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IN HB1261
Bill
Status
1/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
Edmond Soliday
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AI Summary
HB 1261 - Automated Traffic Enforcement
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Authorizes counties, cities, and towns to adopt ordinances regulating automated traffic enforcement safety devices (cameras) to detect speed violations in school zones, highway work zones, and on state highways with schools.
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Establishes civil penalties of up to $250 for school zone violations and $300-$500 for work zone violations, with revenue first covering device costs, then distributed to trauma care hospital fund (20-30%), law enforcement education programs (10%), motor vehicle highway account (20%), and local government (40%).
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Prohibits violations from being reported on driving records, used to determine insurance rates, or assessed as points by the bureau of motor vehicles.
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Requires the bureau to suspend vehicle registration and deny title transfers for unpaid violations; specifies violation notices must include recorded images, violation details, and procedures for contesting citations.
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Creates defenses allowing vehicle owners to identify actual drivers or renters and protects rental car and dealership companies from liability if another person operates the vehicle.
Legislative Description
Automated traffic enforcement. Authorizes a county, city, or town to adopt and enforce an ordinance (ordinance) that regulates the placement and use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices (devices) to detect certain traffic offenses (offenses). Authorizes the department of transportation and the Indiana finance authority to use devices and to adopt rules concerning devices to enforce the collection of judgments for violations of highway work zone speed limits. Provides for civil penalties for offenses and violations. Specifies that the civil penalty must be applied first to defray the cost of the installation, operation, and maintenance of the devices, and specifies
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation
1/10/2017