Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operation. Authorizes the governing body of any locality in Planning District 8 to provide by ordinance for the placement and operation of a photo speed monitoring device by a law-enforcement agency in a safety red zone, defined in the bill, for the purpose of recording vehicle speed violations in such safety red zone. The bill directs the Supreme Court of Virginia to develop a summons for vehicle speed violations captured by photo speed monitoring devices and requires summonses issued for such vehicle speed violations to be such summons. The bill makes various changes to the requirements for the use of photo speed monitoring devices, including the use of funds from collected civil penalties, signage, data retention and storage, photo speed monitoring device calibration, making certain information available to the public, requirements for private vendors, and reporting. The bill establishes civil penalties for violations of requirements and provides that, for any summons issued, failure to comply with the requirements for the operation of photo speed monitoring devices render such summons invalid and requires courts to dismiss such summons. The bill also limits the use of photo speed monitoring devices in highway work zones to when workers are present, as defined in the bill, and provides that a certificate sworn to or affirmed by a law-enforcement officer or a retired sworn law-enforcement officer is not prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein for a photo speed monitoring device placed in a highway work zone unless the operator of the photo speed monitoring device provides a sworn certification verifying that workers were present at the time of the vehicle speed violation. The bill directs the Commissioner of Highways to develop criteria for designating a highway segment as a high-risk pedestrian corridor for purposes of identifying safety red zones. The bill contains delayed effective dates for certain provisions.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 46.2-882.1
Transportation Substitute: 46.2-882.1
Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Substitute: 46.2-882.1
Engrossed: 46.2-882.1
Finance and Appropriations Substitute: 46.2-208, 46.2-882, 46.2-882.1
Conference Report Substitute: 46.2-882.1
Enrolled: 46.2-882.1