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    Default Re: List of States Speed Enforcement Laws

    Georgia:
    HB 363 - Speed detection devices; radar; amend provisions


    "40-14-8.

    (a) No county, city, or campus officer shall be allowed to
    make a case based on the use of any speed detection
    device, unless the speed of the vehicle exceeds the posted
    speed limit by more than ten miles per hour and no
    conviction shall be had thereon unless such speed is more
    than ten miles per hour above the posted speed limit.


    (b) The limitations contained in subsection (a) of this
    Code section shall not apply in properly marked school
    zones
    one hour before, during, and one hour after the
    normal hours of school operation and in properly marked
    residential zones.
    For purposes of this chapter,
    thoroughfares with speed limits of 35 miles per hour or
    more shall not be considered residential districts.",

    and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

    "40-14-8

    SPEEDING MAY BREAK YOU | Jacksonville.com


    In October, Jennifer Parrish, 19, of Marietta was driving to Florida to join her father for the Georgia-Florida football game when she was pulled over for speeding in McIntosh County.


    Parrish got a $705 ticket for driving 95 mph in a 70 mph zone. The same ticket in Glynn County, a few miles south, would have cost her $132.


    Don't forget to Google "super-speeder law" and the points system. Kinda ridiculous...

    Please note: I am not lawyer, this is for information purposes only.
    Last edited by NissanA; 08-27-2009 at 08:05 PM.

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    Default Re: List of States Speed Enforcement Laws

    Quote Originally Posted by NissanA View Post
    Georgia:
    HB 363 - Speed detection devices; radar; amend provisions


    "40-14-8.

    (a) No county, city, or campus officer shall be allowed to
    make a case based on the use of any speed detection
    device, unless the speed of the vehicle exceeds the posted
    speed limit by more than ten miles per hour and no
    conviction shall be had thereon unless such speed is more
    than ten miles per hour above the posted speed limit.


    (b) The limitations contained in subsection (a) of this
    Code section shall not apply in properly marked school
    zones
    one hour before, during, and one hour after the
    normal hours of school operation and in properly marked
    residential zones.
    For purposes of this chapter,
    thoroughfares with speed limits of 35 miles per hour or
    more shall not be considered residential districts.",

    and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

    "40-14-8

    SPEEDING MAY BREAK YOU | Jacksonville.com


    In October, Jennifer Parrish, 19, of Marietta was driving to Florida to join her father for the Georgia-Florida football game when she was pulled over for speeding in McIntosh County.


    Parrish got a $705 ticket for driving 95 mph in a 70 mph zone. The same ticket in Glynn County, a few miles south, would have cost her $132.


    Don't forget to Google "super-speeder law" and the points system. Kinda ridiculous...

    Please note: I am not lawyer, this is for information purposes only.
    Sometime in the 2000-2002 time frame (that's the last time I was cited for speeding) Georgia changed the rules on court costs, which is probably how that ticket ended up at $705. The state caps the actual fine amount, but allowed for the assessment of a myriad of court costs, some of them specified by the state, while others were at the discretion of the municipality that issued the ticket. After that happened, it wasn't uncommon for the court costs to more than double the cost of a ticket. About 3.5 years ago, I paid $175 for a ticket related to an accident I was involved in. The fine, as defined by the state, was $50. $125, or two and a half times the fine, was in court costs and other fees.

    As governments get more and more strapped for cash, expect to see more of the same.

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    Default Re: List of States Speed Enforcement Laws

    Connecticut: Hand-held Police radar guns in all forms are outlawed for use by law enforcement agencies. In-car Moving Radars are allowed. Police Radar units must have waterproof antennas and be mounted outside of the patrol vehicle.

    Wouldn't this imply handheld laser guns are not aloud to be used ether?
    Last edited by CJR238; 05-05-2010 at 11:43 AM.

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    Default Re: List of States Speed Enforcement Laws

    Quote Originally Posted by CJR238 View Post
    Connecticut: Hand-held Police radar guns in all forms are outlawed for use by law enforcement agencies. In-car Moving Radars are allowed. Police Radar units must have waterproof antennas and be mounted outside of the patrol vehicle.

    Wouldn't this imply handheld laser guns are not aloud to be used ether?
    A LIDAR gun isn't a handheld RADAR gun.

    I always wondered why CSP would have the antenna on roof of their car (usually mounted behind the driver's door).

 

 

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