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IN SB0041

IN SB0041
Automated traffic control in construction zones.


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Introduced
01/04/2021
In Committee
01/04/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
11/15/2021

Introduced Session

2021 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Automated traffic control in construction zones. Authorizes the state police department to establish an automated traffic controlsystem pilot program to enforce highway worksite speed limits.Provides that a worksite speedlimit violation recorded byan automatedtraffic control system maynot be enforced unless the violation exceeds11 miles per hour above the established worksite speed limit. Replacesthe terms "work zone" and "worksite zone" with "worksite" throughoutthe relevant statutes.

AI Summary

This bill establishes an automated traffic control system pilot program to enforce worksite speed limits on parts of the interstate system and U.S. routes in Indiana. Key provisions include: - Allowing the state police department to operate automated traffic control systems in worksites when workers are present to record vehicle speeds exceeding the worksite speed limit by at least 11 miles per hour. - Requiring the state police to conduct a public information campaign and post signs about the automated enforcement before implementation. - Holding the vehicle owner liable for the violation, with a rebuttable presumption that the owner was driving unless the vehicle was rented. - Establishing penalties of a written warning for the first violation, a $75 fine for the second violation, and a $150 fine for the third and subsequent violations. - Directing fines collected to the Fallen State Trooper Family Relief Fund to provide assistance to the families of state troopers killed in the line of duty. - Replacing the terms "work zone" and "worksite zone" with "worksite" throughout the relevant statutes.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation (on 01/04/2021)

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