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Regular Session, 2011
SENATE BILL NO. 75
BY SENATOR MARTINY AND REPRESENTATIVE ARNOLD
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
SAFETY REGULATIONS. Restricts local governments from using electronic vehicle speed
enforcement systems. (gov sig)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 32:43, relative to traffic violations; to restrict local governing authorities of2
any parish or municipality use of any electronic vehicle speed enforcement system3
to enforce compliance with certain traffic laws; to regulate the imposition or4
collection of fees; and to provide for related matters. 5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 32:43 is hereby enacted to read as follows:7
ยง43. Electronic Vehicle Speed Enforcement System; prohibition8
A. Local municipal authorities or local parish authorities shall not adopt,9
enact, or enforce any ordinance authorizing the use of any electronic vehicle10
speed enforcement system to enforce compliance with traffic laws, ordinances,11
rules or regulations on any street, road, or highway within its jurisdiction.12
B. Local municipal authorities or local parish authorities shall not install13
or use or contract with a private vendor to install or use electronic vehicle speed14
enforcement systems to enforce traffic laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations on15
any public street, road, or highway within its jurisdiction.16
C. Effective January 1, 2012, local municipal authorities or local parish17 SB NO. 75
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authorities shall not impose or collect any civil or criminal fine, fee, or penalty1
as a result of an image produced by an electronic vehicle speed enforcement2
system on or after that date.3
D. For the purposes of this Section, the term "electronic vehicle speed4
enforcement system", means a camera or optical device installed to work in5
conjunction with radar speed detection equipment and designed to record6
images that depict the license plate or other identifying feature of a motor7
vehicle that is not operated in compliance with instruction of a traffic control8
signal or a posted traffic sign.9
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not10
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature11
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If12
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become13
effective on the day following such approval.14
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Ducharme.
DIGEST
Proposed law prohibits local municipal authorities or local parish authorities from using,
authorizing, or enforcing the use of, or installing electronic vehicle speed enforcement
systems to enforce traffic regulations.
Proposed law, effective January 1, 2012, prevents local municipal authorities or local parish
authorities from imposing or collecting any civil or criminal fine, fee, or penalty as a result
of an image produced by an electronic vehicle speed enforcement system.
Proposed law defines "electronic vehicle speed enforcement system" to mean a camera or
optical device installed to work in conjunction with radar speed detection equipment and
designed to record images that depict the license plate or other identifying feature of a motor
vehicle that is not operated in compliance with instruction of a traffic control signal or a
posted traffic sign.
Proposed law requires local municipal authorities or local parish authorities currently using
an electronic vehicle speed enforcement system to discontinue such use by Jan. 1, 2012.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 32:43)