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SENATE BILL 152
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(PRE–FILED) CF 6lr1030
By: Senator Muse
Requested: September 30, 2025
Introduced and read first time: January 14, 2026
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Prince George’s County – Point–to–Point Speed Monitoring Systems – Maryland 2
Route 210 3
FOR the purpose of authorizing the placement and use of point–to–point speed monitoring 4
systems on Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) in Prince George’s County, 5
subject to certain requirements; and generally relating to point –to–point speed 6
monitoring systems on Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) in Prince 7
George’s County. 8
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 10
Section 7–302(a) 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 13
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 15
Section 7–302(e)(1), (2), (3)(i), and (4)(i) through (iii) 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 18
BY adding to 19
Article – Transportation 20
Section 21–809.1 21
Annotated Code of Maryland 22
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 23
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 24
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 25
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Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 1
7–302. 2
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) through (g) of this section, t he clerks of 3
the District Court shall: 4
(1) Collect costs, fines, forfeitures, or penalties imposed by the court; and 5
(2) Remit them to the State under a system agreed upon by the Chief Judge 6
of the District Court and the Comptroller. 7
(e) (1) (i) A citation issued under § 21 –202.1, § 21 –706.1, § 21 –707.1, § 8
21–809, § 21–809.1, § 21–810, § 21–1134, § 22–612, or § 24 –111.3 of the Transportation 9
Article shall provide that the person receiving the citation may elect to stand trial by 10
notifying the issuing agency of the person’s intention to stand trial at least 5 days before 11
the date of payment as set forth in the citation. 12
(ii) On receipt of the notice to stand trial, the agency shall forward 13
to the District Court having venue a copy of the citati on and a copy of the notice from the 14
person who received the citation indicating the person’s intention to stand trial. 15
(iii) On receipt thereof, the District Court shall schedule the case for 16
trial and notify the defendant of the trial date under procedures adopted by the Chief Judge 17
of the District Court. 18
(2) (i) A citation issued as the result of any of the following systems or 19
cameras controlled by a political subdivision shall provide that, in an uncontested case, the 20
penalty shall be paid directly to that political subdivision: 21
1. A vehicle height monitoring system; 22
2. A traffic control signal monitoring system; 23
3. A speed monitoring system; 24
4. A POINT–TO–POINT SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM; 25
5. A work zone speed control system; 26
[5.] 6. A stop sign monitoring system; 27
[6.] 7. A school bus monitoring camera; 28
[7.] 8. A bus lane monitoring system; or 29
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[8.] 9. A noise abatement monitoring system. 1
(ii) A citation issued as the result of any of the following systems or 2
cameras controlled by a political subdivision shall provide that, in a contested case, the 3
penalty shall be paid directly to the District Court: 4
1. A vehicle height monitoring system; 5
2. A traffic control signal monitoring system; 6
3. A speed monitoring system; 7
4. A POINT–TO–POINT SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM; 8
5. A work zone speed control system; 9
[5.] 6. A stop sign monitoring system; 10
[6.] 7. A school bus monitoring camera; 11
[7.] 8. A bus lane monitoring system; or 12
