72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
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LC 2543
 
                         House Bill 2758
 
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Authorizes cities with populations of 35,000 or more to have
photo red light cameras at up to eight intersections.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to traffic control devices; amending ORS 810.434.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 810.434 is amended to read:
  810.434. (1) Any city with a population of 30,000 or more may,
at its own cost, operate cameras designed to photograph drivers
who violate ORS 811.265 by failing to obey a traffic control
device. Notwithstanding the population requirement of
  { - subsections (1) to (4) of - }  this section, the City of
Newberg may operate cameras as provided for other cities in
 { - subsections (1) to (4) of - }  this section.
  (2) Cameras operated under   { - subsections (1) to (4) of - }
this section may be mounted on street lights or put in other
suitable places.
  (3) A city that chooses to operate a camera shall:
  (a) Provide a public information campaign to inform local
drivers about the use of cameras before citations are actually
issued; and
  (b) Once each biennium, conduct a process and outcome
evaluation for the Department of Transportation that includes:
  (A) The effect of the use of cameras on traffic safety;
  (B) The degree of public acceptance of the use of cameras; and
  (C) The process of administration of the use of cameras.
  (4) The Department of Transportation shall provide an executive
summary of the process and outcome evaluations to each regular
session of the Legislative Assembly. The summary shall be
presented to the Legislative Assembly by March 1 of the year of
each regular session.
  (5)(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this
subsection, a city authorized to operate cameras under
  { - subsections (1) to (4) of - }  this section may not operate
the cameras at more than four intersections in the city.
  (b) A city with a population of   { - 300,000 - }  { +
35,000 + } or more may not operate cameras at more than eight
intersections in the city.
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