(1) As used in this section:
- (a) "Automated speed enforcement device" means a photographic, radar, lidar, laser, or other device with one (1) or more vehicle sensors that transmits a vehicle's speed and an image of the rear license plate of a vehicle exceeding the speed limit; and "Images" means images transmitted by an automated speed enforcement device showing the speed and rear license plate of a motor vehicle.
(2) A peace officer may issue a citation at the time of an offense in a highway work zone based on images transmitted by an automated speed enforcement device if:
- (a) A motor vehicle is detected traveling in excess of ten (10) miles per hour over
- (b) the posted speed limit;
- (b) At least one (1) bona fide worker is present in the highway work zone; and
- (c) There is a peace officer certified under KRS 15.380 to 15.404 present in or near the end of the highway work zone in a marked vehicle.
(3) The cabinet shall:
- (a) 1. Install signage in highway work zones notifying the public that vehicle speed within the work zone may be enforced by an automated speed enforcement device; and 2. Require the signage to be affixed with lights that shall be flashing at all times when the automated speed enforcement device is active; and
- (b) Calibrate the automated speed enforcement device on an annual basis.
- (4) An image transmitted by an automated speed enforcement device under this section shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the driver of the vehicle.
- (5) The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A relating to any matters necessary for the efficient administration of automated speed enforcement under this section.
Effective: June 27, 2025
History: Created 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 160, sec. 1, effective June 27, 2025. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/27/2025). 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 160, sec. 4, provides that Sections 1 and 2 of the Act, which created this statute and amended KRS 189.2327, may be cited as the Jared Lee Helton Act of 2025.