[8.] 9. A noise abatement monitoring system. 13
(iii) A citation issued as the result of any of the following systems or 14
cameras controlled by a State agency shall provide that, in an uncontested or contested 15
case, the penalty shall be paid directly to the District Court: 16
1. A traffic control signal monitoring system; 17
2. A work zone speed control system; 18
3. A speed monitoring system; or 19
4. A bus lane monitoring system. 20
(3) (i) Except as provided in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this 21
paragraph and paragraph (6) of this subsection, civil penalties resulting from citations 22
issued using a vehicle height monitoring system, traffic control signal monitoring system, 23
speed monitoring system, POINT–TO–POINT SPEED MONITORI NG SYSTEM, work zone 24
speed control system, stop sign monitoring system, school bus monitoring camera, bus lane 25
monitoring system, or a noise abatement monitoring system that are collected by the 26
District Court shall be collected in accordance with subsection (a) of this section and 27
distributed in accordance with § 12–118 of the Transportation Article. 28
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(4) (i) Except as provided in paragraphs (5) and (6) of this subsection, 1
from the fines collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations enforced by speed 2
monitoring systems, POINT–TO–POINT SPEED MONITORING SYSTEMS, work zone speed 3
control systems, stop sign monitoring systems, school bus monitoring cameras, bus lane 4
monitoring systems, or noise abatement monitoring systems, a political subdivision: 5
1. May recover the costs of implementing and administering 6
the speed monitoring systems, POINT–TO–POINT SPEED MONITORING SYSTEMS, work 7
zone speed control systems, stop sign monitoring systems, school bus monitoring cameras, 8
bus lane monitoring systems, or noise abatement monitoring systems; and 9
2. Subject to subparagraphs (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this 10
paragraph, may spend any remaining balance solely for public safety purposes, including 11
pedestrian or highway safety programs. 12
(ii) 1. For any fiscal year, if the balance remaining from the fines 13
collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations enforced by speed monitoring 14
systems OR POINT –TO–POINT SPEED MONITORI NG SYSTEMS , after the costs o f 15
implementing and administering the systems are recovered in accordance with 16
subparagraph (i)1 of this paragraph, is greater than 10% of the total revenues of the 17
political subdivision for the fiscal year, the political subdivision shall remit any funds that 18
exceed 10% of the total revenues to the Comptroller. 19
2. The Comptroller shall deposit any money remitted under 20
this subparagraph to the General Fund of the State. 21
(iii) The fines collected by Prince George’s County as a result of 22
violations en forced by speed monitoring systems OR POINT –TO–POINT SPEED 23
MONITORING SYSTEMS on Maryland Route 210 shall be remitted to the Comptroller for 24
distribution to the State Highway Administration to be used solely to assist in covering the 25
costs of: 26
1. Examining the engineering, infrastructure, and other 27
relevant factors that may contribute to safety issues on Maryland Route 210 in Prince 28
George’s County; 29
2. Reporting its findings and recommendations on any 30
solutions to these safety issues; and 31
3. Implementing any solutions to these safety issues. 32
Article – Transportation 33
21–809.1. 34
(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY. 35
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(B) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 1
INDICATED. 2
(2) “MONITORED SEGMENT OF HIGHWAY” MEANS A SEGMENT OF 3
HIGHWAY THAT IS MONITORED BY A POINT–TO–POINT SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM. 4
(3) “POINT–TO–POINT SPEED MONITORI NG SYSTEM ” MEANS A 5
