HB 1015 is headed to the Governor's desk.
If signed, INDOT will be able to operate up 4 speed cameras in construction zones across Indiana. First offense is a warning, then fines.
However, as I read the bill...
It will NOT take a picture of the front of a vehicle, meaning the driver (Sec 15 a)
It is PRESUMED the OWNER is the operator (Sec 17 a + b)
The owner will have to prove it was not them driving (Sec 17 e 1 B)
The owner will have to prove there was no workers present (Sec 17 e 4)
The owner cannot face their accuser, as it is a computer
The owner is automatically guilty until they prove innocence
These are civil penalties, not fines, tickets, or infractions (Sec 17 e)
The image cannot be used as evidence of a traffic offense (Sec 16 a + b)
The money goes into the General Fund, aka the state's pocket (Sec 17 d)
If not an infraction, offense, or ticket... then it is automated revenue generation
Give your kid a car, you get the bill
Loan a car to a friend, you get the bill
Drive a company car, boss gets the bill
Drive your wife's car, she gets the bill (and you sleep on the couch)
As much as I support reducing speeding in construction zones... This is bad law, and unconstitutional, IMHO.
Indiana Senate advances license plate speed camera pilot despite Republican pushback • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The Indiana Senate advanced a that would allow INDOT to use license plate cameras to enforce speed limits in highway work zones.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
If signed, INDOT will be able to operate up 4 speed cameras in construction zones across Indiana. First offense is a warning, then fines.
However, as I read the bill...
It will NOT take a picture of the front of a vehicle, meaning the driver (Sec 15 a)
It is PRESUMED the OWNER is the operator (Sec 17 a + b)
The owner will have to prove it was not them driving (Sec 17 e 1 B)
The owner will have to prove there was no workers present (Sec 17 e 4)
The owner cannot face their accuser, as it is a computer
The owner is automatically guilty until they prove innocence
These are civil penalties, not fines, tickets, or infractions (Sec 17 e)
The image cannot be used as evidence of a traffic offense (Sec 16 a + b)
The money goes into the General Fund, aka the state's pocket (Sec 17 d)
If not an infraction, offense, or ticket... then it is automated revenue generation
Give your kid a car, you get the bill
Loan a car to a friend, you get the bill
Drive a company car, boss gets the bill
Drive your wife's car, she gets the bill (and you sleep on the couch)
As much as I support reducing speeding in construction zones... This is bad law, and unconstitutional, IMHO.
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