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Senate hearing considers bill to codify that showing electronic driver license is not consent to phone search
Summary
Senators heard testimony on Senate Bill 124, sponsored by Sen. Ken Bogner, which would codify a Supreme Court ruling that presenting an electronic driver’s license to a peace officer does not constitute consent to search a phone; proponents asked to expand the bill to explicitly cover electronic proof-of-insurance apps.
Senator Ken Bogner, sponsor of Senate Bill 124, told the Senate Energy Committee the bill would codify a recent Supreme Court ruling that displaying or providing an electronic driver’s license to a peace officer does not constitute consent to a search or seizure of the electronic device. "This bill... codifies [the Supreme Court] ruling that displaying or giving an electronic…
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