2022 Senate Bill 874

Authorize automated "photo cop" traffic citations in work zones

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 15, 2022

Introduced by Sen. Wayne Schmidt (R-37)

To allow state or local police within their jurisdictions to issue work zone traffic citations to individuals based on images collected by automated, unmanned traffic monitoring devices ("photo-cop" or “ticket machines”). The bill authorizes contracting with firms in an industry that has grown up for this to install and operate the ticket machines.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure