Bill > A08703

This bill expands the use and adjudication of traffic infractions captured by cameras, particularly focusing on school bus stop-arm cameras and speed cameras in construction zones. It allows for the creation of "traffic-camera violations bureaus" to handle these infractions and clarifies that hearing examiners can adjudicate these and other violations. The bill also modifies rules regarding vehicle registration renewals, ensuring that outstanding traffic violations, including those from school bus cameras and speed cameras, must be resolved before a registration can be renewed. Furthermore, it strengthens provisions related to school bus stop-arm cameras by establishing a rebuttable presumption that the bus was properly marked and equipped when a violation is captured, and it clarifies privacy protections for images captured by these systems, limiting their use to specific governmental purposes. The bill also expands the use of speed cameras in construction zones on controlled-access highways and thruways, allowing for more locations and establishing procedures for adjudication through local tribunals, which can include remote options like video conferencing or mail. Finally, it clarifies the definition of "local tribunal" for the purpose of adjudicating these camera-enforced violations.

Housing and Urban Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8703