Senate Bill No. 220–Committee on Judiciary

 

February 27, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY—Repeals prohibition against certain use by governmental entity of photographic, video or digital equipment for gathering evidence for issuance of traffic citation. (BDR 43‑37)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to traffic laws; repealing the prohibition against certain use by a governmental entity or its agent of photographic, video or digital equipment for gathering evidence to be used for the issuance of a traffic citation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1  Section 1. NRS 484.910 is hereby repealed.

 

1-2  TEXT OF REPEALED SECTION

 

1-3  484.910  Use by governmental entity or agent of

1-4   photographic, video or digital equipment to gather evidence for

1-5   issuance of traffic citation.  A governmental entity and any agent

1-6   thereof shall not use photographic, video or digital equipment for

1-7   gathering evidence to be used for the issuance of a traffic citation

1-8   for a violation of this chapter unless the equipment is held in the

1-9   hand or installed temporarily or permanently within a vehicle or

1-10   facility of a law enforcement agency.

 

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