(1) Except as provided in 44-15-106 and 44-15-108, a state or local government agency, law enforcement agency, public employee, or public official may not:
- (a) obtain, retain, possess, access, request, or use facial recognition technology or information derived from a search using facial recognition technology;
- (b) enter into an agreement with a third-party vendor for any purpose listed in subsection (1)(a); or
- (c) install or equip a continuous facial surveillance monitoring camera on public buildings or on public roads and highways of this state, except as provided in 46-5-117.
- (2) The motor vehicle division may not establish a digital driver's license program that utilizes facial recognition technology without the consent of the legislature.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 781, L. 2023.