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§ 29-22-4 NMSA 1978

Automated license plate readers; reporting

Known as the Driver Privacy and Safety Act

The act spans §§ 29-22-1 to 29-22-5 (5 sections).

Laws 2026, ch. 20, § 4.

A. A law enforcement agency that uses an automated license plate reader system shall report to the department of public safety by April 1 of each year regarding the preceding calendar year. The report shall include:

(1) the total number of cameras owned or leased, categorized by mobile or stationary placement;

(2) a list of all state and federal databases with which the system data was compared;

(3) the total number of times the system was queried, including the purposes for the queries;

(4) a list of other law enforcement agencies granted access to the system data;

(5) the number of identified instances of unauthorized use or access to the system as determined by the respective agency's audit policy;

(6) the number of subpoenas, search warrants and third-party requests received for system data or audit trails, including whether data was provided;

(7) the number of requests for automated license plate reader information from out-of-state third parties; and

(8) a list of all out-of-state agencies that queried automated license plate reader data.

B. The department of public safety shall aggregate reporting data and make that data publicly available by July 1 of each year.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.