AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency.

Short title: Jared Lee Helton Act of 2025

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define "automated speed enforcement device," "owner," "program," and "recorded images"; direct the Transportation Cabinet to establish a pilot program for automated speed enforcement in highway work zones and issue a civil citation to an operator of a motor vehicle traveling more than 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit when a bona fide worker is present; establish procedures for citation issuance; direct the Transportation Cabinet…

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In effect since April 4, 2025

This act carries an emergency clause, so it took effect as soon as it became law instead of waiting the usual 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).

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This bill creates a pilot program allowing automated cameras to catch and fine drivers going more than 10 miles per hour over the speed limit in highway work zones when workers are present. Drivers will receive warning notices for the first 30 days the system is active, and fines collected will fund the program and work zone safety efforts. The program is set to expire on July 1, 2029, unless renewed. Who it may affect: drivers traveling through highway construction and road work zones, and highway construction workers.

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