A. 
The Borough of Lawnside hereby determines to install and utilize a traffic control signal monitoring system ("System") at the intersection of Route 30 and Mouldy Road at this time (and possible more at a later date), as may be approved by the Commissioner of Transportation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-8.12 et seq.
B. 
The System to be installed shall be approved by the Borough Council by resolution.
C. 
The Borough shall have the authority to enter into a contract, following a lawful procurement process, for the installation of the System. Any contract shall conform to the Act.
D. 
Signs shall be created and erected by the Borough, and shall be approved by the Municipal Engineer, notifying drivers that the System is being utilized. Such signs shall be placed on each street converging into the affected intersection as required by the Act.
E. 
A vendor contracting with the Borough concerning the installation and use of a System shall establish a public awareness campaign to notify the public of the intersection(s) at which the system will be installed and of the date on which the system will be activated. The public awareness campaign shall, at a minimum, utilize electronic and print media and shall make available electronically on an Internet website certain information required under the Act.
The Police Department of the Borough of Lawnside shall review the recorded images produced by the System to determine whether sufficient evidence exists to conclude that a traffic control signal violation has occurred and shall issue, within 90 days from the date on which the violation occurred, a summons (when appropriate) to be served by a law enforcement official in accordance with the Rules of the Court.
A. 
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the recorded images produced by the System shall be available for the exclusive use of the Police Department for the purpose of discharging his or her duties under the Act.
B. 
Any recorded image or information produced in connection with the System shall not be deemed a public record under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., or common law. The recorded images shall not be: (i) discoverable as a public record by any person, entity, or governmental agency, except upon a subpoena issued by a grand jury or a court order in a criminal matter, or (ii) offered as evidence in any civil or administrative proceeding not directly related to a traffic control signal violation.
C. 
Any recorded image or information collected in connection with a traffic control signal violation shall not be retained after 60 days following the collection of any fine or penalty.
D. 
If a summons is not issued within 90 days following the alleged traffic control signal violation, all recorded images and any information collected with respect to the alleged traffic control signal violation shall be purged by the Police Department within three days. The Borough of Lawnside shall certify compliance of this subsection D by filing a report with the Commissioner of Transportation as required by the Act.
A. 
The owner and operator of a motor vehicle shall be held jointly liable for a traffic control signal violation summons issued pursuant to this Article subject to provision of the Act.
B. 
Any person liable for a traffic control signal violation, pursuant to this Article and the Act, as determined by use of the System, shall be subject to the following fines or such fines as otherwise determined by the Municipal Court of the Borough of Lawnside.
C. 
Unless modified by the Legislature or the NJDOT, in no case shall motor vehicle points or automobile insurance eligibility points pursuant to section 26 of P.L. 1990, c.8 (N.J.S.A. 17:33B-14) be assessed against any person for a violation occurring under the provisions of the Act.
D. 
Whenever use of the System results in the collection of a fine for violating N.J.S.A. 39:4-81 (failure to obey instructions of any official traffic control device), the full amount of such fine assessed by the Municipal Court, less any applicable fees due, shall be paid to the Borough of Lawnside.
The Borough, if approved to participate in the Pilot Program, shall submit reports every 12 months after the System has been installed to the Commissioner of Transportation detailing increases or decreases in violations and accidents at intersections where the System has been installed.