Sub. H. B. No. 56 As Reported by the House Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee

Representatives Raussen, Seitz, Brinkman, McGregor, D. Evans, Fessler, Aslanides, Koziura, Barrett, Reidelbach, Gilb, Buehrer, Hood, Daniels, Taylor, Martin, Gibbs, Faber, Raga, Blessing, Schneider, Uecker, Bubp, J. Stewart, Schaffer, Webster, Key, Law, Widowfield

A BILL

To enact section 4511.092 of the Revised Code to 1
allow the use of a traffic law photo-monitoring 2
device to detect traffic law violations only if a 3
law enforcement officer is present at the location 4
of the device and issues tickets at the time and 5
location of the violations. 6

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. That section 4511.092 of the Revised Code be 7
enacted to read as follows: 8

       Sec. 4511.092. (A) As used in this section: 9

        (1) "Law enforcement agency" means any law enforcement agency 10
of a local authority. 11

        (2) "Law enforcement officer" means any law enforcement 12
officer employed by a law enforcement agency of a local authority. 13

        (3) "Local authority" means a municipal corporation, county, 14
or township. 15

        (4) "Traffic law photo-monitoring device" means an electronic 16
system consisting of a photographic, video, or electronic camera 17
and a means of sensing the presence of a motor vehicle that 18
automatically produces photographs, videotape, or digital images 19
of the vehicle, its operator, or its license plate. 20

       (B) A local authority that authorizes the law enforcement 21
agency of that local authority to utilize a traffic law 22
photo-monitoring device within its boundaries to determine 23
compliance with, or to detect a violation of, a municipal 24
ordinance or any provision of the Revised Code that governs or 25
regulates the operation of motor vehicles shall provide that the 26
traffic law photo-monitoring device shall be so utilized and 27
operated for such purposes only when a law enforcement officer is 28
present at the location of the traffic law photo-monitoring device 29
and issues tickets, citations, or summonses at the time and 30
location of the traffic law violations. 31

       (C) The state highway patrol shall not utilize a traffic law 32
photo-monitoring device to determine compliance with, or to detect 33
a violation of, any provision of the Revised Code that governs or 34
regulates the operation of motor vehicles unless a state highway 35
patrol trooper is present at the location of the traffic law 36
photo-monitoring device and issues tickets, citation, or summonses 37
at the time and location of the traffic law violations. 38

Section 1. That section 4511.092 of the Revised Code be	7
enacted to read as follows:	8

(1) "Law enforcement agency" means any law enforcement agency	10
of a local authority.	11

(2) "Law enforcement officer" means any law enforcement	12
officer employed by a law enforcement agency of a local authority.	13

(3) "Local authority" means a municipal corporation, county,	14
or township.	15

(4) "Traffic law photo-monitoring device" means an electronic	16
system consisting of a photographic, video, or electronic camera	17
and a means of sensing the presence of a motor vehicle that	18
automatically produces photographs, videotape, or digital images	19
of the vehicle, its operator, or its license plate.	20

(B) A local authority that authorizes the law enforcement	21
agency of that local authority to utilize a traffic law	22
photo-monitoring device within its boundaries to determine	23
compliance with, or to detect a violation of, a municipal	24
ordinance or any provision of the Revised Code that governs or	25
regulates the operation of motor vehicles shall provide that the	26
traffic law photo-monitoring device shall be so utilized and	27
operated for such purposes only when a law enforcement officer is	28
present at the location of the traffic law photo-monitoring device	29
and issues tickets, citations, or summonses at the time and	30
location of the traffic law violations.	31

(C) The state highway patrol shall not utilize a traffic law	32
photo-monitoring device to determine compliance with, or to detect	33
a violation of, any provision of the Revised Code that governs or	34
regulates the operation of motor vehicles unless a state highway	35
patrol trooper is present at the location of the traffic law	36
photo-monitoring device and issues tickets, citation, or summonses	37
at the time and location of the traffic law violations.	38