CHAPTER 12-3000. USE OF AN AUTOMATED RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM TO PREVENT RED LIGHT VIOLATIONS
§12-3012. Limitations.
(1) No automated red light enforcement system shall be utilized in
such a manner as to take a frontal view photograph of the vehicle as evidence of
a violation.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, camera
equipment deployed pursuant to this Chapter must be incapable of automated or
user-controlled remote intersection surveillance by means of recorded video
images. Photographs collected as part of the automated red light enforcement
system must be 35-millimeter film only, must only record traffic violations and
may not be used for any other surveillance purposes. The restrictions set forth
in this paragraph shall not be deemed to preclude a court of competent
jurisdiction from issuing an order directing that the information be provided to
law enforcement officials if the information is reasonably described and is
requested solely in connection with a criminal law enforcement action.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, information prepared under
this Chapter and information relating to violations under this Chapter which is
kept by the City or its authorized employees or agents, including photographs,
written records, reports or facsimiles, names, addresses and the number of
violations under this Chapter, shall be for the exclusive use of the City, its
employees, its authorized agents and law enforcement officials for the purpose
of discharging their duties under this Chapter. The information shall not be
deemed a public record under the act of June 21, 1957 (P.L. 390, No. 212), as
amended, known as the Right-to-Know Law. The information shall not be
discoverable by court order or otherwise, nor shall it be offered in evidence in
any action or proceeding which is not directly related to a violation of this
Chapter. The restrictions set forth in this paragraph shall not be deemed to
preclude a court of competent jurisdiction from issuing an order directing that
the information be provided to law enforcement officials if the information is
reasonably described and is requested solely in connection with a criminal law
enforcement action.
(4) Photographic evidence obtained through the use
of automated red light enforcement systems pursuant to this Chapter shall be
destroyed within one year of final disposition of any recorded event. The City
shall file notice with the Department of State that the records have been
destroyed in accordance with this Chapter.
(5) Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, registered vehicle owner information obtained as a result of
the operation of an automated red light enforcement system under this Chapter
shall not be the property of the manufacturer or vendor of the automated red
light enforcement system and may not be used for any purpose other than
prescribed in this Chapter.
(6) The duration of the yellow light change
interval at intersections where automated red light enforcement systems are in
use shall conform to the yellow light change interval duration specified on the
traffic signal permit issued for such signal.