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HB651 • 2025

Motor vehicles; use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; revise provisions

Motor vehicles; use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; revise provisions

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Powell, Alan
Last action
2026-05-12
Official status
House Date Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The provided bill summary confirms the authorization of prosecutors to enforce penalties but does not detail the specific procedures or amounts involved.

HB651: Updates to Automated Traffic Enforcement in School Zones

This law updates rules for using automated traffic enforcement devices in school zones and authorizes prosecutors to enforce civil fines based on recorded images.

What This Bill Does

  • Revises laws regarding the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones.
  • Authorizes district attorneys, solicitors-general, and prosecuting attorneys to enforce civil monetary penalties for speeding in school zones using recorded images.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Drivers who speed in school zones where these laws apply.
  • District attorneys, solicitors-general, and prosecuting attorneys responsible for enforcing the fines.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official summary does not specify the exact dollar amounts of the civil monetary penalties.
  • The text does not list which specific school zones are eligible or define the speed limits being enforced, only that provisions regarding them are revised.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-12 Georgia General Assembly

    House Date Signed by Governor

Official Summary Text

Motor vehicles; use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; revise provisions