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

SB 613 creates a pilot program in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties to test technology that monitors distracted driving (e.g., phone use while driving) and issues citations for violations. The bill updates Maryland law to allow counties to use "distracted driving monitoring systems" to enforce existing distracted driving laws, with citations processed through local courts. Uncontested cases would require fines paid directly to the county, while contested cases would follow standard court procedures. Collected fines must cover system costs and fund public safety programs like pedestrian or highway safety initiatives. This is a limited pilot, not a statewide law.