Speed Cameras (H 7760, H 7956, H 7984, H 8005, S 2688)

The ACLU supported various bills aimed at repealing or amending 2016 legislation that authorized the installation of speed cameras to issue traffic tickets. Generally, the major purpose of pulling over a vehicle is to address unsafe driving as it occurs. Sending a citation weeks after a driver has already successfully sped through the zone negates that benefit, as well as the ability of police to make a judgment call as to the driver's actions. The ACLU opposed the 2016 legislation on due process and privacy grounds, and noted the technology is more about revenue-raising than public safety. The General Assembly approved legislation allowing the operation of cameras only during the days and times school is actively in session, and requiring signage letting drivers know of the cameras' existence.