Provisions of Senate bill Posted: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:02 pm By: AP NASHVILLE (AP) — Key provisions in traffic camera compromise legislation: • A certified police officer must review evidence from traffic camera and issue citation. Current law only requires an “employee” of the law enforcement agency. • Contracts with camera enforcement companies cannot run longer than four years and all contracts must be reviewed by the state Comptroller’s Office with operations subject to audit. • An engineering study is required before putting up cameras. • New locations for traffic cameras must be approved by the local governing body. • In the case of red-light cameras, vehicles cannot be photographed and ticketed until at least a half-second of red-light display time has passed. Each intersection has to have a white line and a “stop here on red” sign. To be ticketed, a vehicle must have a rear tire pass the stop line. • Signs warning of the cameras must be posted at designated distances and in established sizes. Current law just requires a sign without specifics on size or distance. • Requires cities and counties to make locations of traffic cameras available on local government Web sites. A statewide list will be available on the state comptroller’s website. Published in The Messenger 4.21.10 |