SB356 Summary

• Authorizes the City of Montgomery to implement automated photographic speeding enforcement systems as a civil (non-criminal) violation with fines not exceeding $100 plus court costs.

• Restricts enforcement to school zones, road/highway construction zones, and residential neighborhoods, with mandatory 30-day public awareness campaign before implementation.

• Establishes procedures for mailed notice of violations within 30 days of the offense, with vehicle owners presumptively liable but able to contest in Montgomery Municipal Court within 15 days of notice.

• Requires preponderance of evidence standard for adjudication and allows appeals to Montgomery County Circuit Court for trial de novo; provides affirmative defenses including stolen vehicles, police officer direction, and emergency vehicles.

• Creates a private cause of action allowing persons who pay civil fines to recover against the actual vehicle operator, and amends Act 2009-740 (red light cameras) to align mailing notice procedures with this speeding enforcement act.