Bill Text: IA HF334 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act concerning the use of automated traffic enforcement systems on primary roads.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-23 - Subcommittee reassigned, Byrnes, Kaufmann, and Wolfe. H.J. 106. [HF334 Detail]
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BY
ROGERS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
the
use
of
automated
traffic
enforcement
1
systems
on
primary
roads.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
95.
“Automated
traffic
enforcement
system”
3
means
a
system
that
operates
in
conjunction
with
an
official
4
traffic-control
signal,
as
described
in
section
321.257,
5
to
photographically
record
a
vehicle
being
driven
into
an
6
intersection
in
violation
of
the
official
traffic-control
7
signal,
and
is
designed
to
obtain
a
photograph
of
a
vehicle’s
8
license
plate.
“Automated
traffic
enforcement
system”
9
also
means
a
system
that
operates
in
conjunction
with
a
10
speed-measuring
device
to
photographically
record
a
vehicle
11
being
driven
at
a
prohibited
rate
of
speed,
and
is
designed
to
12
obtain
a
photograph
of
the
vehicle’s
license
plate.
13
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
321.240
Automated
enforcement
on
14
primary
roads.
15
1.
Definitions.
As
used
in
this
section:
16
a.
“Automated
enforcement”
refers
to
the
use
of
automated
17
traffic
enforcement
systems
for
enforcement
of
laws
regulating
18
vehicular
traffic.
19
b.
“High-crash
location”
means
a
location
with
a
greater
20
than
average
frequency
or
higher
than
average
rate
of
motor
21
vehicle
collisions,
as
identified
using
traffic
safety
data.
22
c.
“High-risk
location”
means
a
location
where
the
safety
of
23
law
enforcement
officers
or
other
persons
would
be
at
a
greater
24
risk
if
conventional
traffic
enforcement
methods
were
used
25
instead
of
automated
enforcement,
as
identified
using
traffic
26
safety
data.
27
2.
Mobile
systems
prohibited.
On
or
after
July
1,
2013,
a
28
local
authority
shall
not
locate
or
operate
a
mobile
automated
29
traffic
enforcement
system
on
a
primary
road.
30
3.
Permit
——
justification
reports.
On
or
after
July
31
1,
2013,
a
local
authority
shall
obtain
a
permit
from
the
32
department
before
installing
a
stationary
automated
traffic
33
enforcement
system
on
a
road
in
the
primary
road
system,
34
including
a
municipal
extension
of
a
primary
road.
The
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application
for
a
permit
shall
be
made
to
the
district
engineer
1
of
the
department
for
the
district
in
which
the
local
authority
2
is
located
in
a
manner
determined
by
the
department.
The
3
application
shall
include
a
justification
report
providing
4
information
relating
to
the
proposed
location
for
the
5
installation
of
an
automated
traffic
enforcement
system
and
6
supporting
evidence
of
the
need
for
automated
enforcement
at
7
the
identified
location.
8
a.
To
qualify
for
a
permit
for
the
use
of
automated
9
enforcement
on
a
primary
road,
an
identified
location
must
be
a
10
high-crash
location
or
a
high-risk
location
that
is
one
or
more
11
of
the
following:
12
(1)
An
area
where
conventional
enforcement
is
unsafe,
13
ineffective,
or
unable
to
adequately
address
traffic
safety
14
needs.
15
(2)
An
area
or
intersection
with
a
significant
history
of
16
accidents
which
can
be
attributed
to
traffic-control
signal
17
violations
or
speeding.
18
(3)
An
intersection
with
a
significant
history
of
19
traffic-control
signal
violations.
20
(4)
A
school
zone.
21
(5)
A
road
work
zone.
22
(6)
A
location
where
operational
issues
create
significant
23
problems
and
automated
enforcement
can
help
manage
a
more
24
orderly
flow
of
traffic.
25
b.
A
justification
report
shall
contain
supporting
data
26
used
to
identify
the
primary
causes
of
traffic
problems
at
a
27
location
and
potential
countermeasures.
Supporting
data
shall
28
include
but
not
be
limited
to
documentation
of
all
of
the
29
following,
as
applicable:
30
(1)
Existing
traffic
speeds.
31
(2)
Posted
speed
limits
near
the
location.
32
(3)
Locations
of
speed
limit
signs.
33
(4)
Traffic
volume.
34
(5)
Intersection
geometry.
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(6)
The
number
and
type
of
motor
vehicle
violations
1
occurring
at
the
location.
2
(7)
Accident
history
for
the
location.
3
(8)
Law
enforcement
measures
already
taken
to
address
4
problems
at
the
location.
5
(9)
Public
education
efforts
undertaken.
6
c.
A
justification
report
shall
document
what
engineering
7
and
enforcement
solutions
have
been
implemented
and
why
8
additional
countermeasures
should
not
be
considered
or
would
9
not
be
effective.
