HB460 Alabama 2018 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Fairfield, motor vehicles, automated traffic infraction device, use for red light enforcement authorized, procedures, posting of informational signs, civil fines, record keeping by Criminal Justice Information Center, appeals, tampering with photographic traffic signal enforcement system, prohibited, Fairfield Red Light Safety Act
Description
<p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the City of Fairfield, Alabama, in
Jefferson County; authorizing automated traffic light
enforcement in the city as a civil violation; providing
certain procedures to be followed by the city using automated
photographic traffic light enforcement; providing that the
owner of the vehicle involved in running a traffic light is
presumptively liable for a civil violation and the payment of
a civil fine, but providing procedures to contest liability;
providing for jurisdiction in the Fairfield Municipal Court
over the civil violations and allowing appeals to the
Jefferson County Circuit Court for trial de novo; creating a
cause of action for any person held responsible for payment of
the civil fine against the person who was actually operating a
vehicle during the running of a traffic light; and prohibiting
the tampering with a photographic traffic signal enforcement
system, except by authorized persons.
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Subjects
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 27, 2018 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Jefferson County Legislation |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB460 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced |