| | 2.__Ownership of vehicle; consent.__Consent to access data on | a motor vehicle data recorder is governed by this subsection. |
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| A.__If the motor vehicle is owned by one owner, then the | data may not be retrieved or used without the written | consent in the form of a release signed by that owner that | authorizes a person or entity to retrieve or use the data. |
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| B.__If a motor vehicle is owned by more than one person or | entity, then the data may not be retrieved or used without | written consent of all the owners in the form of a release | that authorizes a person or entity to retrieve or use the | data. |
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| A release to a person or entity under this subsection is limited | to permission for data collection and compilation only and does | not authorize the release of information that identifies the | owner of the vehicle. |
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| | 3.__Ownership of data in case of accident.__If a motor vehicle | equipped with a__motor vehicle data recorder is involved in an | accident in this State, the owner of the motor vehicle at the | time of the accident owns and retains exclusive ownership rights | to the data. |
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| | 4.__Lienholder or insurer ownership.__Ownership of the data | does not pass to a lienholder or to an insurer because the | lienholder or insurer succeeds in ownership to the vehicle as a | result of an accident. |
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| A.__The data may not be used by a lienholder or an insurer | for any reason without written consent as provided in | subsection 2 in the form of a release signed by the owner of | the motor vehicle at the time of the accident that | authorizes the lienholder or insurer to retrieve or use the | data. |
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| B.__A lienholder or insurer may not make payment or | settlement of an obligation or claim conditioned upon the | owner's consent to the retrieval or use of the data. |
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| | 5.__Data access without owner's consent. Notwithstanding | subsections 1, 2 and 3, the data from a motor vehicle data | recorder of a motor vehicle involved in an accident may be | accessed without the consent of the owner at the time of the | accident if: |
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| A.__A court of competent jurisdiction in this State orders | the production of the data; |
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