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This joint resolution proposes to amend Arizona law regarding photo enforcement systems, which are devices that use radar or sensors linked to cameras to capture images of vehicles for identifying violations like excessive speed or running red lights. The resolution requires that any local authority or state agency using such a system must have a signed contract to operate it by December 31, 2026. Crucially, before continuing to operate these systems, local authorities must obtain voter approval at the next general election. If voters do not approve, the system must be shut down within 90 days. If approved, the system can operate for ten years, after which voter approval must be sought again every ten years thereafter. The resolution also expresses legislative intent to keep law enforcement in the hands of trained officers, protect citizens from potential abuses by private, for-profit entities involved in enforcement, and ensure that law enforcement's primary purpose is to serve and protect, not to generate revenue. The Secretary of State is directed to submit this measure to the voters for approval at the next general election.

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83695