New York A 4447: Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Jamestown

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A04447 Summary:

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Add §1180-h, V & T L

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Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Jamestown in up to nine school speed zones.

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02/04/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4447

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MOLITOR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
 a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of James-
 town; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
 thereof

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 1180-h to read as follows:
 3 § 1180-h. Owner liability for failure of operator to comply with
 4 certain posted maximum speed limits; city of Jamestown. (a) Definitions.
 5 For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the follow-
 6 ing meanings:
 7 1. "hearing examiner" shall mean the adjudicator of an administrative
 8 tribunal established to adjudicate the liability of owners of vehicles
 9 captured by a speed camera system violating the speed limit in a school
 10 speed zone during a student activity period or a city court judge adju-
 11 dicating such liability.
 12 2. "image" shall mean photographs, microphotographs, videotape, or
 13 other recorded image produced by a speed camera system.
 14 3. "manual on uniform traffic control devices" or "MUTCD" shall mean
 15 the manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic control
 16 devices maintained by the commissioner of transportation pursuant to
 17 section sixteen hundred eighty of this chapter;
 18 4. "owner" shall have the meaning provided in article two-B of this
 19 chapter;
 20 5. "speed camera system" shall mean a vehicle sensor installed to work
 21 in conjunction with a speed measuring device which automatically produc-
 22 es two or more photographs, two or more microphotographs, a videotape or
 23 other recorded images of each vehicle at the time it is used or operated

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07932-01-5

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 1 in a school speed zone in violation of subdivision (b), (c), (d), (f) or
 2 (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this article in accordance with
 3 the provisions of this section;
 4 6. "school speed zone" shall mean a distance not to exceed one thou-
 5 sand three hundred twenty feet on a highway passing a school building,
 6 entrance or exit of a school abutting on the highway;
 7 7. "student activity period" shall mean (i) on school days during
 8 school hours and one hour before and one hour after the school day; and
 9 (ii) during periods of student activities at the school and up to thirty
 10 minutes immediately before and up to thirty minutes immediately after
 11 such student activities; and
 12 8. "the city" shall mean the city of Jamestown.
 13 (b) Speed camera demonstration program. 1. Notwithstanding any other
 14 provision of law, the city is hereby authorized to establish a demon-
 15 stration program imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle
 16 for failure of an operator thereof to comply with posted speed limits in
 17 a school zone within the city during student activity periods. Such
 18 demonstration program shall empower the city to install and operate
 19 speed camera systems within no more than nine school speed zones at any
 20 one time. In selecting a school speed zone in which to install and oper-
 21 ate a speed camera system, the city shall consider criteria including,
 22 but not limited to the speed data, crash history, and the roadway geom-
 23 etry applicable to such school speed zone.
 24 (c) Program requi