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SENATE BILL 338
R5 5lr1360
SB 1067/24 – JPR CF 5lr2872
By: Senators West, Hettleman, Salling, Sydnor, and Brooks
Introduced and read first time: January 16, 2025
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Baltimore County – Speed Monitoring Systems – Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 2
FOR the purpose of authorizing the State Highway Administration to place and use a 3
certain number of speed monitoring systems on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 in 4
Baltimore County subject to certain requirements; requiring that fines collected in 5
Baltimore County as a result of violations enforced by speed monitoring systems on 6
Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 be used to assist in covering the cost of roadway and 7
safety improvements on Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 in Baltimore County; 8
requiring the Department of State Police to mail a warning notice instead of a 9
citation for a violation recorded by a speed monitoring system on Interstate 695 or 10
Interstate 83 in Baltimore County during a certain time period; and generally 11
relating to speed monitoring systems in Baltimore County. 12
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 14
Section 7–302(e)(3) and 10–311(b) 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
BY adding to 18
Article – Transportation 19
Section 21–811 20
Annotated Code of Maryland 21
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 22
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 23
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 24
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 25
7–302. 26 2 SENATE BILL 338
(e) (3) (I) [Civil] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF 1
THIS PARAGRAPH , CIVIL penalties resulting from citations issued using a vehicle height 2
monitoring system, traffic control signal monitoring system, speed monitoring system, 3
work zone speed control system, stop sign monitoring system, school bus monitoring 4
camera, bus lane monitoring system, or a noise abatement monitoring system that are 5
collected by the District Court shall be collected in accordance with subsection (a) of this 6
section and distributed in accordance with § 12–118 of the Transportation Article. 7
(II) 1. THE FINES COLLECTED BY T HE DISTRICT COURT AS 8
A RESULT OF VIOLATIO NS ENFORCED BY SPEED MONITORING SYSTEMS O N 9
INTERSTATE 695 AND INTERSTATE 83 IN BALTIMORE COUNTY SHALL BE REMITTED 10
TO THE COMPTROLLER FOR DISTR IBUTION TO THE STATE HIGHWAY 11
ADMINISTRATION TO BE USED SOLELY TO ASSIST IN COVERING THE COST OF 12
ROADWAY AND SAFETY I MPROVEMENTS ON INTERSTATE 695 AND INTERSTATE 83 IN 13
BALTIMORE COUNTY. 14
2. FINES REMITTED TO THE STATE HIGHWAY 15
ADMINISTRATION UNDER SUBSUBPARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH ARE 16
SUPPLEMENTAL TO AND ARE NOT INTENDED TO TAKE THE PLACE OF FUNDING THAT 17
WOULD OTHERWISE BE A PPROPRIATED FOR USES DESCRIBED UNDER 18
SUBSUBPARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH . 19
10–311. 20
(b) A recorded image of a motor vehicle produced by a speed monitoring system 21
in accordance with § 21–809 [or], § 21–810, OR § 21–811 of the Transportation Article is 22
admissible in a proceeding concerning a civil citation issued under that section for a 23
violation of Title 21, Subtitle 8 of the Transportation Article without authentication. 24
