FL H0553

Counties and municipalities cannot use automated traffic law enforcement systems to issue citations for vehicles stopping past stop lines or crosswalks if the vehicle comes to a complete stop and does not enter the intersection during a red signal, unless a pedestrian or bicyclist is present.

Regulation of automated traffic law enforcement systems for recording vehicle speeds is exclusively a state power, and compensation for such systems must be based on equipment value or services provided, not on citation volume or revenue generated.

Municipalities and counties must conduct statistical analysis to assess safety impact of each automated traffic law enforcement system after installation, covering periods before and after to provide valid comparison; if analysis shows increased accident rates within 36 months, additional studies and corrective actions are required.

Yellow light-change intervals must comply with Institute of Transportation Engineers Traffic Engineering Handbook standards and must be tested at least annually beginning in 2014; traffic infraction detectors monitoring non-compliant signals must be disabled until the signal achieves compliance.

Vehicle lessors are not liable for automated enforcement violations during lease periods, but enforcement authorities can request lessee information within 120 days and issue citations to the lessee, who then becomes liable.