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<baltimore-city-law heading="Subtitle 33 – Speed Monitoring or Control Systems">
  <section prefix="§" num="33-1" heading="Definitions.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Enabling Law.">“Enabling Law” means:<para num="(1)">for school zone speed monitoring systems, State Code &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Code" data-path="gtr|21-809"&gt;Transportation Article § 21-809&lt;/cite&gt;; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">for work zone speed control systems, State Code &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Code" data-path="gtr|21-810"&gt;Transportation Article § 21-810&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Speed monitoring or control system.">“Speed monitoring or control system” means, except as otherwise specified, either or both:<para num="(1)">a school zone speed monitoring system established under State Code &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Code" data-path="gtr|21-809"&gt;Transportation Article § 21-809&lt;/cite&gt;; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">a work zone speed control system established under State Code &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Code" data-path="gtr|21-810"&gt;Transportation Article § 21-810&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 09-207</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-525</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="33-2" heading="Systems authorized.">
    <text>The use and enforcement of speed monitoring or control systems in Baltimore City is authorized.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 09-207</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-525</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="33-3" heading="Governing standards, etc.">
    <text>Neither a school zone speed monitoring system nor a work zone speed control system may be used except in accordance with and subject to the standards, procedures, requirements, limitations, and other provisions of:</text>
    <para num="(1)">the State Enabling Law applicable to that system; and</para>
    <para num="(2)">this subtitle and the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 09-207</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-525</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="33-4" heading="Enforcement.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">A violation recorded by a speed monitoring or control system may be enforced as provided in the State Enabling Law for that system.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Newly moved or placed school zone system.">
      <para num="(1)">This subsection applies only to school zone speed monitoring systems established under State Code &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Code" data-path="gtr|21-809"&gt;Transportation Article § 21-809&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      <para num="(2)">If a school zone speed monitoring system is moved to or placed at a location where a school zone speed monitoring system had not previously been moved to or placed at, a citation for a violation recorded by that system may not be issued:<para num="(i)">until signage is installed in accordance with the State Enabling Law; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">for at least the first 15 calendar days after the signage is installed.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 09-207</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-525</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="33-5" heading="Rules and regulations.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">The Department of Transportation and the Police Department may jointly develop and adopt rules and regulations to govern the implementation and use of speed monitoring or control systems.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Coverage.">These rules and regulations may, among other things, establish procedures and standards for:<para num="(1)">the procurement of system devices;</para>
      <para num="(2)">the employment or procurement of system operators;</para>
      <para num="(3)">the placement and operation of system devices.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="To be compliant with Enabling Law.">All rules and regulations adopted under this section must be compliant with the applicable State Enabling Law.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Filing with Legislative Reference.">A copy of all rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle must be filed with the Department of Legislative Reference before they take effect.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 09-207</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-525</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
