HB 2556
An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to traffic-control devices, providing for automated road safety monitoring systems.
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Bill overview
This bill allows Pennsylvania municipalities to use automated road safety monitoring systems in school zones to issue enforceable traffic violations. These systems, which use cameras to capture images of violations, would be approved by the Department of Transportation. Drivers who violate traffic laws captured by the system could receive a warning or a fine of $40, and the registered owner of the vehicle would be liable. The bill includes provisions regarding notification of violations, data privacy, and how revenue generated from fines is to be used.
Key provisions
- Municipalities can authorize the use of automated road safety monitoring systems in school zones.
- Systems must be approved by the Department of Transportation.
- Registered vehicle owners are liable for fines issued by the system.
- First 30 days of operation allow for written warnings instead of fines.
- Enforceable violations cannot be part of a driver's record or considered a moving violation.
- Notifications include photographic evidence of the violation and vehicle information.
- A rebuttable presumption exists that the registered owner was driving at the time of the violation.
- Photographs taken by the system must be destroyed within 48 hours and cannot be used for surveillance purposes.
Who is affected
- Motor vehicle drivers
- Vehicle owners
- Pennsylvania municipalities
- School districts
- The Department of Transportation
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Benjamin Sanchez
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