Senate Study Bill 1019 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON KAPUCIAN) A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting the use of automated traffic law enforcement 1 systems by the department of transportation and regulating 2 the use of other automated traffic law enforcement systems. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1921XC (1) 87 ns/nh

S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 321.1, Code 2017, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 06B. “Automated traffic law enforcement 3 system” means a device that is used for the enforcement of laws 4 regulating vehicular traffic and that is equipped with one or 5 more sensors working in conjunction with one of the following: 6 a. An official traffic-control signal, to produce recorded 7 images of motor vehicles entering an intersection against a red 8 signal light. 9 b. A speed measuring device, to produce recorded images of 10 motor vehicles traveling at a prohibited rate of speed. 11 c. A railroad grade crossing signal light, as described 12 in section 321.342, to produce recorded images of vehicles 13 violating the signal light. 14 d. Any official traffic-control device, if failure to comply 15 with the official traffic-control device constitutes a moving 16 violation under this chapter. 17 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 321.492C Automated traffic law 18 enforcement systems. 19 1. The department shall not place, cause to be placed, 20 operate, maintain, or employ the use of any automated traffic 21 law enforcement system. 22 2. A local authority, or another entity on a local 23 authority’s behalf, shall not operate an automated traffic law 24 enforcement system without the approval of the department. 25 The department shall approve the operation of an automated 26 traffic law enforcement system only if the system is located in 27 a documented high-crash or high-risk location and there is a 28 demonstrated safety need for the system. The department shall 29 adopt rules to administer this subsection. 30 3. All moneys collected by a local authority from 31 citations issued as a result of the use of an automated 32 traffic law enforcement system, less the amount necessary 33 for the installation, operation, and maintenance of the 34 automated traffic law enforcement system, shall be deposited 35 -1- LSB 1921XC (1) 87 ns/nh 1/ 2

S.F. _____ in the account or accounts maintained by the local authority 1 for moneys appropriated to the local authority from the 2 secondary road fund or street construction fund of the cities, 3 as applicable. This subsection shall not apply to moneys 4 collected for court costs or other associated costs, the 5 criminal penalty surcharge required by section 911.1, or the 6 county enforcement surcharge required by section 911.4. 7 EXPLANATION 8 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 9 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 10 This bill prohibits the department of transportation (DOT) 11 from placing, causing to be placed, operating, maintaining, 12 or employing the use of any automated traffic law enforcement 13 system. 14 The bill prohibits a local authority, or another entity on a 15 local authority’s behalf, from operating an automated traffic 16 law enforcement system without the approval of the DOT. The 17 bill provides that the DOT shall approve the operation of an 18 automated traffic law enforcement system only if the system is 19 located in a documented high-crash or high-risk location and 20 there is a demonstrated safety need for the system. 21 The bill also requires all moneys collected by a local 22 authority from citations issued as a result of the use of 23 an automated traffic law enforcement system, less the amount 24 necessary for the installation, operation, and maintenance 25 of the system, to be deposited in the account or accounts 26 maintained by the local authority for moneys appropriated to 27 the local authority from the secondary road fund or street 28 construction fund of the cities, as applicable. This provision 29 does not apply to moneys collected for court costs or other 30 associated costs, the criminal penalty surcharge, or the county 31 enforcement surcharge. 32 -2- LSB 1921XC (1) 87 ns/nh 2/ 2