Maryland 2025 Regular Session

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 520
8	8	R5 5lr2589
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10	10	By: Senator Charles
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
15	15
16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Motor Vehicles – Speed Monitoring Systems – Safety Corridors 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of authorizing the State Highway Administration to use speed monitoring 3
21	21	systems in areas determined to be of high risk to vulnerable road users and priority 4
22	22	corridors in the Administration’s Pedestrian Safety Action Plan; and generally 5
23	23	relating to the use of speed monitoring systems in safety corridors. 6
24	24
25	25	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
26	26	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 8
27	27	Section 4–401(13), 7–301(a)(1) and (f)(1), 7–302(e)(1), (2), and (3), and 10–311(b) and 9
28	28	(h) 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
31	31
32	32	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 13
33	33	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 14
34	34	Section 7–301(f)(2) 15
35	35	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
36	36	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
37	37
38	38	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 18
39	39	Article – General Provisions 19
40	40	Section 4–321 20
41	41	Annotated Code of Maryland 21
42	42	(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 22
43	43
44	44	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 23
45	45	Article – Insurance 24
46	46	Section 11–215(e) and 11–318(e) 25
47	47	Annotated Code of Maryland 26
48	48	(2017 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 27 2 SENATE BILL 520
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52	52	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 1
53	53	Article – Transportation 2
54	54	Section 12–118(c), 26–305(a), and 26–401 3
55	55	Annotated Code of Maryland 4
56	56	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 5
57	57
58	58	BY adding to 6
59	59	Article – Transportation 7
60	60	Section 12–118(f) and 21–810.1 8
61	61	Annotated Code of Maryland 9
62	62	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10
63	63
64	64	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
65	65	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12
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67	67	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 13
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69	69	4–401. 14
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71	71	Except as provided in § 4–402 of this subtitle, and subject to the venue provisions of 15
72	72	Title 6 of this article, the District Court has exclusive original civil jurisdiction in: 16
73	73
74	74	(13) A proceeding for a civil infraction under § 21–202.1, § 21–704.1, § 17
75	75	21–706.1, § 21–707.1, § 21–809, § 21–810, § 21–810.1, § 21–1134, § 22–612, or § 24–111.3 18
76	76	of the Transportation Article or § 10–112 of the Criminal Law Article; 19
77	77
78	78	7–301. 20
79	79
80	80	(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the 21
81	81	court costs in a traffic case, including parking and impounding cases, cases under § 22
82	82	21–202.1, § 21–809, § 21–810, § 21–810.1, § 21–1414, or § 24–111.3 of the Transportation 23
83	83	Article in which costs are imposed, and cases under § 10–112 of the Criminal Law Article 24
84	84	in which costs are imposed: 25
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86	86	(i) Are $22.50; and 26
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88	88	(ii) Shall also be applicable to those cases in which the defendant 27
89	89	elects to waive the defendant’s right to trial and pay the fine or penalty deposit established 28
90	90	by the Chief Judge of the District Court by administrative regulation. 29
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92	92	(f) (1) This subsection does not apply to a traffic case under § 21–202.1, § 30
93	93	21–809, § 21–810, § 21–810.1, or § 21–1414 of the Transportation Article or to a parking 31
94	94	or impounding case. 32
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96	96	(2) In a traffic case under subsection (a)(1) of this section the court shall 33
