AI-assisted research summary: A local authority may not issue a system-based traffic citation or warning until the photo or video has been reviewed and approved by a qualified local officer or trained/certified person.
1. A local authority shall not issue a citation or warning memorandum for a violation detected by a system until a peace officer of the local authority, or an individual trained and certified by the local authority, has reviewed and approved the recorded photograph or video to affirm a traffic violation occurred. 2. a. For an excessive speed violation detected by a system other than as provided in paragraph “b”, the fine shall not exceed the following amounts: (1) Seventy-five dollars for speed greater than ten miles per hour in excess of the limit but not more than twenty miles per hour in excess of the limit. (2) One hundred dollars for speed greater than twenty miles per hour in excess of the limit but not more than twenty-five miles per hour in excess of the limit. (3) Two hundred fifty dollars for speed greater than twenty-five miles per hour in excess of the limit but not more than thirty miles per hour in excess of the limit. (4) Five hundred dollars for speed greater than thirty miles per hour in excess of the limit. b. For an excessive speed violation detected by a system in a road work zone, as defined in section 321.1, the fine shall not exceed the following amounts: (1) One hundred fifty dollars for speed greater than ten miles per hour in excess of the limit but not more than twenty miles per hour in excess of the limit. (2) Two hundred dollars for speed greater than twenty miles per hour in excess of the limit but not more than twenty-five miles per hour in excess of the limit. (3) Five hundred dollars for speed greater than twenty-five miles per hour in excess of the limit but not more than thirty miles per hour in excess of the limit. (4) One thousand dollars for speed greater than thirty miles per hour in excess of the limit. 3. A system not in compliance with this chapter shall not be used to detect violations. A citation issued while the system is not in compliance with this chapter is void and unenforceable. 4. A violation detected by an automated or remote system for traffic law enforcement is a civil infraction. Such a violation shall not be considered by the department of transportation for purposes of driver’s license sanctions, and shall not be considered by an insurer for purposes of a person’s automobile insurance rates. The fine associated with a citation issued by a local authority as the result of the use of a system must be a civil penalty. 2024 Acts, ch 1181, §6 Referred to in §321P.9