By: Hall S.B. No. 91     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.  Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 411.0094 to read as follows:          Sec. 411.0094.  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 or a municipal parking   enforcement authority may use an automatic license plate reader.          (c)  Images and any related data produced from an automatic   license plate reader under Subsection (b) may be used only:                (1)  for a law enforcement purpose; or                (2)  by a municipal parking enforcement authority to   issue a citation at the time of an alleged violation of a vehicle   parking ordinance.          (d)  All images and data produced from an automatic license   plate reader under this section shall be destroyed not later than   the first anniversary of the date of collection unless the image or   data is evidence in a criminal investigation or prosecution.          (d-1)  A law enforcement agency may not enter into an   agreement to provide images or any related data produced from an   automatic license plate reader for a commercial purpose.          (e)  The department shall adopt rules as necessary to   implement this section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.