97	97	add a $7.50 surcharge to any fine imposed by the court. 34 SENATE BILL 520 3
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100	100
101	101	7–302. 1
102	102
103	103	(e) (1) (i) A citation issued pursuant to § 21–202.1, § 21–706.1, § 21–707.1, 2
104	104	§ 21–809, § 21–810, § 21–810.1, § 21–1134, § 22–612, or § 24–111.3 of the Transportation 3
105	105	Article shall provide that the person receiving the citation may elect to stand trial by 4
106	106	notifying the issuing agency of the person’s intention to stand trial at least 5 days prior to 5
107	107	the date of payment as set forth in the citation. 6
108	108
109	109	(ii) On receipt of the notice to stand trial, the agency shall forward 7
110	110	to the District Court having venue a copy of the citation and a copy of the notice from the 8
111	111	person who received the citation indicating the person’s intention to stand trial. 9
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113	113	(iii) On receipt thereof, the District Court shall schedule the case for 10
114	114	trial and notify the defendant of the trial date under procedures adopted by the Chief Judge 11
115	115	of the District Court. 12
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117	117	(2) (i) A citation issued as the result of a vehicle height monitoring 13
118	118	system, a traffic control signal monitoring system, a speed monitoring system, a work zone 14
119	119	speed control system or a stop sign monitoring system controlled by a political subdivision, 15
120	120	a school bus monitoring camera, a bus lane monitoring system, or a noise abatement 16
121	121	monitoring system shall provide that, in an uncontested case, the penalty shall be paid 17
122	122	directly to that political subdivision. 18
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124	124	(ii) A citation issued as the result of a traffic control signal 19
125	125	monitoring system [or], a work zone speed control system, OR A SAFETY CORRIDOR 20
126	126	SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM controlled by a State agency, or as a result of a vehicle 21
127	127	height monitoring system, a traffic control signal monitoring system, a speed monitoring 22
128	128	system, a stop sign monitoring system, a school bus monitoring camera, a bus lane 23
129	129	monitoring system, or a noise abatement monitoring system in a case contested in District 24
130	130	Court, shall provide that the penalty shall be paid directly to the District Court. 25
131	131
132	132	(3) Civil penalties resulting from citations issued using a vehicle height 26
133	133	monitoring system, traffic control signal monitoring system, speed monitoring system, 27
134	134	work zone speed control system, SAFETY CORRIDOR SPEE D MONITORING SYSTEM , stop 28
135	135	sign monitoring system, school bus monitoring camera, bus lane monitoring system, or a 29
136	136	noise abatement monitoring system that are collected by the District Court shall be 30
137	137	collected in accordance with subsection (a) of this section and distributed in accordance 31
138	138	with § 12–118 of the Transportation Article. 32
139	139
140	140	10–311. 33
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142	142	(b) A recorded image of a motor vehicle produced by a speed monitoring system 34
143	143	in accordance with § 21–809 [or], § 21–810, OR § 21–810.1 of the Transportation Article is 35
144	144	admissible in a proceeding concerning a civil citation issued under that section for a 36
145	145	violation of Title 21, Subtitle 8 of the Transportation Article without authentication. 37
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149	149	(h) In any other judicial proceeding, a recorded image produced by a vehicle 1
150	150	height monitoring system, traffic control signal monitoring system, speed monitoring 2
151	151	system, work zone speed control system, SAFETY CORRIDOR SPEED MON ITORING 3
152	152	SYSTEM, stop sign monitoring system, school bus monitoring camera, or bus lane 4
153	153	monitoring system or a recorded image and any relevant recorded audio produced by a noise 5
154	154	abatement monitoring system in conjunction with a noise measuring device is admissible 6
155	155	as otherwise provided by law. 7
156	156
157	157	Article – General Provisions 8
158	158
159	159	4–321. 9
160	160
