SPEEDERS BEWARE! Vehicle Laws – Speed Monitoring Systems

The 313 House Bill passed and if you get caught speeding you’ll be happy to know that speeding citations issued from automated enforcement systems may be treated as parking violations. They are not moving violations for the purpose of point assessment, nor will  be placed on your driving, and will not be considered in the provision of vehicle insurance.

Unless the driver receives a citation from a police officer at the time of the violation, a person who receives a citation by mail may pay the specified civil penalty to the issuing jurisdiction or elect to stand trial in District Court. A warning notice may be issued instead of a citation.

This Administration house bill 313 – Vehicle Laws – Speed Monitoring Systems – Statewide Authorization and Use in Highway Work Zones will extend authorization for use of speed monitoring systems statewide. Local law enforcement agencies or their agents or contractors may issue citations or warnings to vehicle owners for speeding at least 12 miles per hour above the posted speed limit on a highway in a residential district with a maximum posted speed limit of 45 miles per hour and in a school zone. The maximum fine for a speed monitoring system citation is $40.

In addition, the bill authorizes use of work zone speed control systems. State and local law enforcement agencies or their contractors are authorized to issue citations or warnings for speeding at least 12 miles per hour above the posted speed limit in highway work zones that are set up on expressways or controlled access highways where the speed limit is 45 miles per hour or greater. The maximum fine for a citation from a work zone speed control system is $40. Each local jurisdiction that enforces speed limits with automated enforcement under the bill must report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2013, on the effectiveness of speed monitoring systems in the jurisdiction.

To read the entire summary of House Bill 313 click here:

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