SB 1209: Photo speed monitoring devices; private vendors compensated for calibration, civil penalty.

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Photo speed monitoring devices; private vendors; calibration; civil penalty. Reduces from 12 months to six months the validity of a calibration or testing of a photo speed monitoring device and requires any state or local law-enforcement agency that places and operates such a device to conduct an additional daily test of the accuracy of the device. The bill also requires any such law-enforcement agency to include in its annual report of certain information to the Department of State Police the operating costs of the use of such device. The bill requires any private vendor that has entered into an agreement with a law-enforcement agency to provide a photo speed monitoring device and is also compensated for the calibration of such device to calibrate such device in the same manner and to the same specifications as all other devices determining speed, to the extent that such devices utilize the same method of speed detection as such photo speed monitoring device, used by such law-enforcement agency. The bill also (i) requires such a private vendor to provide, within 10 days of a request by a person receiving a summons by mail for a vehicle speed violation recorded by a photo speed monitoring device provided by such private vendor, for proof of calibration for such photo speed monitoring device; (ii) requires such a summons to provide notice of such right to request such proof of calibration; and (iii) imposes a civil penalty on any private vendor who fails to provides such proof of calibration within such time.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. February 18, 2025Left in Courts of Justice
2. February 13, 2025Referred from Transportation and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
3. February 13, 2025Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1209)
4. February 12, 2025Subcommittee recommends referring to Courts of Justice(Voice Vote)
5. February 7, 2025Assigned Trans sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)
6. February 7, 2025Referred to Committee on Transportation
7. February 7, 2025Read first time
8. February 7, 2025Placed on Calendar
9. February 4, 2025Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
10. February 4, 2025Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
11. February 4, 2025Rules suspended
12. February 4, 2025Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

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