Virginia 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 917 — Handheld photo speed monitoring devices; officer may operate near school crossing zone.

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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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Summary

Provides that a law-enforcement officer may operate a handheld photo speed monitoring device, defined in the bill, in or around a school crossing zone for the purpose of recording images of vehicles that are traveling at speeds of at least 12 miles per hour above the posted school crossing zone speed limit within such school crossing zone when such school crossing zone is indicated by appropriately placed signs displaying the maximum speed limit and the use of such handheld automated speed monitoring device.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

147 added · 183 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill SB 917 includes specifications on how speed measurement devices, such as radar and handheld photo speed monitoring devices, can be used in legal proceedings. It clarifies that evidence of calibration for these devices is acceptable in court but must be validated at least every six months. These changes matter because they aim to ensure that speed enforcement technology remains accurate and reliable, which helps uphold fairness in legal cases regarding speeding violations.

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 18105241D SENATE BILL NO.
SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 18106952D SENATE BILL NO.
917 Offered January 19, 2018 A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-882 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-882.1, relating to handheld photo speed monitoring devices.
917 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Transportation on February 7, 2019) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Chase) A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-882 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-882.1, relating to handheld photo speed monitoring devices.
---------- Patrons-- Chase and McClellan ---------- Referred to Committee on Transportation ---------- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
No calibration or testing of such device or system shall be valid for longer than six months.
No calibration or testing of such device shall be valid for longer than six months.
State Police officers may use laser speed determination devices, radar, and/or microcomputer devices, or handheld photo speed monitoring devices as described in this section.
State Police officers may use laser speed determination devices, radar, and/or microcomputer devices as described in this section.
All localities may use radar and laser speed determination devices to measure speed.
All localities may use radar and, laser speed determination devices, or handheld photo speed monitoring devices to measure speed.
Civil penalties collected under this section shall be paid into the state treasury and allocated to the Department of State Police.
Civil penalties collected under this section shall be paid to the locality in which the violation occurred.
Imposition of a penalty pursuant to this section shall not be deemed a conviction as an operator and shall not be made part of the operating record of the person upon whom such liability is imposed, nor shall it be used for insurance purposes in the provision of motor vehicle insurance coverage.
Imposition of a penalty pursuant to this section by mailing a summons shall not be deemed a conviction as an operator and shall not be made part of the operating record of the person upon whom such liability is imposed, nor shall it be used for insurance purposes in the provision of motor vehicle insurance coverage.
However, if a law-enforcement officer uses a handheld photo speed monitoring device to record a violation of § 46.2-878.1 and personally issues a summons at the time of the violation, the conviction that results shall be made a part of the person's driving record and used for insurance purposes in the provision of motor vehicle insurance coverage.
A summons for a violation of § 46.2-873 issued pursuant to this section may be executed by mailing by first-class mail a copy thereof to the owner, lessee, or renter of the vehicle.
A summons for a violation of § 46.2-873 issued as provided in this section may be executed by mailing by first-class mail a copy thereof to the owner, lessee, or renter of the vehicle.
in the case of a vehicle lessee or renter, the copy shall be mailed to the address contained in the records of the lessor or renter.
in the case of a vehicle lessee or renter, the copy shall be mailed to the address contained in the records of the lessor or owner.
If the summons is issued to an owner, lessee, or renter of a vehicle with a registration outside the Commonwealth and such person fails to appear on the date of return set out in the summons mailed pursuant to this section, the summons will be eligible for all legal collections activities.
If the summons is issued to an owner or lessee of a vehicle with a registration outside the Commonwealth and such person fails to appear on the date of return set out in the summons mailed pursuant to this section, the summons will be eligible for all legal collections activities.
Information collected under this section pertaining to a specific violation shall be purged and not retained later than days after the collection of any civil penalties.
Information collected under this section pertaining to a specific violation shall be purged and not retained later than 60 days after the collection of any civil penalties.
However, only a law-enforcement officer may swear to or affirm the certificate required by subdivision B 3 of § 46.2-882.1 of the Code of Virginia.
However, only a law-enforcement officer may swear to or affirm the certificate required by subdivision B 3 of § 46.2-882.1 of the Code of Virginia as created by this act.
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Action History

  1. Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety

  2. Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #2

  3. Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety

  4. Read first time

  5. Placed on Calendar

  6. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB917S1

  7. Committee substitute agreed to 18106952D-S1

  8. Reading of substitute waived

  9. Read second time

  10. Referred to Committee on Transportation

  11. Presented and ordered printed 18105241D

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  • Jennifer L. McClellan

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 917 do?
Provides that a law-enforcement officer may operate a handheld photo speed monitoring device, defined in the bill, in or around a school crossing zone for the purpose of recording images of vehicles that are traveling at speeds of at least 12 miles per hour above the posted school crossing zone speed limit within such school crossing zone when such school crossing zone is indicated by appropriately placed signs displaying the maximum speed limit and the use of such handheld automated speed monitoring device.
Who sponsors SB 917?
SB 917 is sponsored by Jennifer L. McClellan and Chase, Amanda F..
What is the current status of SB 917?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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