Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
Filed: 3/11/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6083




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6083 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Laser 
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Speed Detection Device Act.
 
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    Section 5. Admissibility of evidence; laser speed 
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detection device. Evidence of speed based on a speed detection 
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device using the speed timing principle of laser which is of a 
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model that has been approved by the Department of State Police 
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shall be considered scientifically acceptable and reliable as a 
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speed detection device and shall be admissible for all purposes 
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in any court or administrative proceeding in this State, 
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subject to the rules of evidence that are applicable to that 
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court or proceeding, including rules requiring the 
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establishment of an adequate foundation for the evidence. A 
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certified copy of the Department of State Police list of 
 


 






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approved models of such laser devices shall be 
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self-authenticating and shall be admissible for all purposes in 
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any court or administrative proceeding in this State.  The 
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technology used by any such approved device shall not be 
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considered new or novel for the purposes of detecting speed of 
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a vehicle.
 

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    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".