Baltimore City Council
File #: 09-0342    Version: 0 Name: Speed Monitoring Systems - Establishment
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 6/1/2009 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 8/17/2009
Enactment #: 09-207
Title: Speed Monitoring Systems - Establishment FOR the purpose of authorizing the certain speed monitoring systems, in certain areas, and subject to certain standards, procedures, requirements, and limitations; authorizing certain civil penalties for violations; defining certain terms; requiring certain rules and regulations; mandating a certain period during which violations may be enforced only by the issuance of warnings; and providing for a special effective date.
Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
Indexes: Cameras, Speed, Speed Monitoring Systems
Attachments: 1. 09-0342 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Transportation - 09-0342.pdf, 3. Law - 09-0342.pdf, 4. Finance - 09-0342.pdf, 5. Police - 09-0342.pdf, 6. 09-0342 - 3rd Reader.pdf
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Department of Transportation)

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
title
Speed Monitoring Systems - Establishment

FOR the purpose of authorizing the certain speed monitoring systems, in certain areas, and subject to certain standards, procedures, requirements, and limitations; authorizing certain civil penalties for violations; defining certain terms; requiring certain rules and regulations; mandating a certain period during which violations may be enforced only by the issuance of warnings; and providing for a special effective date.
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BY adding
Article 31 - Transit and Traffic
Section(s) 33-1 through 33-5, to be under the new subtitle,
“Subtitle 33. Speed Monitoring Systems”
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 31. Transit and Traffic

Subtitle 33. Speed Monitoring Systems

§ 33-1. DEFINITIONS.

(A) IN GENERAL.

IN THIS SUBTITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.

(B) ENABLING LAW.

“ENABLING LAW” MEANS:



(1) FOR SCHOOL ZONE SPEED MONITORING SYSTEMS, STATE CODE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE § 21-809; AND

(2) FOR WORK ZONE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEMS, STATE CODE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE § 21-810.

(C) SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM.
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