Senate Bill No. 381–Senators James, Rhoads, Porter,
Washington, Neal, Amodei, Carlton and Wiener

March 11, 1999

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Joint Sponsor: Assemblyman Perkins

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Referred to Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY—Prohibits use of electronic device for observation and detection of moving traffic violations. (BDR 43-504)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

 

AN ACT relating to traffic; prohibiting the use of electronic devices for the observation and detection of moving traffic violations; providing that evidence obtained through the use of such a device is not admissible in a criminal or administrative proceeding; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1-1 Section 1. Chapter 484 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

1-2 new section to read as follows:

1-3 1. A person or governmental entity shall not use, or cause to be used,

1-4 for gathering evidence or for any other purpose, an electronic device for

1-5 the observation and detection of violations of this chapter, the

1-6 regulations adopted pursuant thereto or the laws, ordinances, resolutions

1-7 or regulations of a local authority concerning moving traffic violations.

1-8 2. Evidence obtained in violation of subsection 1 is not admissible in

1-9 a criminal or administrative proceeding.

2-1 3. As used in this section, "electronic device for the observation and

2-2 detection of violations" means an electronic device or other system that

2-3 uses a photographic, video, digital or other method of capturing an

2-4 image to produce evidence of a moving traffic violation automatically,

2-5 without the aid of a person to operate the device.

2-6 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999.

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