Speed violations; complaint or affidavit; summons, warrant, or
notice; contents; negligence
Sec. 53. (a) In every charge of violation of a speed regulation
under this article, the complaint or affidavit and the summons,
warrant, or notice to appear must specify the following:
(1) The speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven.
(2) The prima facie or fixed speed applicable within the district
or at the location.
(b) The provisions of this article declaring or providing for fixed
and prima facie speed limitations may not be construed to relieve the
plaintiff in a civil action from the burden of proving negligence on
the part of the defendant as the proximate cause of the damage
alleged.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
Last modified: May 27, 2006