Senate File 220 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO SF 3) A BILL FOR 1 An Act prohibiting the use of automated or remote systems for 2 traffic law enforcement, requiring removal of existing 3 systems, and including effective date provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1140SV (3) 87 ns/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321.492C Use of automated or remote 1 2 systems for traffic law enforcement prohibited. 1 3 The state or a political subdivision of the state shall not 1 4 place or cause to be placed on or adjacent to a highway, or 1 5 maintain or employ the use of, any automated or remote system 1 6 for traffic law enforcement. For the purposes of this section, 1 7 "automated or remote system for traffic law enforcement" means a 1 8 camera or other optical device designed to work in conjunction 1 9 with an official traffic control signal or speed detection 1 10 equipment to identify motor vehicles operating in violation of 1 11 traffic laws, the use of which results in the issuance of civil 1 12 infractions sent through the mail or by electronic means. 1 13 Sec. 2. REMOVAL OF AUTOMATED OR REMOTE SYSTEMS FOR TRAFFIC 1 14 LAW ENFORCEMENT ==== VALIDITY OF PRIOR NOTICES AND CITATIONS. On 1 15 or before July 1, 2017, a local authority using an automated 1 16 or remote system for traffic law enforcement shall discontinue 1 17 using the system and remove the system equipment. Effective 1 18 July 1, 2017, all local ordinances authorizing the use of 1 19 automated or remote systems for traffic law enforcement are 1 20 void. However, any notice of violation mailed or any citation 1 21 issued pursuant to such an ordinance prior to July 1, 2017, 1 22 shall not be invalidated by the enactment of this Act and shall 1 23 be processed according to the provisions of the law under which 1 24 it was authorized. 1 25 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The section of this Act 1 26 relating to the removal of automated or remote systems for 1 27 traffic law enforcement and the validity of prior notices and 1 28 citations, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect 1 29 upon enactment. 1 30 EXPLANATION 1 31 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 32 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 33 This bill imposes a statewide prohibition on the placement 1 34 and use of automated or remote systems for traffic law 1 35 enforcement. The bill defines "automated or remote system for 2 1 traffic law enforcement" to mean a camera or other optical 2 2 device designed to work in conjunction with an official traffic 2 3 control signal or speed detection equipment to identify motor 2 4 vehicles operating in violation of traffic laws, the use of 2 5 which results in the issuance of civil infractions sent through 2 6 the mail or by electronic means. This provision of the bill 2 7 takes effect July 1, 2017. 2 8 Local authorities that are currently using automated or 2 9 remote systems for traffic law enforcement must discontinue 2 10 their use and remove related equipment on or before July 1, 2 11 2017. On that date, all local ordinances authorizing the use 2 12 of automated or remote systems for traffic law enforcement 2 13 are void. However, notices of violations mailed or citations 2 14 issued prior to July 1, 2017, are not invalidated by the bill 2 15 and remain enforceable. These provisions of the bill take 2 16 effect upon enactment. LSB 1140SV (3) 87 ns/nh