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IN HB1404
Bill
Status
1/14/2015
Primary Sponsor
Edmond Soliday
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AI Summary
HB 1404 Summary
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Allows the Indiana Department of Transportation, local authorities, the Indiana Finance Authority, school corporations, and nonpublic schools to enter into enforcement agreements using camera systems to detect work zone speed limit violations in critical work zones, toll evasion, and school bus arm signal violations.
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Prohibits these same entities from using automated traffic enforcement devices for any other traffic violations, restricting camera enforcement to only the three specified violation types.
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Establishes civil penalties for camera-enforced violations: $300 for first offense, $750 for one prior adjudication within five years, and $1,000 for two or more prior adjudications within five years.
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Requires enforcement agreements to include complaint procedures, hardware inspection schedules, and distribution of civil penalties with up to 25% going to the enforcing entity and remainder directed to the spinal cord and brain injury fund (for work zone violations) or school general fund (for school bus violations).
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Amends work zone definitions, renaming "highway work zone" to "work zone" and defining "critical work zone" as areas with offset paths, disturbed road surfaces, or machinery; removes requirement that workers be physically present for work zone speed limit enforcement.
Legislative Description
Traffic violations. Provides that certain governmental entities may enter into agreements to use photographically recorded images to enforce certain traffic violations, and prohibits certain governmental entities to use photographically recorded images to enforce any other traffic violation. Imposes civil penalties for certain traffic violations detected by photographically recorded images. Provides that an enforcement agreement must provide for distribution of civil penalties among the parties to the agreement, and to various funds. Amends the definition of "highway work zone" and renames the term as "work zone". Repeals the definition of "worksite". Defines "critical work zone" for purposes of enforcing work zone
Last Action
Third reading: call withdrawn
2/24/2015