The New Jersey Senate Transportation Committee passed a bill on Monday, Sept. 15 that would prohibit submission of New Jersey license plate information to national photo ticketing system or other states for the purpose of imposing or collecting fines from New Jersey drivers who receive a citation for a violation committed in another state that was captured on a speed camera or red light camera. The bill was sponsored by North Bergen Mayor and state Sen. Nicholas Sacco and Sen. Nicholas Scutari.
This bill is modeled on a newly enacted statute in South Dakota, which prohibited its Division of Motor Vehicles from submitting driver information to the national interstate motor vehicle information network, a system used by photo ticketing companies, for the purposes of processing red light or speed camera tickets. The purpose of this bill is to prevent other states from issuing citations to New Jersey residents for alleged violations recorded on a speed camera or red light camera.
The bill was approved unanimously by the Senate Transportation Committee. It now heads to the Senate Budget Committee for consideration.
Bill protecting NJ drivers from other states’ speed and red light cameras passes committee
