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Spotsylvania board directs staff to draft school-zone speed camera ordinance with progressive fines
Summary
After a staff briefing, the board authorized drafting and advertising an ordinance to establish an automated school-zone speed camera program and civil penalties. Staff recommended a tiered approach; the board provided guidance favoring a $50 first-offense fine and $100 for subsequent offenses and authorized advertisement for public hearing.
The Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 22 authorized staff to draft and advertise an ordinance to set up an automated school-zone speed enforcement program. County deputy attorney Susan Cook and Captain Merrick of the sheriff’s office told the board that state statute allows civil penalties for automated enforcement but caps the maximum at $100, so the county must decide how to structure fines.
Cook told the board that an ordinance should accompany a camera program so the county can set the civil…
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