161	161	(a) In this section, “recorded images” has the meaning stated in § 21–202.1, § 10
162	162	21–809, § 21–810, § 21–810.1, or § 24–111.3 of the Transportation Article. 11
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164	164	(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a custodian shall deny 12
165	165	inspection of recorded images produced by: 13
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167	167	(1) a traffic control signal monitoring system operated under § 21–202.1 of 14
168	168	the Transportation Article; 15
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170	170	(2) a speed monitoring system operated under § 21 –809 of the 16
171	171	Transportation Article; 17
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173	173	(3) a work zone speed control system operated under § 21–810 of the 18
174	174	Transportation Article; [or] 19
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176	176	(4) A SAFETY CORRIDOR SP EED MONITORING SYSTE M OPERATED 20
177	177	UNDER § 21–810.1 OF THE TRANSPORTAT ION ARTICLE; OR 21
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179	179	[(4)] (5) a vehicle height monitoring system operated under § 24–111.3 of 22
180	180	the Transportation Article. 23
181	181
182	182	(c) A custodian shall allow inspection of recorded images: 24
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184	184	(1) as required in § 21–202.1, § 21–809, § 21–810, § 21–810.1, or § 25
185	185	24–111.3 of the Transportation Article; 26
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187	187	(2) by any person issued a citation under § 21–202.1, § 21–809, § 21–810, § 27
188	188	21–810.1, or § 24–111.3 of the Transportation Article, or by an attorney of record for the 28
189	189	person; or 29
190	190
191	191	(3) by an employee or agent of an agency in an investigation or a proceeding 30
192	192	relating to the imposition of or indemnification from civil liability under § 21–202.1, § 31
193	193	21–809, § 21–810, § 21–810.1, or § 24–111.3 of the Transportation Article. 32
194	194	SENATE BILL 520 5
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196	196
197	197	Article – Insurance 1
198	198
199	199	11–215. 2
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201	201	(e) For purposes of reclassifying an insured in a classification that entails a 3
202	202	higher premium, an insurer under an automobile insurance policy may not consider a 4
203	203	probation before judgment disposition of a motor vehicle law offense, a civil penalty imposed 5
204	204	pursuant to § 21–202.1, § 21–809, § 21–810, § 21–810.1, or § 24–111.3 of the 6
205	205	Transportation Article, or a first offense of driving with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or 7
206	206	more under § 16–205.1 of the Transportation Article on record with the Motor Vehicle 8
207	207	Administration, as provided in § 16–117(b) of the Transportation Article. 9
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209	209	11–318. 10
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211	211	(e) For purposes of reclassifying an insured in a classification that entails a 11
212	212	higher premium, an insurer under an automobile insurance policy may not consider a 12
213	213	probation before judgment disposition of a motor vehicle law offense, a civil penalty imposed 13
214	214	pursuant to § 21–202.1, § 21–809, § 21–810, § 21–810.1, or § 24–111.3 of the 14
215	215	Transportation Article, or a first offense of driving with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or 15
216	216	more under § 16–205.1 of the Transportation Article on record with the Motor Vehicle 16
217	217	Administration, as provided in § 16–117(b) of the Transportation Article. 17
218	218
219	219	Article – Transportation 18
220	220
221	221	12–118. 19
222	222
223	223	(c) (1) Except as provided in [paragraph] PARAGRAPHS (2) AND (3) of this 20
224	224	subsection, notwithstanding any other law and in addition to any other exceptions provided 21
225	225	by law, all costs, fines, penalties, and forfeitures received by or paid to the District Court 22
226	226	under the Maryland Vehicle Law shall be collected and remitted as provided in the Courts 23
227	227	Article. 24
228	228
229	229	(2) The Comptroller shall distribute revenue from the civil fines collected 25
230	230	through use of a work zone speed control system controlled by a State agency under § 26
