Vote Smart's Synopsis:

A vote to pass a bill that authorizes a third party to capture images of car license plates and cross reference them with a police database to verify insurance status, effective January 1, 2018.

Highlights:

• Authorizes the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety to solicit proposals from a third party entity to implement an electronic automobile and commercial vehicle insurance confirmation system (Sec. 1).

• Requires the new system to capture an image of the license plate in two seconds or less and to non-invasively verify the insurance status and, when possible, the registration of a vehicle (Sec. 1).

• Requires all costs of the system, including but not limited to maintenance, development, alterations, and implementation, to be borne by the third party and not the state (Sec. 1).

• Requires all revenue generated by the implementation of the system to be shared equally by the state and the third party, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties (Sec. 1).

• Requires the system to provide secure postal notification, telephone- and internet-based help desks, and secure collection services for the state regarding citations issued (Sec. 1).

• Requires the system to provide secure dedicated electronic portals for authorized users (Sec. 1).

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