Overview
- The state budget approved a Stop Super Speeders provision that lets New York City require Intelligent Speed Assistance devices for drivers who incur 16 or more school‑zone speed‑camera violations in a 12‑month period, a measure finalized in late May and included in the enacted budget.
- Drivers ordered to install a device must comply within 45 days or face civil fines of $1,500 to $2,500 and possible suspension of vehicle registration by the DMV if noncompliance continues.
- Installation periods escalate with repeat offenses — 12 months for a first order, 24 months for a second within 10 years, 36 months for a third within 15 years and indefinite installation after a fourth — and devices must be placed on all vehicles registered to the offender with carve‑outs for certain public, TLC and multi‑driver commercial vehicles.
- The law requires encrypted, limited device data, bans third‑party sale of that data, exempts it from most discovery, preserves drivers’ rights to contest orders in court, and directs New York City to run the pilot and provide rentals, interest‑free plans or free devices for low‑income drivers to address steep upfront costs.
- Advocates pushed the change after reporting showed roughly 14,000–15,000 repeat violators continued to trigger school‑zone cameras despite fines, and the pilot will take effect about one year after the governor signs the budget with implementation details and on‑the‑ground enforcement procedures to be set by city agencies.