PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 315

CHAPTER 315
(House Bill 391)

AN ACT concerning

Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems

FOR the purpose of authorizing certain law enforcement agencies to mail a citation to
the owner of a motor vehicle that is recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring
system to be in violation of certain laws regarding entering an intersection against a
red signal indication; establishing the content of a citation; authorizing the sending
of a warning in lieu of a citation; authorizing reissuance of a citation to a driver of a
vehicle under certain circumstances; requiring a citation to be mailed within a certain
time period; authorizing the establishment and imposition of civil penalties requiring
the District Court to prescribe a certain citation form and a civil penalty to be
indicated on the citation for certain purposes: requiring the Chief Judge of the
District Court to adopt certain procedures; providing that the owner of the vehicle
is responsible for paying the civil penalty under certain circumstances; providing
that persons receiving citations may elect to stand trial in the District Court;
establishing defenses that may be considered; authorizing certain owners to submit a
certain letter to the District Court in order to establish a certain defense; imposing
certain additional penalties and authorizing certain other actions when an owner
fails to pay the civil penalty, contest liability, or appear for trial; prohibiting
imposition of liability under this Act from being considered a moving violation for
certain purposes, being recorded on the driving record of the owner or driver, or
being considered by an insurer for certain purposes; providing for the admissibility
and use of certain evidence; modifying the jurisdiction of the District Court for
certain purposes; providing for the handling of certain court costs and penalties;
regulating the disclosure of certain information; defining certain terms; prohibiting
the custodian of recorded images produced by a traffic control signal monitoring system
from allowing inspection of the recorded images, subject to certain exceptions; and
generally relating to imposition of liability on the owner of a motor vehicle recorded
by a traffic control signal monitoring system violating certain laws regarding traffic
control signals.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 4-401(11) and (12), 7-30l(a), and 7-302(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 4-401(13), 7-302(e), and 10-311
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

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