Automated license plate recognition systems; prohibit use of in the state subject to certain exceptions.

An Act To Amend Section 17-25-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Use Of Automated Recording Equipment Or Automated License Plate Recognition Systems For The Purpose Of Enforcing Compliance With Traffic Signals, Traffic Speeds Or Other Traffic Laws, Rules Or Regulations, Including Motor Vehicle Liability Responsibility, On The Public Roadway Within This State; To Provide That Enforcement Of Traffic Laws Of The State Shall Only Be Effectuated By Sworn Law Enforcement Officers Acting Within The Scope Of His Or Her Employment With A Local Law Enforcement Agency; To Require Local Jurisdictions Using Automated Recording Equipment Or Automated License Plate Recognition Systems To Remove The Equipment Or System Before July 1, 2025; To Provide For An Exception To The Use Of Automated License Plate Recognition Systems By Local Law Enforcement Agencies, And The Conditions And Purpose For Which They May Be Used; To Permit County And Municipal Governing Authorities To Adopt, Enact Or Enforce Any Ordinance Authorizing The Use Of Mobile Automated License Plate Recognition Systems Mounted On A Law Enforcement Vehicle And Which Are Wholly Owned And Operated By The Law Enforcement Agency For Official Law Enforcement Purposes; To Provide That A Positive Match By An Automated License Plate Recognition System Alone Does Not Constitute Reasonable Suspicion, Which Amounts To Probable Cause, As Grounds For A Law Enforcement Officer To Stop A Vehicle; To Require Law Enforcement Agencies To Update The System Every 24 Hours If An Update Is Available Or As Soon As Practicable After An Update Becomes Available; To Define Certain Terms For Purposes Of Clarifying Any Ambiguities In Interpretation; And For Related Purposes.