Article – Transportation 25
21–811. 26
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 27
INDICATED. 28
(2) (I) “OWNER” MEANS THE REGISTERED OWNER OF A MOTOR 29
VEHICLE OR A LESSEE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE U NDER A LEASE OF 6 MONTHS OR 30
LONGER. 31
(II) “OWNER” DOES NOT INCLUDE : 32
1. A MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL OR LEASING COMPANY ; 33
OR 34 SENATE BILL 338 3
2. A HOLDER OF A SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE 1
ISSUED UNDER TITLE 13, SUBTITLE 9, PART III OF THIS ARTICLE. 2
(3) “RECORDED IMAGE ” MEANS AN IMAGE RECOR DED BY A SPEED 3
MONITORING SYSTEM : 4
(I) ON: 5
1. A PHOTOGRAPH ; 6
2. A MICROPHOTOGRAPH ; 7
3. AN ELECTRONIC IMAGE ; 8
4. VIDEOTAPE; OR 9
5. ANY OTHER MEDIUM ; AND 10
(II) SHOWING: 11
1. THE REAR OF A MOTOR V EHICLE; 12
2. AT LEAST TWO TIME –STAMPED IMAGES OF TH E 13
MOTOR VEHICLE THAT I NCLUDE THE SAME STAT IONARY OBJECT NEAR T HE MOTOR 14
VEHICLE; AND 15
3. ON AT LEAST ONE IMAGE OR PORTION OF TAPE , A 16
CLEAR AND LEGIBLE ID ENTIFICATION OF THE ENTIRE REGISTRAT ION PLATE 17
NUMBER OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE. 18
(4) “SPEED MONITORING SYST EM” MEANS A DEVICE HAVIN G ONE OR 19
MORE MOTOR VEHICLE S ENSORS CONNECTED TO A CAMERA SYSTEM CAPA BLE OF 20
PRODUCING RECORDED I MAGES OF MOTOR VEHIC LES. 21
(5) “SPEED MONITORIN G SYSTEM OPERATOR ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL 22
WHO HAS BEEN TRAINED AND CERTIFIED TO OPE RATE A SPEED MONITOR ING 23
SYSTEM AND WHO IS : 24
(I) A POLICE OFFICER OF TH E DEPARTMENT OF STATE 25
POLICE; 26
(II) A REPRESENTATIVE OF TH E DEPARTMENT OF STATE 27
POLICE; OR 28
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(III) A STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION CONTRA CTOR. 1
(B) (1) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE 2
STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION MAY PL ACE SPEED MONITORING SYSTEMS THAT 3
MEET THE REQUIREMENT S OF THIS SECTION TO RECORD THE IMAGES OF MOTOR 4
VEHICLES TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 695 IN BALTIMORE COUNTY. 5
(II) NOT MORE THAN FOUR SP EED MONITORING SYSTE MS IN 6
EACH DIRECTION MAY BE OPERATED ON A HIGHWAY SPECIFIED IN SUBPARAGRAPH 7
(I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH AT LOCATIONS IDENTIF IED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY 8
ADMINISTRATION , THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE, OR THE BALTIMORE COUNTY 9
POLICE DEPARTMENT AS BEING A T HIGH RISK FOR MOTO R VEHICLE CRASHES TH AT 10
RESULT IN SERIOUS BO DILY INJURY OR DEATH . 11
(2) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE 12
STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION MAY PL ACE SPEED MONITORING SYSTEMS THAT 13
MEET THE REQUIREMENT S OF THIS SECTION TO RECORD THE IMAGES OF MOTOR 14
VEHICLES TRAVELING O N INTERSTATE 83 IN BALTIMORE COUNTY. 15
(II) NOT MORE THAN THREE S PEED MONITORING SYST EMS IN 16
EACH DIRECTION MAY B E OPERATED ON A HIGHWAY SPECIFI ED IN SUBPARAGRAPH 17
(I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH AT LOCATIONS IDENTIFIED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY 18
ADMINISTRATION , THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE, OR THE BALTIMORE COUNTY 19
POLICE DEPARTMENT AS BEING A T HIGH RISK FOR MOTO R VEHICLE CRASHES TH AT 20
RESULT IN SERIOUS BO DILY INJURY OR DEATH . 21