231	231	21–810 of this article to a special fund, to be used only as provided in subsection (e) of this 27
232	232	section. 28
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234	234	(3) THE COMPTROLLER SHALL DIS TRIBUTE REVENUE FROM THE 29
235	235	CIVIL FINES COLLECTE D THROUGH USE OF A S AFETY CORRIDOR SPEED 30
236	236	MONITORING SYSTEM UN DER § 21–810.1 OF THIS ARTICLE TO A SPECIAL FUND TO 31
237	237	BE USED ONL Y AS PROVIDED IN SUB SECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION. 32
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239	239	(F) MONEY IN THE SPECIAL FUND ESTABLISHED UND ER SUBSECTION (C)(3) 33
240	240	OF THIS SECTION: 34
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244	244	(1) SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED FIRST TO THE STATE HIGHWAY 1
245	245	ADMINISTRATION TO COV ER THE COSTS OF IMPL EMENTING AND ADMINIS TERING 2
246	246	SAFETY CORRIDOR SPEE D MONITORING SYSTEMS ; AND 3
247	247
248	248	(2) AFTER THE DISTRIBUTIO N UNDER ITEM (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 4
249	249	THE REMAINING BALANC E SHALL BE DISTRIBUT ED TO THE TRANSPORTATION 5
250	250	TRUST FUND FOR: 6
251	251
252	252	(I) HIGHWAY SAFETY PURPOS ES; AND 7
253	253
254	254	(II) STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM 8
255	255	PRESERVATION . 9
256	256
257	257	21–810.1. 10
258	258
259	259	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 11
260	260	INDICATED. 12
261	261
262	262	(2) (I) “OWNER” MEANS THE REGISTERED OWNER OF A MOTOR 13
263	263	VEHICLE OR A LESSEE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE U NDER A LEASE OF 6 MONTHS OR 14
264	264	LONGER. 15
265	265
266	266	(II) “OWNER” DOES NOT INCLUDE : 16
267	267
268	268	1. A MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL OR LEASING COMPANY ; 17
269	269	OR 18
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271	271	2. A HOLDER OF A SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE 19
272	272	ISSUED UNDER TITLE 13, SUBTITLE 9, PART III OF THIS ARTICLE. 20
273	273
274	274	(3) “RECORDED IMAGE ” MEANS AN IMAGE RECOR DED BY A SPEED 21
275	275	MONITORING SYSTEM : 22
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277	277	(I) ON: 23
278	278
279	279	1. A PHOTOGRAPH ; 24
280	280
281	281	2. A MICROPHOTOGRAPH ; 25
282	282
283	283	3. AN ELECTRONIC IMAGE ; 26
284	284
285	285	4. VIDEOTAPE; OR 27
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288	288
289	289	5. ANY OTHER MEDIUM ; AND 1
290	290
291	291	(II) SHOWING: 2
292	292
293	293	1. THE REAR OF A MOTOR V EHICLE; 3
294	294
295	295	2. AT LEAST TWO TIME –STAMPED IMAGES OF THE 4
296	296	MOTOR VEHICLE THAT I NCLUDE THE SAME STAT IONARY OBJECT NEAR T HE MOTOR 5
297	297	VEHICLE; AND 6
298	298
299	299	3. ON AT LEAST ONE IMAGE OR PORTION OF TAPE , A 7
300	300	CLEAR AND LEGIBLE ID ENTIFICATION OF THE ENTIRE REGISTRATION PLATE 8
301	301	NUMBER OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE. 9
302	302
303	303	(4) “SAFETY CORRIDOR” MEANS A SEGMENT OF A STATE HIGHWAY 10
304	304	THAT IS IDENTIFIED B Y THE ADMINISTRATION AS : 11
305	305
306	306	(I) AN AREA OF HIGH RISK TO VULNERABLE ROAD U SERS IN A 12
307	307	VULNERABLE ROAD USER SAFETY ASSESSMENT PR EPARED UNDER 23 U.S.C. § 148; 13
308	308	OR 14
309	309
310	310	(II) A PRIORITY CORRIDOR IN THE ADMINISTRATION ’S 15
311	311	PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ACTION PLAN. 16
312	312
313	313	(5) “SPEED MONITORING SYST EM” MEANS ANY FIXED , MOBILE, 17
314	314	MANNED, OR UNMANNED DEVICE W ITH ONE OR MORE MOTO R VEHICLE SENSORS 18
315	315	PRODUCING RECORDED I MAGES OF MOTOR VEHIC LES TRAVELING AT SPE EDS AT 19
316	316	LEAST 12 MILES PER HOUR ABOVE TH E POSTED SPEED LIMIT . 20
317	317
318	318	(6) “SPEED MONITORING SYST EM OPERATOR ” MEANS A 21
319	319	REPRESENTATIVE OF TH E ADMINISTRATION OR ITS CONTRACTOR THAT OPER ATES 22
320	320	A SPEED MONITORING S YSTEM. 23
321	321
322	322	(7) (I) “VULNERABLE ROAD USER ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL ON A 24
323	323	HIGHWAY WHO IS NOT TRAVELING IN A MOTOR VEHICLE . 25
324	324
325	325	(II) “VULNERABLE ROAD USER ” INCLUDES PEDESTRIANS , 26
326	326	BICYCLISTS, OTHER CYCLISTS , PERSONS USING PERSON AL CONVEYANCE OR A 27
327	327	MOBILITY DEVICE SUCH AS A WHEELCHAIR , AND PERSONS ON FOOT IN A HIGHWAY 28
328	328	WORK ZONE . 29
329	329
