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Enact the 1984 No More Act

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Ohio H.B. 1011 (the "1984 No More Act"), introduced and not enacted, would enact new Revised Code sections 5507.01, 5507.02, and 5507.03 to restrict automated license plate recognition systems and mass surveillance technology. Section 5507.01 defines key terms, including "automated license plate recognition system," "captured surveillance data," and "mass surveillance technology" (cameras, sensors, biometric, facial and gait recognition). Section 5507.02 declares regulation of these systems a matter of statewide concern, bars political subdivisions from adopting conflicting measures, and requires the chapter to be liberally construed to protect the public from intrusive government surveillance. Section 5507.03 would bar private persons (division (A)) and government entities (division (B)) from knowingly accessing, collecting, using, selling, transferring, or sharing captured surveillance data. Exceptions in division (C) cover law enforcement use for AMBER, other missing or vulnerable person alerts, blue alerts, and escaped convict alerts, and to aid federal immigration and customs enforcement in locating people without legal presence. Exceptions also cover toll-collection cameras that meet specified conditions and traffic law photo-monitoring devices operated under Chapter 4511. Division (D) bars peace officers from accessing or using the data beyond their duties or the permitted purposes. Section 2 would repeal all three sections one year after the effective date, so the limits would last only one year. Section 3 names the act the 1984 No More Act.

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