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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="2-501" title_number="2" title_name="Law Enforcement Procedures; Arrest Process" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Facial Recognition Technology">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Facial recognition technology” means a computer program, a service, or any other technology that analyzes facial features and is used by or at the direction of a law enforcement agency for the identification, verification, or persistent tracking of individuals in still or video images for use in criminal investigations.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Facial recognition technology” does not include technology:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>used only for the analysis of facial features to grant or deny access to an electronic device; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>that uses an automated or semiautomated process only for the purpose of redacting a recording or an image for release or disclosure outside a law enforcement agency to protect the privacy of a subject depicted in the recording or image if the process does not generate or result in the retention of any biometric data or surveillance information.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Law enforcement agency” has the meaning stated in § 2–101 of the Public Safety Article.</text>
  </level>
</section>
