To enact section 4511.092 of the Revised Code to generally prohibit the use by law enforcement agencies of traffic law photo-monitoring devices.

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

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

(1) "Law enforcement agency" means the state highway patrol and any law enforcement agency of a local authority.

(2) "Law enforcement officer" means a state highway patrol trooper and any law enforcement officer employed by a law enforcement agency of a local authority.

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

(4) "School zone" has the same meaning as in section 4511.21 of the Revised Code.

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

(B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, no law enforcement agency shall use a traffic law photo-monitoring device to determine compliance with, or to detect a violation of, a municipal ordinance or any provision of the Revised Code that governs or regulates the operation of motor vehicles.

(2) Division (B)(1) of this section does not apply to the use of a traffic law photo-monitoring device when a law enforcement officer is present at the location of the traffic law photo-monitoring device and issues tickets, citations, or summonses at the general time and general location of the traffic law violations.