The
department
shall
not
issue
a
permit
10
for
the
use
of
automated
enforcement
at
a
location
unless
11
the
department
is
satisfied
that
appropriate
engineering
and
12
enforcement
solutions
have
been
explored
and
implemented.
13
d.
A
justification
report
shall
document
any
discussions
the
14
local
authority
has
had
and
any
actions
taken
with
partnering
15
agencies
that
have
resources
to
aid
in
the
reduction
of
16
accidents
at
the
identified
location.
17
e.
A
justification
report
shall
include
certification
from
18
the
local
authority
that
the
existing
speed
limits
and
the
19
timing
of
traffic-control
signals
are
appropriate
and
were
20
established
according
to
accepted
standards.
21
4.
Requirements
for
use
of
automated
enforcement
on
primary
22
roads.
23
a.
A
local
authority
that
uses
automated
enforcement
on
a
24
primary
road
shall
employ
all
of
the
following
communication
25
strategies:
26
(1)
Publish
information
identifying
the
location
of
each
27
automated
traffic
enforcement
system
used
on
a
primary
road
by
28
the
local
authority.
The
information
shall
be
published
on
a
29
public
internet
site
sponsored
by
the
local
authority,
and
the
30
local
authority
shall
communicate
the
location
of
the
internet
31
site
to
the
public
and
the
local
news
media.
32
(2)
The
local
authority
shall
provide
at
least
three
weeks’
33
notice
to
the
public
of
a
new
location
on
a
primary
road
where
34
an
automated
traffic
enforcement
system
will
be
installed
prior
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to
installation.
Such
notice
shall
be
provided
on
the
local
1
authority’s
internet
site
and
by
publication
once
each
week
2
for
three
successive
weeks
in
an
official
newspaper
of
the
3
county
in
which
the
automated
traffic
enforcement
system
will
4
be
located.
5
(3)
Only
warning
citations
shall
be
issued
for
violations
6
detected
by
an
automated
traffic
enforcement
system
on
a
7
primary
road
during
the
thirty-day
period
immediately
after
the
8
automated
traffic
enforcement
system
becomes
operational.
9
b.
A
local
authority
using
automated
enforcement
shall
10
provide
the
following
signage,
which
shall
be
in
accordance
11
with
the
current
manual
on
uniform
traffic-control
devices
12
adopted
by
the
department:
13
(1)
Permanent
signs
shall
be
posted
on
all
primary
roads
14
entering
a
municipality
that
uses
automated
enforcement
on
a
15
primary
road.
16
(2)
Signs
shall
be
posted
in
advance
of
each
location
on
a
17
primary
road
where
an
automated
traffic
enforcement
system
is
18
in
use.
19
5.
Annual
evaluation.
A
local
authority
that
uses
automated
20
enforcement
on
primary
roads
shall
annually
evaluate
the
21
effectiveness
of
the
automated
traffic
enforcement
systems.
22
The
local
authority
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
department’s
23
office
of
traffic
and
safety
on
or
before
April
15
each
year
24
following
a
full
calendar
year
of
automated
traffic
enforcement
25
system
operation.
The
report
shall
be
based
on
performance
26
for
the
previous
calendar
year,
and
shall
include
but
not
be
27
limited
to
the
following:
28
a.
Information
addressing
the
impact
of
automated
29
enforcement
on
reducing
vehicle
speed
or
the
number
of
30
traffic-control
signal
violations
at
sites
on
primary
roads
31
monitored
by
automated
traffic
enforcement
systems.
32
b.
The
number
and
types
of
collisions
at
sites
on
primary
33
roads
monitored
by
automated
traffic
enforcement
systems,
34
including
comparison
data
for
previous
years.
For
automated
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enforcement
at
intersections,
only
the
monitored
approaches
are
1
required
to
be
included
in
the
evaluation.
2
c.
The
total
number
of
citations
issued,
fines
assessed,
3
fines
collected,
costs
incurred
by
the
local
authority
to
4
operate
and
manage
the
automated
traffic
enforcement
systems,
5
and
any
fees
paid
to
vendors.
6
6.
Continued
monitoring
by
department.
The
department
shall
7
use
information
collected
from
annual
reports
submitted
by
8
local
authorities
to
evaluate
the
continued
need
for
automated
9
enforcement
at
each
location
identified
in
the
reports.
The
10
department
may
require
removal
or
modification
of
an
automated
11
traffic
enforcement
system
at
any
location
on
a
primary
road
12
if
the
department
determines
that
continued
use
of
automated
13
enforcement
at
the
location
is
no
longer
justified
or
that
a
14
local
authority
is
not
providing
proper
administration
of
the
15
system.
16
7.
Administrative
rules.
The
department
may
adopt
rules
as
17
necessary
to
implement
this
section.
18
EXPLANATION
19
This
bill
provides
for
the
regulation
of
the
use
of
automated
20
traffic
enforcement
systems
on
primary
roads.
21
The
bill
defines
“automated
enforcement”
as
the
use
of
22
automated
traffic
enforcement
systems
for
enforcement
of
laws
23
regulating
vehicular
traffic.