330	330	(B) (1) A SPEED MONITORING SYS TEM THAT MEETS THE R EQUIREMENTS 30
331	331	OF THIS SUBSECTION M AY BE AUTHORIZED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY 31 8 SENATE BILL 520
332	332
333	333
334	334	ADMINISTRATION AND US ED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION OR ITS 1
335	335	CONTRACTOR TO RECORD THE IMAGES OF MOTOR VEHICLES TRAVELING O N A 2
336	336	STATE HIGHWAY WITHIN A SAFETY CORR IDOR. 3
337	337
338	338	(2) A SPEED MONITORING SYS TEM MAY BE USED ONLY IF, IN 4
339	339	ACCORDANCE WITH THE MARYLAND MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL 5
340	340	DEVICES, A CONSPICUOUS ROAD S IGN IS PLACED AT A R EASONABLE DISTANCE 6
341	341	CONSISTENT WITH NATI ONAL GUIDELINES BEFO RE THE SAFETY CORRIDOR 7
342	342	ALERTING DRIVERS THA T A SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM MAY BE IN OPE RATION IN 8
343	343	THE SAFETY CORRIDOR . 9
344	344
345	345	(3) A SPEED MONITORING SYS TEM MAY BE USED ONLY TO RECORD 10
346	346	THE IMAGES OF VEHICL ES THAT ARE TRAVELIN G AT SPEEDS AT LEAST 12 MILES PER 11
347	347	HOUR ABOV E THE POSTED SPEED L IMIT. 12
348	348
349	349	(4) (I) A SPEED MONITORING SYS TEM SHALL UNDERGO AN 13
350	350	ANNUAL CALIBRATION C HECK PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT CALIBRAT ION 14
351	351	LABORATORY . 15
352	352
353	353	(II) THE INDEPENDENT CALIB RATION LABORATORY SH ALL 16
354	354	ISSUE A SIGNED CERTI FICATE OF CALIBRATIO N AFTER THE ANNUAL CALIBR ATION 17
355	355	CHECK THAT: 18
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357	357	1. SHALL BE KEPT ON FILE ; AND 19
358	358
359	359	2. SHALL BE ADMITTED AS EVIDENCE IN ANY COUR T 20
360	360	PROCEEDING FOR A VIO LATION OF THIS SECTI ON. 21
361	361
362	362	(5) IF THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION OR ITS CONTRACTOR 22
363	363	MOVES OR PLACES A SP EED MONITORING SYSTEM TO O R AT A SAFETY CORRID OR 23
364	364	WHERE A SPEED MONITO RING SYSTEM HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN MOVE D OR 24
365	365	PLACED WITHIN THE PR EVIOUS YEAR , CITATIONS MAY NOT BE ISSUED FOR A 25
366	366	VIOLATION RECORDED B Y THAT SPEED MONITOR ING SYSTEM: 26
367	367
368	368	(I) UNTIL SIGNAGE IS INST ALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS 27
369	369	SUBSECTION; AND 28
370	370
371	371	(II) FOR AT LEAST THE FIRS T 15 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER THE 29
372	372	SIGNAGE IS INSTALLED . 30
373	373
374	374	(6) THE PROCUREMENT OF OR RELATING TO A SPEED MONITORING 31
375	375	SYSTEM BY THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN 32 SENATE BILL 520 9
376	376
377	377
378	378	ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 13, SUBTITLE 1 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND 1
379	379	PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 2
380	380
381	381	(C) (1) UNLESS THE DRIVER OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE RE CEIVED A 3
382	382	CITATION FROM A POLI CE OFFICER AT THE TI ME OF THE VIOLATION , THE OWNER 4
383	383	OR, IN ACCORDANCE WITH S UBSECTION (F)(4) OF THIS SECTION, THE DRIVER OF A 5
384	384	MOTOR VEHICLE IS SUB JECT TO A CIVIL PENA LTY IF AN IMAGE OF T HE MOTOR 6
385	385	VEHICLE IS RECORDED BY A SPEED MONITORIN G SYSTEM WHILE BEING OPERATED 7
386	386	IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBTITLE. 8
387	387
388	388	(2) A CIVIL PENALTY UNDER THIS SUBSECTION MAY NOT EXCEED $40. 9
389	389
390	390	(3) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE DISTRICT COURT SHALL: 10
391	391
392	392	(I) PRESCRIBE A UNIFORM C ITATION FORM CONSIST ENT WITH 11
393	393	SUBSECTION (D)(1) OF THIS SECTION AND § 7–302 OF THE COURTS ARTICLE; AND 12
394	394
395	395	(II) INDICATE ON THE CITAT ION THE AMOUNT OF TH E CIVIL 13
396	396	PENALTY TO BE PAID B Y PERSONS WHO CHOOSE TO PREPAY THE CIVIL PENALTY 14
397	397	WITHOUT APPEARING IN DISTRICT COURT. 15
398	398
399	399	(D) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPHS (2) THROUGH (4) OF THIS 16
400	400	SUBSECTION, THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION OR ITS CONTRACTOR SHALL 17
401	401	MAIL TO THE OWNER L IABLE UNDER SUBSECTI ON (C) OF THIS SECTION A CI TATION 18
402	402	THAT SHALL INCLUDE : 19
403	403
404	404	(I) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE REGISTERED OW NER OF 20
405	405	THE MOTOR VEHICLE ; 21
406	406
