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Pay that Red-Light Camera Ticket No Matter What: NMA E-Newsletter #605

August 16, 2020 • CIVIL, DELAWARE, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, POLICING FOR PROFIT, Red-Light Camera Tickets, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET FINES, TRAFFIC CAMERA, Traffic Tickets

The Delaware Supreme Court ruled recently that red-light camera ticket fines under $100 cannot be appealed beyond local courts. Delaware Code Section 4101 states: “A person found responsible for a civil traffic offense shall have a right of repeal only in those cases in which the civil penalty imposed exceeds $100.” Stanley Lowicki challenged his […]

What about Police Traffic Stop Reform Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #604

August 9, 2020 • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CIVIL, CRIMINAL, DISTRACTED DRIVING, Drone, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Facial Recognition, License Plate Readers, NEWSLETTER, RACIAL PROFILING, Red-Light Camera, SAFETY, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, Traffic Enforcement, TRAFFIC STOP, Traffic stops, Traffic Tickets, VISION ZERO

Editor’s Note: Last week, in Part 1, we discussed ideas for traffic stop reform. This week we delve into some of the thornier issues for reform from the NMA perspective. Recently, Berkeley, California’s city council passed an ordinance to remove police officers out of the traffic enforcement equation. After the requisite planning and community input, […]

Driving for Opportunity Act: NMA E-Newsletter #601

July 19, 2020 • ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, CIVIL, civil asset forfeiture, CRIMINAL, Driver's License, Eighth Amendment, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, IDAHO, INDIANA, LEGISLATION, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEWSLETTER, NMA, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET FINES, Traffic Tickets

None of us ever want a traffic ticket, but at least many of us can afford to deal with the ticket either by fighting it or paying the fine. You might believe that if you violate a traffic law, no allegedly about it, you should pay the fine. But what if the only recourse for […]

A Policing-for-Profit Cautionary Tale–New Miami, Ohio: NMA E-Newsletter #561

October 13, 2019 • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CIVIL, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, POLICING FOR PROFIT, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED TRAP, TRAFFIC CAMERA, Traffic Tickets

An hour away from Cincinnati, the known speed trap village of New Miami sits just north of Hamilton, the Butler County seat. Over six years ago, drivers in a class action sued this sleepy village of nearly 2,400 residents over its questionable speed camera practices. Even though the village’s program was found unconstitutional in 2014, […]

Again, The Lines are Drawn in Ohio: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #536

April 21, 2019 • Automated Traffic Enforcement, CIVIL, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Gas Tax, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, Red-Light Camera, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Cameras, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA

In early April, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine approved an $8 billion, two-year transportation budget that included a 10.5 cents-per-gallon gas tax hike and a 19 cent hike on diesel fuel. Raising taxes is always controversial but what has the state’s mayors in a tizzy is something entirely different. When the governor signed off on the […]

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