(3) A SPEED MONITORING SYS TEM SPECIFIED IN PAR AGRAPH (1) OF 22
THIS SUBSECTION MAY BE USED ONLY: 23
(I) WHEN BEING OPERATED B Y A SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM 24
OPERATOR; AND 25
(II) 1. IF ALL SPEED LIMIT SI GNS APPROACHING AND 26
WITHIN THE SEGMENT O F HIGHWAY ON WHICH T HE SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM IS 27
LOCATED INCLUDE SIGN S THAT: 28
A. ARE IN ACCORDANCE WIT H THE MARYLAND MANUAL 29
ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC C ONTROL DEVICE S; AND 30
B. INDICATE THAT A SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM IS IN 31
USE; AND 32
2. IF THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION ENSURE S 33
THAT EACH SIGN THAT INDICATES THAT A SPE ED MONITORING SYSTEM IS IN USE IS 34 SENATE BILL 338 5
PROXIMATE TO A DEVIC E THAT DISPLAYS A RE AL–TIME POSTING OF T HE SPEED AT 1
WHICH A DRIVER IS TR AVELING. 2
(4) (I) A SPEED MONITORING SYS TEM OPERATED ON INTERSTATE 3
695 IN BALTIMORE COUNTY MAY BE USED ONLY TO RECORD THE IMAGES OF 4
VEHICLES THAT ARE TR AVELING AT SPEEDS AT LEAST 16 MILES PER HOUR ABOVE 5
THE POSTED SPEED LI MIT. 6
(II) A SPEED MONITORING SYS TEM OPERATED ON INTERSTATE 7
83 IN BALTIMORE COUNTY MAY BE USED ON LY TO RECORD THE IMA GES OF 8
VEHICLES THAT ARE TR AVELING AT SPEEDS AT LEAST 12 MILES PER HOUR ABOVE 9
THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. 10
(5) (I) A SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM OPERATOR SHAL L 11
COMPLETE TRAINING BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM 12
IN THE PROCEDURES FO R SETTING UP , TESTING, AND OPERATING THE SP EED 13
MONITORING SYSTEM . 14
(II) ON COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING, THE MANUFACTURER 15
SHALL ISSUE A SIGNED CERTIFICATE TO THE SP EED MONITORING SYSTE M 16
OPERATOR. 17
(III) THE CERTIFICATE OF TR AINING SHALL BE ADMI TTED AS 18
EVIDENCE IN ANY COUR T PROCEEDING FOR A V IOLATION OF THIS SEC TION. 19
(6) A SPEED MONITORING SYS TEM OPERATOR SHALL F ILL OUT AND 20
SIGN A DAILY SET–UP LOG FOR A SPEED MO NITORING SYSTEM THAT : 21
(I) STATES THE DATE AND T IME WHEN AND THE LOC ATION 22
WHERE THE SYSTEM WAS SET UP; 23
(II) STATES THAT THE SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM OP ERATOR 24
SUCCESSFULLY PERFORM ED, AND THE DEVICE PASSE D, THE 25
MANUFACTURER –SPECIFIED SELF –TESTS OF THE SPEED M ONITORING SYSTEM 26
BEFORE PRODUCING A R ECORDED IMAGE ; 27
(III) SHALL BE KEPT ON FILE ; AND 28
(IV) SHALL BE ADMITTED AS EVIDENCE IN ANY COUR T 29
PROCEEDING FOR A VIO LATION OF THIS SECTI ON. 30
(7) (I) A SPEED MONI TORING SYSTEM SHALL UNDERGO AN 31
ANNUAL CALIBRATION C HECK PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT CALIBRAT ION 32
LABORATORY . 33 6 SENATE BILL 338
(II) THE INDEPENDENT CALIB RATION LABORATORY SH ALL 1
ISSUE A SIGNED CERTI FICATE OF CALIBRATIO N AFTER THE ANNUAL C ALIBRATION 2
CHECK THAT: 3
1. SHALL BE KEPT ON FILE; AND 4
2. SHALL BE ADMITTED AS EVIDENCE IN ANY COUR T 5
PROCEEDING FOR A VIO LATION OF THIS SECTI ON. 6
(8) THE PROCUREMENT OF A SPEED MONITORING SYS TEM UNDER 7
THIS SECTION SHALL B E CONDUCTED IN ACCOR DANCE WITH TITLE 13, SUBTITLE 1 8
OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 9
(C) (1) UNLESS THE DRIVER OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE RE CEIVED A 10
CITATION FROM A POLI CE OFFICER AT THE TI ME OF THE VIOLATION , THE OWNER 11
OR, IN ACCORDANCE WITH S UBSECTION (F)(4) OF THIS SECTION, THE DRIVER OF A 12
