Bill > S2884

This bill establishes a system for automated enforcement of bus lanes and bus stops in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: 1. Allowing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and regional transit authorities to deploy bus-mounted camera systems and bus stop camera systems to enforce violations of parking, standing, or causing a vehicle to stand in bus lanes or bus stops. 2. Establishing fines of $25-$125 for violations in bus lanes and $100 for parking in a bus stop, with some exemptions for emergency vehicles, funeral processions, stolen vehicles, rental/lease agreements, and other safety-related reasons. 3. Allowing for written warnings instead of fines in certain circumstances, and requiring a public awareness campaign before enforcement begins. 4. Setting procedures for registered owners to contest violations, including a hearing process, and allowing the registrar to suspend the registrations of owners with multiple unpaid violations. 5. Restricting the use and disclosure of photographs and recordings collected by the camera systems, and requiring enforcing authorities to publish annual reports on the program. 6. Directing the MBTA to promulgate regulations to implement the new law within 90 days.