“Automated
traffic
enforcement
24
system”
is
defined
as
a
system
that
operates
in
conjunction
25
with
an
official
traffic-control
signal
or
speed-measuring
26
device
to
photographically
record
a
vehicle
being
driven
into
27
an
intersection
in
violation
of
the
official
traffic-control
28
signal
or
being
driven
at
a
prohibited
rate
of
speed,
and
is
29
designed
to
obtain
a
photograph
of
the
vehicle’s
license
plate.
30
The
bill
prohibits
local
authorities
from
locating
or
31
operating
mobile
automated
traffic
enforcement
systems
on
32
primary
roads
on
or
after
July
1,
2013.
33
The
bill
requires
a
local
authority
to
obtain
a
permit
from
34
the
department
of
transportation
prior
to
installing
a
new
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stationary
automated
traffic
enforcement
system
on
a
primary
1
road
on
or
after
July
1,
2013.
The
application
shall
be
made
2
to
the
department’s
district
engineer,
and
shall
include
a
3
justification
report
relating
to
the
proposed
location
of
the
4
new
system
and
supporting
evidence
of
the
need
for
automated
5
enforcement
at
the
proposed
location.
The
bill
specifies
6
that
permits
will
only
be
issued
for
high-crash
or
high-risk
7
locations,
as
defined
in
the
bill.
In
addition,
a
qualifying
8
location
must
be
an
area
where
conventional
enforcement
is
9
unsafe,
ineffective,
or
unable
to
address
traffic
safety
10
needs;
an
area
with
a
significant
history
of
accidents
11
attributable
to
traffic-control
signal
violations
or
speeding;
12
an
intersection
with
a
significant
history
of
traffic-control
13
signal
violations;
a
school
zone;
a
road
work
zone;
or
a
14
location
where
operational
issues
create
significant
problems
15
and
automated
enforcement
can
help
manage
a
more
orderly
flow
16
of
traffic.
17
A
justification
report
must
also
contain
documentation
of
18
existing
traffic
speeds
and
traffic
volume,
posted
speed
limits
19
and
locations
of
signs,
intersection
geometry,
number
and
type
20
of
motor
vehicle
violations
occurring
at
the
location,
accident
21
history
for
the
location,
law
enforcement
measures
taken
to
22
address
problems
at
the
location,
and
public
education
efforts
23
undertaken.
24
The
bill
provides
that
the
department
shall
not
issue
a
25
permit
for
automated
enforcement
at
a
location
on
a
primary
26
road
unless
the
department
is
satisfied
that
appropriate
27
engineering
and
enforcement
solutions
have
been
explored
and
28
implemented
at
the
proposed
location.
The
local
authority
29
filing
a
justification
report
shall
certify
that
the
existing
30
speed
limits
and
the
timing
of
traffic-control
signals
are
31
appropriate
and
established
according
to
accepted
standards.
32
The
bill
contains
requirements
for
the
use
of
automated
33
traffic
enforcement
systems
located
on
primary
roads
by
34
local
authorities.
The
requirements
apply
to
the
ongoing
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use
of
existing
systems
as
well
as
to
new
systems
installed
1
pursuant
to
a
permit.
A
local
authority
is
required
to
2
publish
information
identifying
the
location
of
each
automated
3
traffic
enforcement
system
used
on
a
primary
road
by
the
local
4
authority
on
an
internet
site
sponsored
by
the
local
authority;
5
publish
advance
notice
of
each
new
primary
road
location
where
6
an
automated
traffic
enforcement
system
will
be
installed;
and
7
issue
only
warning
citations
for
violations
detected
during
the
8
first
30
days
of
operation
of
a
new
system
on
a
primary
road.
9
The
bill
requires
a
local
authority
to
provide
permanent
10
signs
on
all
primary
roads
entering
a
municipality
that
uses
11
automated
enforcement
on
a
primary
road
and
signs
posted
in
12
advance
of
each
location
on
a
primary
road
where
a
fixed
13
automated
traffic
enforcement
system
is
in
use.
The
signage
14
must
be
in
accordance
with
the
current
manual
on
uniform
15
traffic
control
devices
adopted
by
the
department
by
rule.
16
The
bill
requires
local
authorities
to
annually
evaluate
17
the
effectiveness
of
automated
traffic
enforcement
systems
18
used
on
primary
roads
and
submit
an
annual
performance
report
19
to
the
department.
The
department
shall
use
information
from
20
the
reports
to
evaluate
the
continued
need
for
automated
21
enforcement
at
locations
identified
in
the
reports.
The
22
department
may
require
the
removal
or
modification
of
an
23
automated
enforcement
system
at
any
location
on
a
primary
road
24
if
the
department
determines
that
continued
use
of
automated
25
enforcement
at
the
location
is
no
longer
justified
or
that
a
26
local
authority
is
not
providing
proper
administration
of
the
27
system.
28
The
department
may
adopt
rules
to
implement
the
provisions
29
of
the
bill.
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