Senate Bill No. 381–Senators James, Rhoads, Porter,
Washington, Amodei 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
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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:
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Section 1. Chapter 484 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a1-2
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 for1-5
the observation and detection of violations of this chapter, the1-6
regulations adopted pursuant thereto or the laws, ordinances, resolutions1-7
or regulations of a local authority concerning moving traffic violations.1-8
2. Evidence obtained in violation of subsection 1 is not admissible in1-9
a criminal or administrative proceeding.1-10
3. As used in this section, "electronic device for the observation and1-11
detection of violations" means an electronic device or other system that1-12
uses a photographic, video, digital or other method of capturing an1-13
image to produce evidence of a moving traffic violation automatically,1-14
without the aid of a person to operate the device.2-1
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999.~