Restricts the use of automatic license plate reader information

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◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Liz Krueger says this is needed

Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are "high-speed, computer-cont- rolled camera systems" that are generally placed on street poles, streetlights, highway overpasses, mobile trailers, or police cars. ALPRs are designed to capture driver information, including the license plate number and the car they are driving, as well as the day, time; and location. Photographs.of the driver and passengers may also be taken. ALPRs capture all license plate numbers that come into view. 1 Once collected, ALPR infounation may be utilized by the police for investigations, as evidence, or for other law enforcement purposes. It is also common practice for law enforcement agencies to share ALPR information with other agencies, including out-of-statejurisdictions. Since the Dobbs decision, anti-abortion states have accelerated enacting egregious abortion bans, forcing individuals to travel out of state to obtain care. Many of these individuals are unable to afford the cost of a plane or train ticket and must drive to receive the medical care they need. The situation has become even more dire as states are introducing increasingly punitive civil and criminal penalties for abortion provid- ers, helpers, and patients. The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP) reported on the pervsiveness of automated license plate surveillance in July 2023, explaining how law enforcement can use ALPR data and other datasets to identify car owners, which means that "ALPR data can substantiate the accusation that a person is a healthcare traveler, their travel compan- ion or healthcare provider." 2 This legislation will help to protect abortion patients, abortion providers, and individuals who help abortion patients access care in New York by prohibiting ALPR users from selling, sharing, allowing access, or transferring ALPR information for purposes of investigating or enforcing a law that impedes the right to choose or access reproductive health care services or any lawful health care services.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.