Montgomery County and Prince George's County - Distracted Driving Monitoring System Pilot Program

This bill establishes a pilot program allowing Montgomery and Prince George's Counties to use automated distracted driving monitoring systems to enforce laws against using handheld devices while driving. The legislation authorizes these systems to issue citations for distracted driving violations and outlines how those citations are processed through the court system, including options for defendants to contest charges. It also specifies how fines collected from these violations are distributed, allowing counties to recover program costs and use remaining funds for public safety initiatives. Additionally, the bill ensures that images captured by these monitoring systems are admissible in court without requiring additional authentication.