VA SB150

Allows sworn or affirmed certificates from law-enforcement officers or retired sworn law-enforcement officers to serve as prima facie evidence of school bus stop-arm violations captured by video-monitoring systems

Defines "retired sworn law-enforcement officer" as any federal, state, or local officer who was empowered to conduct investigations and make arrests, retired honorably in good standing, and had up-to-date certification at retirement

Restricts certificate authority to law-enforcement officers only, even when private vendors contract with school divisions to operate video-monitoring systems

Requires that photographs, videotapes, or other recorded images from video-monitoring systems be available for inspection in any violation proceeding

Amends § 46.2-844 of the Code of Virginia regarding penalties for passing stopped school buses, which carry a $250 civil penalty