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NJ A5226
Allows municipality to use school bus video footage to ticket driver for illegally passing school bus.
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Introduced
01/11/2021
01/11/2021
In Committee
01/11/2021
01/11/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/11/2022
01/11/2022
Introduced Session
2020-2021 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill permits a municipality to use school bus video camera footage to assist in the enforcement of section 1 of P.L.1942, c.192 (C.39:4-128.1), which prohibits vehicles from passing a school bus while passengers are picked up or discharged. The bill provides that in any municipality in which recorded images from a school bus video camera are used to assist in the enforcement of section 1 of P.L.1942, c.192 (C.39:4-128.1), a law enforcement official of the municipality is to review the recorded images produced by the video camera and issue a summons when it is deemed appropriate within 90 days from the date on which the violation occurred. The bill also provides that if a law enforcement official does not issue a summons for a violation within 90 days, all recorded images and information collected pertaining to that alleged violation is required to be purged. Under the bill, a person liable for a summons issued based upon images captured from a school bus video camera would be subject to a fine of $100 for a first offense and $250 for each subsequent offense.
AI Summary
This bill permits a municipality to use school bus video camera footage to assist in the enforcement of laws prohibiting vehicles from passing a school bus while passengers are being picked up or discharged. The bill allows a law enforcement official to review the recorded images and issue a summons if a violation is deemed to have occurred, within 90 days of the incident. The bill also establishes fines for such violations, with a $100 fine for the first offense and $250 for each subsequent offense, and specifies that no motor vehicle points or automobile insurance eligibility points will be assessed. The bill also defines "school bus" and includes provisions regarding the retention and purging of the recorded images.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee (on 01/11/2021)
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Document Type | Source Location |
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BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/5226_I1.HTM |
Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/5226_I1.PDF |
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