HB19-1099 Summary

• Prohibits governmental entities from issuing traffic citations based on evidence from automated vehicle identification systems (including red light cameras) on any highway, road, or street.

• Allows automated vehicle identification systems only for toll assessment, high occupancy vehicle lane violations, and toll road/highway civil penalties, with evidence excluded from department records, credit reports, and insurance purposes.

• Defines "automated vehicle identification system" as a machine that automatically detects traffic violations and simultaneously records photographs of the vehicle, operator, or license plate.

• Repeals provisions allowing the Department of Public Safety to use automated systems to detect speeding in highway maintenance, repair, or construction zones.

• Removes related provisions from driver license suspension statutes that previously referenced automated vehicle identification system violations and eliminates points assessment for such violations.