article sixteen of the 13 energy law; make determinations relating to compliance by products with 14 the standards adopted pursuant to article sixteen of the energy law; 15 order the immediate cessation of any distribution, sale or offer for 16 sale, import, or installation of any product that does not meet such 17 standards; and impose civil penalties as contemplated by article sixteen 18 of the energy law[.] ; and 19 (17) (i) Develop, maintain and disseminate a minimum standards policy 20 governing the use of automatic license plate reader systems by non-law 21 enforcement entities. The minimum standards policy shall include, but 22 not be limited to, provisions on permissible uses of the automatic 23 license plate reader technology, data sharing and dissemination, prohib- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02135-01-5 
 A. 563 2 1 ited uses, record retention and management, and training. For purposes 2 of this section, "automatic license plate reader system" shall mean a 3 system of one or more mobile or fixed high-speed cameras used in combi- 4 nation with computer algorithms to convert images of license plates 5 into computer-readable data. The department of state shall post such 6 policy on its website, in a location accessible to the public, and all 7 non-law enforcement entities using automatic license plate readers in 8 the state. 9 (ii) Recommend to the governor, the temporary president of the senate 10 and the speaker of the assembly, rules and regulations with respect to 11 the establishment and implementation on an ongoing basis of a training 12 program for all current and new employees of non-law enforcement enti- 13 ties regarding the policies and procedures established pursuant to this 14 paragraph, along with recommendations for periodic retraining of such 15 employees. 16 § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399- 17 zzzzzz to read as follows: 18 § 399-zzzzzz. Disclosure of the minimum standards policy for automatic 19 license plate readers by non-law enforcement entities. All non-law 20 enforcement agencies using automatic license plate reader systems shall 21 conspicuously post the minimum standards for the use of automatic 22 license plate reader systems policy, promulgated pursuant to subpara- 23 graph seventeen of paragraph (a) of subdivision three of section nine- 24 ty-four-a of the executive law, on its website, or if such non-law 25 enforcement entity does not maintain a website, in its main office. 26 Such policy shall be made available to the public upon request. For 27 purposes of this section, "automatic license plate reader system" shall 28 mean a system of one or more mobile or fixed high-speed cameras used in 29 combination with computer algorithms to convert images of license 30 plates into computer-readable data. 31 § 3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a 32 law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any 33 rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its 34 effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such 35 effective date.