Red Light Cameras
03
May
2022
New Suits Target N.C. Law Permitting Red-Light Cameras in Greenville, Wilmington
Two recent lawsuits challenge the state law that allowed Greenville and Wilmington to set up red-light camera enforcement programs. If successful, the suits would block any N.C. city from operating red-light cameras under that law.
01
May
2022
Red-Light Camera Merry-Go-Round in North Carolina
Red-light cameras have once again been declared unconstitutional in North Carolina. No one is surprised because this is the second time RLCs have been declared in violation of state law. Policing for profit, even if it is allegedly designed to benefit the school systems, always has a stench about it.
28
Apr
2022
28
Apr
2022
28
Apr
2022
Obstructed, Improper License Plates Cost NYC Roughly $75M in Camera Fines, Report Says
Since March 2020, there have been approximately 1.5 million instances in which speed or red light camera tickets were evaded through the use of obstructed or improper plates, costing the city up to $75 million in lost revenue, with each automated enforcement violation carrying a fine of $50, according to the report.
27
Apr
2022
27
Apr
2022
Legislation Would Disconnect Suburban Red-Light Cameras if They Involve Corruption
Republican state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi said she will reintroduce her bill that would prevent towns and counties from operating red-light camera locations where the installation of the devices is linked to "public corruption charges."
26
Apr
2022
Former Crestwood Mayor Sentenced to 1 Year for Bribery
Former Crestwood Mayor Louis Presta was sentenced Monday to one year in prison, five months after he quit and admitted he took a secret $5,000 cash bribe while corruptly promising to hike the number of red-light camera tickets issued in the southwest suburb.
