SB336 allows state and local law enforcement to install photo speed-monitoring devices at “high-risk” intersections where a traffic fatality has occurred since January 1, 2014. These devices will record speeding violations and follow the same regulations as those used in school zones and highway work zones.
The Virginia State House of Delegates passed SB336 on February 28, 2024 by a vote of 73 to 26. We have assigned pluses to the nays because speed-monitoring devices undermine due process by removing human oversight and presuming guilt before innocence, violating principles protected by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. These systems also risk infringing on Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. They enable invasive surveillance, expand government overreach, and burden drivers with costly fines, all disguised as public-safety measures.