MOTOR VEHICLE IS SUBJECT T O A CIVIL PENALTY IF AN IMAGE OF THE MOTO R 13
VEHICLE IS RECORDED BY A SPEED MONITORIN G SYSTEM IN ACCORDAN CE WITH 14
SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION WHIL E BEING OPERATED IN VIOLATION OF THIS 15
SUBTITLE. 16
(2) A CIVIL PENALTY UNDER THIS SUBSECTI ON MAY NOT EXCEED $40. 17
(3) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE DISTRICT COURT SHALL: 18
(I) PRESCRIBE A UNIFORM C ITATION FORM CONSIST ENT WITH 19
SUBSECTION (D)(1) OF THIS SECTION AND § 7–302 OF THE COURTS ARTICLE; AND 20
(II) INDICATE ON THE CITAT ION THE AMOUNT OF THE CIVIL 21
PENALTY TO BE PAID B Y PERSONS WHO CHOOSE TO PREPAY THE CIVIL PENALTY 22
WITHOUT APPEARING IN DISTRICT COURT. 23
(D) (1) SUBJECT TO THE PROVIS IONS OF PARAGRAPHS (2) THROUGH (4) 24
OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE OR A CONTRACTOR OF 25
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE SHALL MAIL TO THE OWNER LIABLE UND ER 26
SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION A CI TATION THAT SHALL IN CLUDE: 27
(I) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE REGISTERED OW NER OF 28
THE VEHICLE; 29
(II) THE REGISTRATION NUMB ER OF THE MOT OR VEHICLE 30
INVOLVED IN THE VIOL ATION; 31
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(III) THE VIOLATION CHARGED ; 1
(IV) THE LOCATION WHERE TH E VIOLATION OCCURRED ; 2
(V) THE DATE AND TIME OF THE VIOLATION; 3
(VI) AT LEAST ONE RECORDED IMAGE OF THE VEHICLE WITH A 4
DATA BAR IMPRINTED O N EACH IMAGE THAT INCLUDES THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE 5
AND THE DATE AND TIM E THE IMAGE WAS RECO RDED; 6
(VII) THE AMOUNT OF THE CIV IL PENALTY IMPOSED A ND THE 7
DATE BY WHICH THE CI VIL PENALTY SHOULD B E PAID; 8
(VIII) A SIGNED STATEMENT BY A POLICE OFFICER EMP LOYED BY 9
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE OR A CONTRACTO R OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 10
STATE POLICE THAT, BASED ON INSPECTION OF RECORDED IMAGES , THE MOTOR 11
VEHICLE WAS BEING OP ERATED IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBTITLE; 12
(IX) A STATEMENT THAT RECOR DED IMAGES ARE EVIDE NCE OF 13
A VIOLATION OF THIS SUB TITLE; 14
(X) INFORMATION ADVISING THE PERSON ALLEGED T O BE 15
LIABLE UNDER THIS SE CTION OF THE MANNER AND TIME IN WHICH LI ABILITY AS 16
ALLEGED IN THE CITAT ION MAY BE CONTESTED IN THE DISTRICT COURT; AND 17
(XI) INFORMATION ADVISING THE PERSON ALLEGED TO BE 18
LIABLE UNDER THIS SE CTION THAT FAILURE T O PAY THE CIVIL PENA LTY OR TO 19
CONTEST LIABILITY IN A TIMELY MANNER : 20
1. IS AN ADMISSION OF LI ABILITY; 21
2. MAY RESULT IN THE REF USAL TO REGISTER THE 22
MOTOR VEHICLE ; AND 23
3. MAY RESULT IN THE SUSPENSION OF THE MOTOR 24
VEHICLE REGISTRATION . 25
(2) THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE SHALL MAIL A W ARNING 26
NOTICE INSTEAD OF A CITATION TO THE OWNE R LIABLE UNDER SUBSE CTION (C) OF 27
THIS SECTION DURING THE FIRST 90 DAYS THAT THE SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM 28
IS IN OPERATION. 29
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(3) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (F)(4) OF THIS SECTION , 1
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE MAY NOT MAIL A CITATION TO A PERSON WHO 2
IS NOT AN OWNER . 3
(4) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (F)(4) OF THIS SECTION, A 4
CITATION ISSUED UNDE R THIS SECTION SHALL B E MAILED NOT LATER T HAN 2 5
