Test Drive Our New Site! We have some improvements in the works that we're excited for you to experience. Click here to try our new, faster, mobile friendly beta site. We will be maintaining our current version of the site thru the end of 2024, so you can switch back as our improvements continue.
Legislation Quick Search
Advanced Search
Pennsylvania State Senate
04/19/2024 12:09 AM
Pennsylvania State Senate
https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/Legis/CSM/showMemoPublic.cfm?chamber=S&SPick=20210&cosponId=32936
Share:
Home / Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda

Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda

Subscribe to PaLegis Notifications
NEW!

Subscribe to receive notifications of new Co-Sponsorship Memos circulated

By Member | By Date | Keyword Search


Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2021 - 2022 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: December 2, 2020 04:17 PM
From: Senator Steven J. Santarsiero
To: All Senate members
Subject: Radar for Local Law Enforcement
 
Pennsylvania is the only state in the country that doesn’t allow municipal police from using radar devices. With over 300 speed-related deaths per year, equipping local law enforcement with reliable speed-enforcement technology would allow nearly 1,200 police departments across the Commonwealth to more effectively slow down drivers and save lives.

Given these statistics, I plan to introduce legislation to permit radar usage by trained officers in counties of the first, second, second A and third class. Additionally, local municipalities would have to:
  • Adopt a local ordinance permitting such devices; as well as
  • Erect signs 500 feet outside the boundary of the political subdivision that notifies motorists of radar usage within the municipality.

For the last 58 years, Pennsylvania has reserved radar technology for state troopers. Please join me in supporting this legislation to ensure local law enforcement has the same access to the most reliable speed-timing devices in use today.


Introduced as SB544