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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring a standard change interval for a yellow |
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signal at intersections at which a municipality uses a photographic |
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traffic monitoring system to enforce compliance with a |
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traffic-control signal. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 544, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 544.013 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 544.013. STANDARD INTERVAL REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN |
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TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Photographic traffic monitoring system" means a |
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system that: |
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(A) consists of a camera and vehicle sensor |
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installed to work in conjunction with an electrically operated |
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traffic-control signal; and |
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(B) is capable of producing one or more recorded |
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images that depict the license plate attached to the rear of a motor |
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vehicle that is not operated in compliance with the instructions of |
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the traffic-control signal. |
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(2) "Recorded image" means an image that: |
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(A) depicts the rear of a motor vehicle; and |
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(B) is automatically recorded on a photograph or |
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digital image. |
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(b) At an intersection at which a photographic traffic |
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monitoring system is in use, the minimum change interval for a |
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steady yellow signal must be established in accordance with the |
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Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |