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Amending Chapter 12-3000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Use Of An Automated Red Light Enforcement System To Prevent Red Light Violations," by authorizing the installation of red light enforcement systems at certain additional locations and conforming the Code to state law standards with respect to the recording of violations, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 12-3000 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 12-3000. USE OF AN AUTOMATED RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM TO PREVENT RED LIGHT VIOLATIONS.
§ 12-3001. Definitions.
(1) Automated Red Light Enforcement System. Shall mean a vehicle sensor installed to work in conjunction with a traffic-control signal which automatically produces one or more [photographs] recorded images of a vehicle at the time the vehicle is used or operated in a manner which is a violation of the Motor Vehicle Code, or as otherwise defined under the Motor Vehicle Code.
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(3) Recorded Image. An image recorded by an automated red light enforcement system on a photograph, a digital image or any other image-capture technology.
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§12-3005. Intersections At Which This Chapter Applies.
(1) Automated red light enforcement systems that are approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation may be used to enforce this Chapter only at the following intersections, and as this list may be amended from time to time by ordinance, subject to the designation of such intersections by agreement of the System Administrator and the Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation:
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(q) John F. Kennedy Boulevard at Broad Street.
(r) South Penn Square at Broad Street.
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§ 12-3007. Notification of Violation.
(1) The System Administrator shall prepare and mail a notice of violation addressed to the registered owner of a vehicle identified in a [photograph] recorded im...
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