VirginiaPhoto speed monitoring devices; private vendors compensated for calibration, civil penalty.
What it does
Photo speed monitoring devices; private vendors; calibration; civil penalty. Reduces from 12 months to six months the validity of a calibration or testing of a photo speed monitoring device and requires any state or local law-enforcement agency that places and operates such a device to conduct an additional daily test of the accuracy of the device. The bill also requires any such law-enforcement agency to include in its annual report of certain information to the Department of State Police the operating costs of the use of such device.
More detail
The bill requires any private vendor that has entered into an agreement with a law-enforcement agency to provide a photo speed monitoring device and is also compensated for the calibration of such device to calibrate such device in the same manner and to the same specifications as all other devices determining speed, to the extent that such devices utilize the same method of speed detection as such photo speed monitoring device, used by such law-enforcement agency. The bill also (i) requires such a private vendor to provide, within 10 days of a request by a person receiving a summons by mail for a vehicle speed violation recorded by a photo speed monitoring device provided by such private vendor, for proof of calibration for such photo speed monitoring device; (ii) requires such a summons to provide notice of such right to request such proof of calibration; and (iii) imposes a civil penalty on any private vendor who fails to provides such proof of calibration within such time.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Feb 18Left in Courts of JusticeLatest
- Feb 13Referred from Transportation and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)Minor
- Feb 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1209)
- Feb 12Subcommittee recommends referring to Courts of Justice(Voice Vote)
- Feb 7Assigned Trans sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)Minor
- Feb 7Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Feb 7Read first timeMinor
- Feb 7Placed on Calendar
- Feb 4Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 4Rules suspended
- Feb 4Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 4Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Feb 4Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 4Transportation Substitute rejected
- Feb 4Read second timeMinor
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 4Rules suspended
- Feb 3Committee substitute printed 25106383D-S2Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 1-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 1-N 1-A)Minor
- Jan 23Committee substitute printed 25105650D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation with substitute and rereferred to Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Reported from Transportation with substitute and rereferred to Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N 1-A)Minor
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1209)
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102448DIntroduced