General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 706
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2108
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Introduced by:
SEN. FONFARA, 1st Dist. REP. ROBLES, 6th Dist. REP. ROLDAN, 4th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 706
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 2108
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Introduced by:
SEN. FONFARA, 1st Dist.
REP. ROBLES, 6th Dist.
REP. ROLDAN, 4th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL INTERSECTION SAFETY SYSTEMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to allow a municipality to adopt and enforce an ordinance that regulates the placement and use of intersection safety systems within the municipal boundaries; provide for a civil penalty for a violation of an ordinance and allow a portion of the civil penalty to be applied to defray the cost of the installation, operation and maintenance of the intersection safety system and that the remaining funds be distributed: (1) With seventy per cent to be deposited with the municipality in which the intersection safety system is located; and (2) with thirty per cent to be deposited in the state General Fund; and to prohibit the: (A) reporting of a violation of an ordinance on a driving record; (B) use of a violation of an ordinance to determine rates for motor vehicle insurance; and (C) assessment of points under the point system by the bureau of motor vehicles for a violation of an ordinance.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow a municipality to operate intersection safety camera systems.