WEEKS AFTER THE ALLE GED VIOLATION IF THE VEHICLE IS REGISTERE D IN THE 6
STATE, AND NOT LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE ALLEG ED VIOLATION IF THE 7
VEHICLE IS REGISTERE D IN ANOTHER STATE . 8
(5) A PERSON WHO RECEIVES A CITATION UNDER PARAG RAPH (1) OF 9
THIS SUBSECTION MAY : 10
(I) PAY THE CIVIL PENALTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 11
INSTRUCTIONS ON THE CITATION; OR 12
(II) ELECT TO STAND TRIAL IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 13
ALLEGED VIOLATION . 14
(E) (1) A CERTIFICATE ALLEGING THAT THE VIOLATION OF THIS 15
SUBTITLE OCCURRED AN D THE REQUIREMENTS U NDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS 16
SECTION HAVE BEEN SA TISFIED, SWORN TO, OR AFFIRMED BY AN OF FICER OF THE 17
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE, BASED ON INSPECTION OF RECORDED IMAGES 18
PRODUCED BY A SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM, SHALL BE EVIDENCE OF THE FACTS 19
CONTAINED IN THE CER TIFICATE AND SHALL B E ADMISSIBLE IN A PR OCEEDING 20
ALLEGING A VIOLATION UNDER THIS SECTION W ITHOUT THE PRESENCE OR 21
TESTIMONY OF THE SPE ED MONITORING SYSTEM OPERATOR WHO PERFORM ED THE 22
REQUIREMENTS UN DER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION. 23
(2) IF A PERSON WHO RECEI VED A CITATION UNDER SUBSECTION (D) 24
OF THIS SECTION DESI RES A SPEED MONITORI NG SYSTEM OPERATOR T O BE 25
PRESENT AND TESTIFY AT TRIAL, THE PERSON SHALL NOT IFY THE COURT AND TH E 26
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE IN WRITING NOT LATER THAN 20 DAYS BEFORE 27
TRIAL. 28
(3) ADJUDICATION OF LIABI LITY SHALL BE BASED ON A 29
PREPONDERANCE OF EVI DENCE. 30
(F) (1) THE DISTRICT COURT MAY CONSIDER IN DEFENSE OF A 31
VIOLATION: 32
(I) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THAT 33
THE MOTOR VEHICLE OR THE REGISTRATION PLA TES OF THE MOTOR VEH ICLE WERE 34 SENATE BILL 338 9
STOLEN BEFORE THE VI OLATION OCCURRED AND WERE NOT UNDER THE C ONTROL 1
OR POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE OWNER AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATIO N; 2
(II) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION, 3
EVIDENCE THAT THE PE RSON NAMED IN THE CI TATION WAS NOT OPERA TING THE 4
VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATION ; AND 5
(III) ANY OTHER ISSUES AND EVIDENCE THAT THE DISTRICT 6
COURT DEEMS PERTINENT . 7
(2) TO DEMONSTRATE THAT T HE MOTOR VEHICLE OR THE 8
REGISTRATION PLATES WERE STOLEN BEFORE T HE VIOLATION OCCURRE D AND 9
WERE NOT UNDER THE C ONTROL OR POSSESSION OF THE OWNER AT THE TIME OF 10
THE VIOLATION , THE OWNER SHALL SUBM IT PROOF THAT A POLI CE REPORT 11
REGARDING THE STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLE OR REG ISTRATION PLATE S WAS FILED IN 12
A TIMELY MANNER . 13
(3) TO SATISFY THE EVIDEN TIARY BURDEN UNDER P ARAGRAPH 14
(1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE PERSON NAMED IN THE CITATION SHALL P ROVIDE 15
TO THE DISTRICT COURT A LETTER , SWORN TO OR AFFIRMED BY THE PERSON AND 16
MAILED BY CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUE STED, THAT: 17
(I) STATES THAT THE PERSO N NAMED IN THE CITAT ION WAS 18
NOT OPERATING THE VE HICLE AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATION; AND 19
(II) INCLUDES ANY OTHER CO RROBORATING EVIDENCE . 20
(4) (I) IF THE DISTRICT COURT FINDS THAT THE PERSON NAMED 21
IN THE CITATION WAS NOT OPERATING THE VE HICLE AT THE TIME OF THE 22
