HB 2842 -- AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT

SPONSOR: Lovasco

This bill prohibits any county, city, town, village, municipality, State agency, or other political subdivision from enacting, adopting, or enforcing any law, ordinance, regulation, order, or other provision that authorizes the use of any automated traffic enforcement system, as defined in the bill, to establish evidence that a motor vehicle or its operator was not in compliance with traffic signals, traffic speeds, or other traffic laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations on any public street, road, or highway within this State, or to impose or collect any civil or criminal fine, fee, or penalty for the noncompliance with certain exceptions.

Any county, city, town, village, municipality, State agency, or other political subdivision that has an automated traffic enforcement system installation or maintenance contract with a company on August 28, 2024, must arrange to complete or terminate the contract by September 1, 2025, after which date the city, town, village, municipality, State agency, or other political subdivision will be subject to the prohibition.

This bill is the same as HCS HB 2705 (2022).

Statutes affected:
Introduced (5942H.01): 304.287