The proposed bill, General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6700, aims to amend current statutes to reduce state funding to municipalities that utilize automated traffic enforcement safety devices. Specifically, the bill stipulates that the reduction in funding will be equivalent to the costs incurred by municipalities for the use of these devices, which includes expenses related to processing and storing images, as well as processing and collecting fines. Additionally, the bill accounts for the potential revenue the state would have received if the motor vehicle violations detected by these devices were instead identified by law enforcement officers issuing citations.

The intent of this legislation is to discourage municipalities from relying on automated traffic enforcement systems by imposing financial penalties through reduced state funding. This approach seeks to promote traditional law enforcement methods for addressing motor vehicle violations rather than automated systems, which the bill suggests may be less favorable in terms of state funding allocation.