The Maryland Chiefs of Police Association has passed a resolution supporting automated speed enforcement, which utilizes cameras to document vehicular speed violations.

The association sent a letter last week to lawmakers in Annapolis urging them to support Senate Bill 269, which requests expanded use of automated speed enforcement technologies.

“The Maryland Chiefs of Police Association and its member departments are committed to traffic safety and committed to utilizing new technologies to reduce the number of roadway deaths and injuries in Maryland,” Jeffrey Spaulding, Westminster police chief and current MCPA president, said in the letter, which was quoted in a statement the group released.

“Our law enforcement agencies are already responding to increased post — 9/11 responsibilities and automated speed enforcement will allow us to complement those efforts.”

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Vehicles that are exceeding posted speed limits while passing a camera will be subjected to a series of photographs that document the violation.

The photographs are then processed and the license plate is reviewed to identify the registered owner. The owner is sent the citation, which includes copies of the violation photos.

Montgomery County has been using speed cameras near schools and in residential areas since early 2007, and has issued 210,000 citations so far.