407	407	(II) THE REGISTRATION NUMB ER OF THE MOTOR VEHI CLE 22
408	408	INVOLVED IN THE VIOL ATION; 23
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410	410	(III) THE VIOLATION CH ARGED; 24
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412	412	(IV) THE LOCATION WHERE TH E VIOLATION OCCURRED ; 25
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414	414	(V) THE DATE AND TIME OF THE VIOLATION; 26
415	415
416	416	(VI) AT LEAST ONE RECORDED IMAGE OF THE VEHICLE WITH A 27
417	417	DATA BAR IMPRINTED O N THE IMAGE THAT INC LUDES THE SPEED OF T HE VEHICLE 28
418	418	AND THE DATE AND TIM E THE IMAGE WAS RECORDE D; 29
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421	421
422	422	(VII) THE AMOUNT OF THE CIV IL PENALTY IMPOSED A ND THE 1
423	423	DATE BY WHICH THE CI VIL PENALTY MUST BE PAID; 2
424	424
425	425	(VIII) A SIGNED STATEMENT UND ER OATH BY AN AUTHOR IZED 3
426	426	STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION REPRES ENTATIVE OR CONTRACT OR THAT, 4
427	427	BASED ON INSPECTION OF RECO RDED IMAGES , THE MOTOR VEHICLE WA S BEING 5
428	428	OPERATED IN VIOLATIO N OF THIS SUBTITLE ; 6
429	429
430	430	(IX) A STATEMENT THAT RECOR DED IMAGES ARE EVIDE NCE OF 7
431	431	A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBTITLE; 8
432	432
433	433	(X) INFORMATION ADVISING THE PERSON ALLEGED T O BE 9
434	434	LIABLE UNDER THIS SECTION OF THE MANNER AND TIME IN W HICH LIABILITY AS 10
435	435	ALLEGED IN THE CITAT ION MAY BE CONTESTED IN THE DISTRICT COURT; AND 11
436	436
437	437	(XI) INFORMATION ADVISING THE PERSON ALLEGED T O BE 12
438	438	LIABLE UNDER THIS SE CTION THAT FAILURE T O PAY THE CIVIL PENA LTY OR TO 13
439	439	CONTEST LIABILITY IN A TIMELY MANNER : 14
440	440
441	441	1. IS AN ADMISSION OF LI ABILITY; 15
442	442
443	443	2. MAY RESULT IN THE REF USAL TO REGISTER THE 16
444	444	MOTOR VEHICLE ; AND 17
445	445
446	446	3. MAY RESULT IN THE SUS PENSION OF THE MOTOR 18
447	447	VEHICLE REGISTRATION . 19
448	448
449	449	(2) THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION OR ITS CONTRACTOR 20
450	450	MAY MAIL A WARNING N OTICE INSTEAD OF A C ITATION TO THE OWNER LIABLE 21
451	451	UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION. 22
452	452
453	453	(3) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (F)(4) OF THIS SECTION , 23
454	454	THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION OR ITS CONTRACTOR MAY NOT M AIL A 24
455	455	CITATION TO A PERSON WHO IS NOT AN OWNER . 25
456	456
457	457	(4) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (F)(4) OF THIS SECTION, A 26
458	458	CITATION ISSUED UNDE R THIS SECTION SHALL BE MAILED NOT LATER THAN 2 27
459	459	WEEKS AFTER THE ALLE GED VIOLATION IF THE VEHICLE IS REGISTERE D IN THIS 28
460	460	STATE, AND NOT LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE ALLEG ED VIOLATION IF THE 29
461	461	VEHICLE IS REGISTERE D IN ANOTHER STATE . 30
462	462
463	463	(5) A PERSON WHO RECEIVES A CITATION UNDER PAR AGRAPH (1) OF 31
464	464	THIS SUBSECTION MAY : 32 SENATE BILL 520 11
465	465
466	466
467	467
468	468	(I) PAY THE CIVIL PENALTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 1
469	469	INSTRUCTIONS ON THE CITATION; OR 2
470	470
471	471	(II) ELECT TO STAND TRIAL IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 3
472	472	ALLEGED VIOLATION . 4
473	473
474	474	(E) (1) A CERTIFICATE ALLEGING THAT THE VIOLATION O F THIS 5
475	475	SUBTITLE OCCURRED AN D THE REQUIREMENTS U NDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS 6
476	476	SECTION HAVE BEEN SA TISFIED, SWORN TO, OR AFFIRMED BY AN AU THORIZED 7
477	477	STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION REPRES ENTATIVE OR CONTRACT OR, BASED ON 8
478	478	INSPECTION OF RECORD ED IMAGES PRODUCED B Y A SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM, 9
479	479	SHALL BE EVIDENCE OF THE FACTS CONTAINED IN THE CERTIFICATE A ND SHALL BE 10
480	480	ADMISSIBLE IN A PROCEEDING ALLEGIN G A VIOLATION UNDER THIS SECTION 11
481	481	WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OR TESTIMONY OF THE SPEED MONITORING SYS TEM 12
482	482	OPERATOR. 13
483	483
484	484	(2) IF A PERSON WHO RECEI VED A CITATION UNDER SUBSECTION (D) 14
485	485	OF THIS SECTION DESI RES THE SPEED MONITO RING SYSTEM OPERATOR TO BE 15
486	486	PRESENT AND TESTIFY AT TRIAL, THE PERSON SHALL NOT IFY THE COURT AND TH E 16
