(a) Photo red light imaging detector equipment may be operated from a fixed pole, post, or other fixed structure on a state or county highway.

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 291J-5

  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • County: means the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui, and the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291J-1
  • Department: means the department of transportation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291J-1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • photo red light imaging detector system: means a device, or combination of devices, used for traffic enforcement pursuant to section 291C-32(c), that includes a vehicle sensor working in conjunction and synchronization with a traffic-control signal and a camera , to automatically produce and record one or more sequenced photographs, microphotographs, video, or other recorded images of the rear of the motor vehicle and motor vehicle license plate, at the time the motor vehicle fails to stop when facing a steady red traffic-control signal. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291J-1
(b) Signs and other official traffic-control devices indicating that traffic signal laws are enforced by a photo red light imaging detector system shall be posted on major routes entering the area in question to provide, as far as practicable, notice to drivers of the existence and operation of the system.
(c) Proof of a violation of section 291C-32(c) shall be as evidenced by information obtained from the photo red light imaging detector system authorized pursuant to this chapter. A certificate, sworn to or affirmed by the reviewing police department, or a facsimile thereof, based upon inspection of photographs, microphotographs, video, or other recorded images produced by the system, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein. Any photographs, microphotographs, video, or other recorded images evidencing a violation shall be available for inspection in any proceeding to adjudicate the liability for that violation.
(d) The conditions specified in this section shall not apply when the information gathered is used for highway safety research or to issue warning citations not involving a fine or court appearance.