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This bill establishes a comprehensive School Zone Speed Control Program that allows counties and municipalities to use automated speed control systems to enforce speed limits in school zones. The bill creates a new chapter in Indiana law that defines key terms and provides detailed regulations for implementing school zone speed monitoring. Specifically, the bill authorizes local governments to install school zone speed control systems that can photograph vehicles exceeding the posted speed limit, with several important provisions: the systems must undergo annual calibration, only photograph the rear of vehicles, and have images reviewed by a police officer before a violation notice is sent. For violations, the vehicle owner is presumed responsible but can contest the citation, with penalties starting with a warning for the first offense, followed by $75 for the second violation and $150 for subsequent violations. At least 50% of the collected penalties must be used to cover the cost of installing and maintaining the speed control systems, with the remainder going to the local government's general fund for public safety and infrastructure. The bill also requires counties and municipalities using these systems to submit annual reports to the state legislature's transportation committee detailing the number of violations and total fines collected. The systems can only be used in designated school zones and must be clearly marked with warning signs, ensuring transparency and giving drivers advance notice of the speed monitoring.

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https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/225/details