Relating to the use of automated or remote systems for traffic law enforcement involving out-of-state businesses, and including applicability provisions

This bill prohibits the state, a local authority, or any public or private entity from placing, maintaining, or employing the use of any automated or remote system for traffic law enforcement (ATE system) on or adjacent to a highway if the ATE system is installed, operated, maintained, or serviced by an out-of-state business, or the state or local authority, as applicable, uses an out-of-state business to file or process a citation against, send an invoice to, or otherwise contact a person regarding any interaction with the ATE system, or if any part of the citation issuance process takes place outside the state or is connected to an out-of-state business. Under the bill, any citation or other claim for payment resulting from an interaction with an ATE system operated in violation of the bill is void and unenforceable. The bill defines “automated or remote system for traffic law enforcement” and “out-of-state business” as the terms are used in the bill. The bill applies to the installation, operation, maintenance, or service of an ATE system on or after July 1, 2022, and citations or other claims for payment resulting from an interaction with an ATE system filed or processed on or after July 1, 2022. A citation or other claim for payment issued or mailed prior to July 1, 2022, is not invalidated by the bill and must be processed according to the provisions of law under which the citation or other claim for payment was authorized.