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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 896
BY REPRESENTATIVES DANAHAY AND WILLMOTT
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 32:43, relative to automated speed enforcement devices; to prohibit the2
installation and use of automated speed enforcement systems on state highways; to3
prohibit the imposition and collection of certain fines, fees, or penalties under certain4
circumstances; to provide for definitions; 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. Automated speed enforcement devices; prohibition8
A.(1) Local municipal authorities or local parish authorities shall not install9
or utilize automated speed enforcement devices to regulate traffic on interstate10
roadways within their corporate or territorial limits.11
(2) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to highway construction12
zones, where work is being performed by the Department of Transportation and13
Development or a private contractor under contract with the Department of14
Transportation and Development, where construction workers are present. However,15
the exemption provided by this Paragraph shall not apply to local municipal16
authorities and local parish authorities.17
B. For the purposes of this Section, the term "automated speed enforcement18
device" means an unmanned or handheld camera or optical device installed to work19
in conjunction with a traffic control signal or radar speed detection equipment, or20
both, and designed to collect photographic evidence of alleged traffic violations for21
the issuance of traffic citations by recording images that depict the license plate or22
other identifying feature of a motor vehicle not in compliance with instruction of a23
traffic control signal or posted traffic sign.24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 896
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C. Effective January 1, 2015, local municipal authorities or local parish1
authorities shall not impose or collect any civil or criminal fine, fee, or penalty as a2
result of an image produced by an automated speed enforcement device in violation3
of this Section.4
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not5
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature6
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If7
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become8
effective on the day following such approval.9
Section 3. Any local municipal authority or local parish authority using an10
automated speed enforcement device in violation of this Act shall discontinue such use by11
January 1, 2015.12
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: