City of Baltimore - File #: 20-0606

• File #: 20-0606
• Version: 0
• Name: Banning Face Surveillance Technology in Baltimore
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 9/21/2020
• In control: Public Safety Committee
• Final action: 12/7/2020
• Title: Banning Face Surveillance Technology in Baltimore For the purpose of prohibiting Baltimore City government from purchasing or obtaining certain face surveillance technology; prohibiting Baltimore City government from contracting or subcontracting with another for the purpose of face surveillance technology; prohibiting any person in Baltimore City from obtaining, retaining, accessing, or using certain face surveillance technology or any information obtained from certain face surveillance technology; providing for certain penalties; and defining certain terms.
• Sponsors: Kristerfer Burnett, Zeke Cohen, Mary Pat Clarke, Shannon Sneed, Ryan Dorsey, Mayor Brandon M. Scott, Sharon Green Middleton
• Indexes: Banning, Face Surveillance Technology

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/7/2020	0	City Council	Failed - End of Term
9/24/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Police Department
9/24/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Transportation
9/24/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice
9/24/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Mayor's Office of Information Technology
9/24/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
9/21/2020	0	City Council	Introduced
9/21/2020	0	City Council	Assigned
9/21/2020	0	Public Safety Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing

Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill

Introduced by: Councilmember Burnett

A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
title
Banning Face Surveillance Technology in Baltimore
For the purpose of prohibiting Baltimore City government from purchasing or obtaining certain face surveillance technology; prohibiting Baltimore City government from contracting or subcontracting with another for the purpose of face surveillance technology; prohibiting any person in Baltimore City from obtaining, retaining, accessing, or using certain face surveillance technology or any information obtained from certain face surveillance technology; providing for certain penalties; and defining certain terms.
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By adding
Article 5 - Finance, Property, and Procurement
Section(s) 41-4
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

By adding
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Section(s) 18-1 through 18-3, to be under the new subtitle,
“Subtitle 18. Face Surveillance”
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 5. Finance, Property, and Procurement

Subtitle 41. Prohibited Contracts

§ 41-4. Face surveillance technology.

(a) Definitions.

(1) In general.

In this section, the following terms have the meanings specified.

(2) Face surveillance.

“Face surveillance” means an automated or semi-automated process that assists in ...