Iowa SF 3: A bill for an act prohibiting the use of automated or remote traffic law enforcement systems, requiring removal of existing systems, and including effective date provisions. (see SF 220.)

Bill Text

Senate
File
3
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Introduced

SENATE
FILE
3

BY
ZAUN

A
BILL
FOR

An
Act
prohibiting
the
use
of
automated
or
remote
traffic
law
1

enforcement
systems,
requiring
removal
of
existing
systems,
2

and
including
effective
date
provisions.
3

BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.492B,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
1

as
follows:
2

321.492B
Use
of
unmanned
aerial
vehicle

automated
or
remote
3

systems
for
traffic
law
enforcement
prohibited.
4

The
state
or
a
political
subdivision
of
the
state
shall
not
5

use
an
unmanned
aerial
vehicle
place
or
cause
to
be
placed
on
6

or
adjacent
to
a
highway,
or
maintain
or
employ
the
use
of,
7

any
automated
or
remote
system
for
traffic
law
enforcement
8

including
but
not
limited
to
an
unmanned
aerial
vehicle
and
any

9

device
with
one
or
more
sensors
working
in
conjunction
with
a
10

traffic-control
signal
or
device,
signal
light,
speed
measuring

11

device,
or
parking
meter
device
.
12

Sec.
2.
REMOVAL
OF
AUTOMATED
OR
REMOTE
TRAFFIC
LAW
13

ENFORCEMENT
SYSTEMS
——
VALIDITY
OF
PRIOR
NOTICES
AND
14

CITATIONS.
On
or
before
July
1,
2017,
a
local
authority
using
15

an
automated
or
remote
traffic
law
enforcement
system
shall
16

discontinue
using
the
system
and
remove
the
system
equipment.
17

Effective
July
1,
2017,
all
local
ordinances
authorizing
the
18

use
of
automated
or
remote
traffic
law
enforcement
systems
are
19

void.
However,
any
notice
of
violation
mailed
or
any
citation
20

issued
pursuant
to
such
an
ordinance
prior
to
July
1,
2017,
21

shall
not
be
invalidated
by
the
enactment
of
this
Act
and
shall
22

be
processed
according
to
the
provisions
of
the
law
under
which
23

it
was
authorized.
24

Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
The
section
of
this
25

Act
relating
to
the
removal
of
automated
or
remote
traffic
26

law
enforcement
systems
and
the
validity
of
prior
notices
and
27

citations,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
28

upon
enactment.
29

EXPLANATION
30

The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31

the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32

This
bill
imposes
a
statewide
prohibition
on
the
placement
33

and
use
of
automated
or
remote
traffic
law
enforcement
systems
34

including
but
not
limited
to
unmanned
aerial
vehicles
and
any
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devices
with
one
or
more
sensors
working
in
conjunction
with
a
1

traffic-control
signal
or
device,
signal
light,
speed
measuring
2

device,
or
parking
meter
device.
This
provision
of
the
bill
3

takes
effect
July
1,
2017.
4

Local
authorities
that
are
currently
using
automated
or
5

remote
traffic
law
enforcement
systems
must
discontinue
their
6

use
and
remove
related
equipment
on
or
before
July
1,
2017.
7

On
that
date,
all
local
ordinances
authorizing
the
use
of
8

automated
or
remote
traffic
law
enforcement
systems
are
void.
9

However,
notices
of
violations
mailed
or
citations
issued
prior
10

to
July
1,
2017,
are
not
invalidated
by
the
bill
and
remain
11

enforceable.
These
provisions
of
the
bill
take
effect
upon
12

enactment.
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