Section 44-15-105 - Prohibition of facial recognition technology(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.Added by Laws 2023, Ch. 781,Sec. 5, eff. 6/29/2023, and applicable retroactively, within the meaning of 1-2-109, to contracts for third-party facial recognition services signed or renewed by the department of corrections, the department of justice, and the department of labor and industry as of January 1, 2022.