487	487	REPRESENTATIVE OF TH E STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION OR ITS CONTRACTOR 17
488	488	THAT ISSUED THE CITA TION IN WRITING NOT LATER THAN 20 DAYS BEFORE TRIAL . 18
489	489
490	490	(3) ADJUDICATION OF LIABI LITY SHALL BE BASED ON A 19
491	491	PREPONDERANCE OF EVI DENCE. 20
492	492
493	493	(F) (1) THE DISTRICT COURT MAY CONSIDER IN DEFENSE OF A 21
494	494	VIOLATION: 22
495	495
496	496	(I) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THAT 23
497	497	THE MOTOR VEHICLE OR THE REGISTRATION PLA TES OF THE MOTOR VEH ICLE WERE 24
498	498	STOLEN BEFORE THE VIOLATION OCCURRED A ND WERE NOT UNDER TH E CONTROL 25
499	499	OR POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE OWNER AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATIO N; 26
500	500
501	501	(II) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 27
502	502	EVIDENCE THAT THE PE RSON NAMED IN THE CI TATION WAS NOT OPERA TING THE 28
503	503	VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATIO N; AND 29
504	504
505	505	(III) ANY OTHER ISSUES AND EVIDENCE THAT THE DISTRICT 30
506	506	COURT DEEMS PERTINENT . 31
507	507
508	508	(2) TO DEMONSTRATE THAT T HE MOTOR VEHICLE OR THE 32
509	509	REGISTRATION PLATES WERE STOLEN BEFORE T HE VIOLATION OCCURRE D AND 33 12 SENATE BILL 520
510	510
511	511
512	512	WERE NOT UNDER THE C ONTROL OR POSSESSION OF THE OW NER AT THE TIME OF 1
513	513	THE VIOLATION , THE OWNER SHALL SUBM IT PROOF THAT A POLI CE REPORT 2
514	514	REGARDING THE STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLE OR REG ISTRATION PLATES WAS FILED IN 3
515	515	A TIMELY MANNER . 4
516	516
517	517	(3) TO SATISFY THE EVIDEN TIARY BURDEN UNDER P ARAGRAPH 5
518	518	(1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE PERSON NAMED IN THE CITATION SHALL P ROVIDE 6
519	519	TO THE DISTRICT COURT A LETTER , SWORN TO OR AFFIRMED BY THE PERSON AND 7
520	520	MAILED BY CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUE STED, THAT: 8
521	521
522	522	(I) STATES THAT THE PERSO N NAMED IN THE CITAT ION WAS 9
523	523	NOT OPERATING THE VEHI CLE AT THE TIME OF T HE VIOLATION; AND 10
524	524
525	525	(II) INCLUDES ANY OTHER CO RROBORATING EVIDENCE . 11
526	526
527	527	(4) (I) IF THE DISTRICT COURT FINDS THAT THE PERSON NAMED 12
528	528	IN THE CITATION WAS NOT OPERATING THE VE HICLE AT THE TIME OF THE 13
529	529	VIOLATION OR RECEIVE S EVIDENCE UNDER PAR AGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION 14
530	530	IDENTIFYING THE PERS ON DRIVING THE VEHIC LE AT THE TIME OF TH E VIOLATION, 15
531	531	THE CLERK OF THE COU RT MAY PROVIDE TO TH E STATE HIGHWAY 16
532	532	ADMINISTRATION REPRES ENTATIVE OR CONTRACT OR THAT ISSUED THE C ITATION 17
533	533	A COPY OF ANY EVIDENCE SUBST ANTIATING WHO WAS OP ERATING THE VEHICLE AT 18
534	534	THE TIME OF THE VIOL ATION. 19
535	535
536	536	(II) ON RECEIPT OF SUBSTAN TIATING EVIDENCE FRO M THE 20
537	537	DISTRICT COURT UNDER SUBPARAGR APH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE STATE 21
538	538	HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION REPRES ENTATIVE OR CO NTRACTOR THAT ISSUED THE 22
539	539	CITATION MAY ISSUE A CITATION AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION 23
540	540	TO THE PERSON WHO TH E EVIDENCE INDICATES WAS OPERATING THE VE HICLE AT 24
541	541	THE TIME OF THE VIOL ATION. 25
542	542
543	543	(III) ANY CITATION ISSUED U NDER SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 26
544	544	PARAGRAPH SHALL BE M AILED NOT LATER THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE 27
545	545	EVIDENCE FROM THE DISTRICT COURT. 28
546	546
547	547	(G) IF A PERSON LIABLE UN DER THIS SECTION DOE S NOT PAY THE CIVIL 29
548	548	PENALTY OR CONTEST T HE VIOLATION, THE ADMINISTRATION MAY : 30
549	549
550	550	(1) REFUSE TO REGIST ER OR REREGISTER THE REGISTRATION OF 31
551	551	THE MOTOR VEHICLE CI TED FOR THE VIOLATIO N; OR 32
552	552
553	553	(2) SUSPEND THE REGISTRAT ION OF THE MOTOR VEH ICLE CITED FOR 33
554	554	THE VIOLATION. 34 SENATE BILL 520 13
555	555
556	556
557	557
558	558	(H) A VIOLATION FOR WHICH A CIVIL PENALTY IS I MPOSED UNDER THIS 1
559	559	SECTION: 2
560	560
561	561	(1) IS NOT A MOVING VIOLATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSES SING 3
562	562	POINTS UNDER § 16–402 OF THIS ARTICLE; 4
563	563
564	564	(2) MAY NOT BE RECORDED B Y THE ADMINISTRATION ON THE 5
