As used in this chapter:
AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION SYSTEM: | A computer based system(s) that captures an image of a license plate(s) and converts it to a data file to be compared with databases or hot lists generated by various law enforcement agencies, and which produces an alert when there is a match between the collected license plate data and those databases. Automatic license plate recognition systems or devices installed in City parking ramps or on City Parking Department vehicles, primarily used for parking enforcement, are not included in this definition. |
AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM OR DEVICE: | A device or devices including, but not limited to, a camera system(s) that uses any electronic, photographic, video, digital, or computer system designed for the purpose of producing a photograph, microphotograph, videotape, digital video, or other recorded image or digital record of a vehicle and/or its operator and/or its occupants that is used to establish identity or ownership of a vehicle and/or identify its operator, owner, or occupants. Specific Streets and Traffic Engineering Division cameras installed at intersections with traffic signals or roundabouts, used primarily for traffic engineering and study, shall not be included in this definition. |
DOMESTIC DRONE, DRONE, OR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE: | An aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator that can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely that is equipped with one or more onboard cameras or other sensors for registering, observing, or recording persons, objects, or events or for transmitting such information as it is occurring or thereafter. |
PARKING ENFORCEMENT ATTENDANT: | Agents or employees designated to enforce the parking ordinances of the city. |
QUALIFIED TRAFFIC LAW VIOLATION: | A violation of any of the following: A. Any state or local law relating to compliance with a traffic control signal or railroad crossing sign or signal; B. Any state or local law limiting the speed of a motor vehicle; or C. Any state or local law regulating motor vehicle parking. |
TICKET: | Any traffic ticket, citation, summons, or other notice of liability, whether civil, criminal, or administrative, issued in response to an alleged qualified traffic law violation detected or recorded by a traffic surveillance system or device. |
(Ord. 13-4539, 6-18-2013; amd. Ord. 24-4934, 8-20-2024)