HB521
Photo speed monitoring devices; locality-designated highway segments, civil penalty.
Summary
As Introduced. Photo speed monitoring devices; locality-designated highway segments; civil penalty.
Authorizes any locality to authorize, by ordinance, its local law-enforcement agency to place and operate photo speed monitoring devices in certain locations named in the ordinance, provided that (i) the highway has a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or greater; (ii) the ordinance identifies the locality-designated speeding ... (More) offense to be enforced by the photo speed monitoring device; (iii) speeding, crash, or fatality data supports the need for stronger enforcement against speeding; and (iv) in counties and towns whose roads are subject to the control and jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation, the locality-designated highway segment is in the secondary state highway system or is designated as a Virginia byway. The bill directs the locality to also identify the speeding violations that may be enforced by photo speed monitoring device. Current law authorizes the use of photo speed monitoring devices in highway work zones and school crossing zones. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102481D
- 01/08/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/18/2024 - House: Assigned Transportation sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
- 02/02/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB20-Jones)
- 02/06/2024 - House: Incorporated by Transportation (HB20-Jones)
