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This bill prohibits the use of traffic safety camera systems (such as speed cameras and red-light cameras) for traffic enforcement across Minnesota. The bill defines a traffic safety camera system as an electronic system of cameras or sensors designed to automatically record and detect traffic violations like speeding or running red lights. The legislation prohibits the Commissioner of Public Safety and local government entities from using these camera systems to issue any type of traffic citation, whether civil, criminal, or administrative. All existing state grants for traffic safety camera systems must be canceled, and any current pilot programs or systems must be immediately terminated. The bill also removes previously established definitions and provisions related to traffic safety cameras, effectively ending their use in the state. Additionally, the bill requires detailed reporting and independent evaluation of the now-canceled pilot program, including analysis of the program's impacts on traffic safety, potential disparities, and fiscal consequences. These reporting requirements are designed to provide comprehensive documentation of the pilot program's outcomes, even though the program is being discontinued. The bill is effective immediately following its final enactment.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2850&ssn=0&y=2025