- 1. A local authority shall install a system in a manner that minimizes the effect of camera flash on drivers, if a camera flash is used.
- 2. An automated or remote system for traffic law enforcement must only record a photograph or video of the rear of a vehicle and the vehicle’s registration plate while the vehicle is used to commit an alleged traffic violation. A local authority shall not install a system such that the system’s camera is placed to capture the front of a motor vehicle or the face of any person in the vehicle being recorded. In accordance with section 321P.6, subsection 3, a citation issued by a system that captures the front of a motor vehicle or the face of any person in the vehicle is void and unenforceable.
- 3. A system must verify its internal calibrations daily, and a person trained in the calibration of the system shall conduct a monthly calibration.
- 4. A local authority operating a system shall maintain a monthly log detailing whether a person trained in the calibration of the system successfully performed the monthly calibrations and whether the system successfully performed the daily internal calibrations.
- 5. The log and documentation of the calibrations required under this section are admissible in any court proceeding relating to a violation detected by the system.
- 6. If a daily or monthly calibration is not successfully performed, the system shall not operate until a successful calibration is subsequently performed.
2024 Acts, ch 1181, §9