565	565	DRIVING RECORD OF TH E OWNER OR DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE; 6
566	566
567	567	(3) MAY BE TREATED AS A P ARKING VIOLATION FOR PURPOSES OF § 7
568	568	26–305 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND 8
569	569
570	570	(4) MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN THE PROVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLE 9
571	571	INSURANCE COVERAGE . 10
572	572
573	573	(I) IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION , THE 11
574	574	CHIEF JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT SHALL ADOPT PRO CEDURES FOR THE 12
575	575	ISSUANCE OF C ITATIONS, THE TRIAL OF CIVIL V IOLATIONS, AND THE COLLECTION 13
576	576	OF CIVIL PENALTIES U NDER THIS SECTION . 14
577	577
578	578	(J) (1) THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION OR A C ONTRACTOR 15
579	579	DESIGNATED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION SHALL ADMINISTER AND 16
580	580	PROCESS CIVIL CITATI ONS ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION I N COORDINATION WITH 17
581	581	THE DISTRICT COURT. 18
582	582
583	583	(2) IF A CONTRACTOR PROVI DES, DEPLOYS, OR OPERATES A SPEED 19
584	584	MONITORING SYSTEM FO R THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION , THE 20
585	585	CONTRACTOR ’S FEE MAY NOT BE CON TINGENT ON THE NUMBE R OF CITATIONS 21
586	586	ISSUED OR PAID. 22
587	587
588	588	(K) THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION MAY AD OPT REGULATIONS 23
589	589	ESTABLISHING STANDAR DS AND PROCEDURES FO R SAFETY CORRIDOR SP EED 24
590	590	MONITORING SYSTEMS . 25
591	591
592	592	26–305. 26
593	593
594	594	(a) The Administration may not register or transfer the registration of any vehicle 27
595	595	involved in a parking violation under this subtitle, a violation under any federal parking 28
596	596	regulation that applies to property in this State under the jurisdiction of the U.S. 29
597	597	government, a violation of § 21–202(h) of this article as determined under § 21–202.1 of this 30
598	598	article or Title 21, Subtitle 8 of this article as determined under § 21–809 [or], § 31
599	599	21–810, OR § 21–810.1 of this article, or a violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter 32
600	600	Control Law under § 10–110 of the Criminal Law Article or a local law or ordinance adopted 33 14 SENATE BILL 520
601	601
602	602
603	603	by Baltimore City relating to the unlawful disposal of litter as determined under § 10–112 1
604	604	of the Criminal Law Article, if: 2
605	605
606	606	(1) It is notified by a political subdivision or authorized State agency that 3
607	607	the person cited for the violation under this subtitle, § 21–202.1, § 21–809, [or] § 21–810, 4
608	608	OR § 21–810.1 of this article, or § 10–110 or § 10–112 of the Criminal Law Article has 5
609	609	failed to either: 6
610	610
611	611	(i) Pay the fine for the violation by the date specified in the citation; 7
612	612	or 8
613	613
614	614	(ii) File a notice of his intention to stand trial for the violation; 9
615	615
616	616	(2) It is notified by the District Court that a person who has elected to stand 10
617	617	trial for the violation under this subtitle, under § 21–202.1, § 21–809 [or], § 21–810, OR § 11
618	618	21–810.1 of this article, or under § 10–110 or § 10–112 of the Criminal Law Article has 12
619	619	failed to appear for trial; or 13
620	620
621	621	(3) It is notified by a U.S. District Court that a person cited for a violation 14
622	622	under a federal parking regulation: 15
623	623
624	624	(i) Has failed to pay the fine for the violation by the date specified 16
625	625	in the federal citation; or 17
626	626
627	627	(ii) Either has failed to file a notice of the person’s intention to stand 18
628	628	trial for the violation, or, if electing to stand trial, has failed to appear for trial. 19
629	629
630	630	26–401. 20
631	631
632	632	If a person is taken before a District Court commissioner or is given a traffic citation 21
633	633	or a civil citation under § 21–202.1, § 21–809, § 21–810, § 21–810.1, § 21–1414, or § 22
634	634	24–111.3 of this article containing a notice to appear in court, the commissioner or court 23
635	635	shall be one that sits within the county in which the offense allegedly was committed. 24
636	636
637	637	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 25
638	638	October 1, 2025. 26
639	639