GEORGIA — A Georgia lawmaker wants to ban speed cameras in school zones and add oversight to the departments that use them.
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Rep. Dale Washburn (R-Macon) recently filed legislation to remove and ban speed cameras, even as many school zones are installing that technology.
This bill would reverse a 2018 law that allows the use of speed cameras in school zones.
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Action News Jax’s Atlanta sister station, WSBTV, reported that during an interview with WSB Radio, Washburn said such cameras “are a money grab and a scam and that some jurisdictions are using the cameras to generate revenue, even outside of school hours.”
Georgia House Bill 225 would also ban local governments or law enforcement agencies from entering or renewing contracts for using speed cameras in school zones.
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