HB 496 AN ACT relating to highway work zones and making an appropriation therefor

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About HB-496

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define the terms "automated speed enforcement," "owner," and "recorded images"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to allow the Transportation Cabinet to establish a program for automated speed enforcement in highway work zones; allow the Transportation Cabinet to issue a civil citation to an operator of a motor vehicle traveling more than 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit; establish procedures for citation issuance; direct the Transportation Cabinet to install signage and to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the provisions of this Act; create a new section of KRS 189 to establish civil fines for violations issued by the automated speed enforcement program; specify that all fines and penalties assessed be deposited into the automated speed enforcement fund; require the Transportation Cabinet to annually report to the General Assembly the status of the automated speed enforcement program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to establish the automated speed enforcement fund; specify that moneys collected be used to defray the costs of administering the automated speed enforcement program; specify that any moneys collected in excess of program costs be deposited into the highway work zone safety fund and used for the purposes of that fund; provide that provisions sunset after June 30, 2025, unless the General Assembly takes further action; APPROPRIATION.