DEVICE THAT USES AT LEAST TWO MOTOR VEHI CLE SENSORS TO CALCU LATE THE 6
AVERAGE SPEED OF A M OTOR VEHICLE BETWEEN TWO GEOGRAPH ICALLY FIXED 7
POINTS. 8
(C) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION , PRINCE GEORGE’S 9
COUNTY MAY PLACE AND USE POINT–TO–POINT SPEED MONITORI NG SYSTEMS ON 10
MARYLAND ROUTE 210 (INDIAN HEAD HIGHWAY) ONLY IF: 11
(1) EACH MONITORED SEGMEN T OF HIGHWAY IS AT LEA ST 1 MILE 12
AND NOT MORE THAN 10 MILES IN LENGTH; 13
(2) SIGNAGE INDICATING TH AT A POINT –TO–POINT SPEED 14
MONITORING SYSTEM IS IN USE IS: 15
(I) INSTALLED BEFORE THE MONITORED SEGMENT OF 16
HIGHWAY; AND 17
(II) IN ACCORDANCE WITH TH E MANUAL AND SPECIFICATIONS 18
FOR A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF TRAFFIC CONTROL D EVICES ADOPTED BY TH E STATE 19
HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION UNDER § 25–104 OF THIS ARTICLE; 20
(3) EACH MONITORED SEGMEN T OF HIGHWAY INCLUDE S AT LEAST 21
ONE DEVICE THAT DISP LAYS A REAL –TIME POSTING OF THE SPEED AT WHICH A 22
DRIVER IS TRAVELING; AND 23
(4) THE COUNTY AND THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 24
PUBLISH NOTICE OF THE LOCATION OF THE PO INT–TO–POINT SPEED MONITORING 25
SYSTEM AND THE MONITORED SEGMENT OF HIGHWAY ON THEIR WEBSITES AT LEAST 26
30 DAYS BEFORE ACTIVATING THE POINT–TO–POINT SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM. 27
(D) A POINT–TO–POINT SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM MAY BE PLA CED AND 28
USED ONLY AT A LOCATION THAT IS IDENTIFIED BY SAFETY STUDIES AS HIGH RISK 29
FOR MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES OR AS HAVING A HIGH PREVALENCE FOR SPEEDING. 30
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(E) THE PROVISIONS OF § 21–809(B)(1)(I)1, (II), (X), AND (XI), (2) THROUGH 1
(6), AND (C) THROUGH (J) OF THIS SUBTITLE THA T APPLY TO SPEED MON ITORING 2
SYSTEMS SHALL APPLY TO POINT–TO–POINT SPEED MONITORING SYSTEMS UNDER 3
THIS SECTION. 4
(F) (1) A POINT–TO–POINT SPEED MONITORI NG SYSTEM MAY BE USE D 5
ONLY TO: 6
(I) IDENTIFY SPEED VIOLAT IONS BY MOTOR VEHICL ES 7
TRAVELING AT AN AVER AGE SPEED OF AT LEAS T 12 MILES PER HOUR ABOVE THE 8
POSTED SPEED LIMIT IN A MONITORED SEGMENT OF HIGHWAY; 9
(II) GENERATE CITATIONS; AND 10
(III) RESPOND TO APPEALS. 11
(2) A POINT–TO–POINT SPEED MONITORI NG SYSTEM MAY NOT BE 12
USED FOR: 13
(I) GENERAL SURVEILLANCE; 14
(II) IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT; OR 15
(III) CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIO NS OR LAW ENFORCEMEN T 16
PURPOSES UNRELATED TO SPEEDING VIOLATIONS. 17
(G) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 31, 2028, AND EACH JANUARY 31 18
THEREAFTER, PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 19
OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON 20
THE POINT –TO–POINT SPEED MONITORI NG SYSTEMS OPERATED UNDER THIS 21
SECTION, INCLUDING: 22
(1) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF C ITATIONS ISSUED FOR EACH 23
MONITORED SEGMENT OF HIGHWAY; 24
(2) THE GROSS REVENUE GENERATED; 25
(3) THE EXPENDITURES INCURRED; 26
(4) THE NET REVENUE GENERATED; 27
(5) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO A CONTRACTOR 28
UNDER THE PROGRAM; 29
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(6) A DESCRIPTION OF HOW T HE NET REVENUE GENER ATED FROM 1
THE POINT–TO–POINT SPEED MONITORING SYSTEMS WAS USED , INCLUDING WHAT 2
PERCENTAGE OF NET RE VENUE WAS DEDICATED TO ROADWAY SAFETY 3
IMPROVEMENTS ON OR NEAR MARYLAND ROUTE 210 (INDIAN HEAD HIGHWAY); 4
(7) CHANGES TO THE AVERAG E SPEED ON EACH MONI TORED 5
SEGMENT OF HIGHWAY; AND 6
(8) FOR EACH MONITORED SEGMENT OF HIGHWAY, CHANGES IN THE 7
NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHI CLE CRASHES AND MOTO R VEHICLE CRASHES TH AT 8
RESULT IN SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH. 9
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 10
October 1, 2026. 11