VIOLATION OR RECEIVE S EVIDENCE UNDER PAR AGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION 23
IDENTIFYING THE PERS ON DRIVING THE VEHIC LE AT THE TIME OF TH E VIOLATION, 24
THE CLERK OF THE COU RT MAY PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE 25
A COPY OF ANY EVIDEN CE SUBSTANTIATING WH O WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT 26
THE TIME OF THE VIOL ATION. 27
(II) ON RECEIPT OF SUBSTAN TIATING EVIDENCE FRO M THE 28
DISTRICT COURT UNDER SUBPARAGR APH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE 29
DEPARTMEN T OF STATE POLICE MAY ISSUE A CI TATION AS PROVIDED I N 30
SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION TO T HE PERSON WHO THE EV IDENCE INDICATES 31
WAS OPERATING THE VE HICLE AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATION. 32
(III) ANY CITATION ISSUED U NDER SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 33
PARAGRAPH SH ALL BE MAILED NOT LA TER THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE 34
EVIDENCE FROM THE DISTRICT COURT. 35 10 SENATE BILL 338
(G) IF A PERSON LIABLE UN DER THIS SECTION DOE S NOT PAY THE CIVIL 1
PENALTY OR CONTEST T HE VIOLATION, THE ADMINISTRATION MAY : 2
(1) REFUSE TO REGISTER OR REREGISTER THE REGISTRATION OF 3
THE MOTOR VEHICLE CI TED FOR THE VIOLATIO N; OR 4
(2) SUSPEND THE REGISTRAT ION OF THE MOTOR VEH ICLE CITED FOR 5
THE VIOLATION. 6
(H) A VIOLATION FOR WHICH A CIVIL PENALTY IS I MPOSED UNDER THIS 7
SECTION: 8
(1) IS NOT A MOVING VIOLA TION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSES SING 9
POINTS UNDER § 16–402 OF THIS ARTICLE; 10
(2) MAY NOT BE RECORDED B Y THE ADMINISTRATION ON THE 11
DRIVING RECORD OF TH E OWNER OR DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE; 12
(3) MAY BE TREATED AS A P ARKING VIOLATION FOR PURPOSES OF § 13
26–305 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND 14
(4) MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN THE PROVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLE 15
INSURANCE COVERAGE . 16
(I) IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE, THE 17
CHIEF JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT SHALL ADOPT PRO CEDURES FOR THE 18
ISSUANCE OF CITATION S, THE TRIAL OF CIVIL VIOLATIONS , AND THE COLLECTION 19
OF CIVIL PENALTIES U NDER THIS SECTION . 20
(J) (1) THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE OR A CONTRACTO R 21
DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE SHALL ADMINIST ER AND 22
PROCESS CIVIL CITATI ONS ISSUED UNDER THI S SECTION IN COORDINATION WITH 23
THE DISTRICT COURT. 24
(2) IF A CONTRACTOR PROVI DES, DEPLOYS, OR OPERATES A SPEED 25
MONITORING SYSTEM FO R THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE OR THE STATE 26
HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION , THE CONTRACTOR ’S FEE MAY NOT BE CON TINGENT ON 27
THE NUMBER OF CITATI ONS ISSUED OR PAID . 28
(K) THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE AND THE STATE HIGHWAY 29
ADMINISTRATION JOINTL Y SHALL ADOPT REGULA TIONS ESTABLISHING 30
STANDARDS AND PROCED URES FOR SPEED MONIT ORING SYSTEMS AUTHOR IZED 31
UNDER THIS SECTION . 32 SENATE BILL 338 11
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 1
1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and 1 month and, at the end of June 2
30, 2030, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 3
abrogated and of no further force and effect. 4