By Jay Beeber, Director of Policy & Research For the past few years, we’ve been monitoring a concerning trend in traffic enforcement: a steady shift towards more and more automated ticketing. Unfortunately, this trend appears to be gaining momentum. In California, we’ve witnessed a surge of bills introduced that attempt to authorize various forms of […]
34 Alerts From the DUE PROCESS Tag
NMA E-Newsletter #738: The Revenue-Hungry Rise of Automated Ticketing
April 30, 2023 • Automated Camera Tickets, Automated Ticket Enforcement, Bus Lane Cameras, CIVIL, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, Photo Enforcement, RED LIGHT CAMERA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, SCHOOL BUS CAMERA, SPEED CAMERA, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET REVENUE
NMA E-Newsletter #735: Walberg, Raskin Lead Bipartisan Effort to Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
March 12, 2023 • CAF, civil asset forfeiture, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform, CIVIL FORFEITURE, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, NMA
The National Motorists Association has, for some years now, been fighting to protect motorists from abusive Civil Asset Forfeiture laws. For those unaware of how this abuse of the public’s trust operates, Civil Asset Forfeiture allows police departments to seize assets such as cash, vehicles, houses and other valuables simply on the allegation that those assets […]
Low-Level Traffic Fines: A Slippery Slope to Civil Court: NMA E-Newsletter #730
January 8, 2023 • CIVIL, CRIMINAL, Discovery, DMV, Driver's License, DUE PROCESS, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, NEVADA, NEWSLETTER, NMA, OREGON, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET FINES, Traffic Tickets
On January 1st, Nevada became the latest state to remove the threat of a criminal charge for motorists who can’t pay fines for minor traffic violations. The new law has downgraded these minor infractions from criminal misdemeanors to civil violations with civil penalties. This change only applies to low-level traffic tickets, not to tickets like reckless […]
Civil Asset Forfeiture in Indiana Goes Beyond Policing for Profit: NMA E-Newsletter #701
June 19, 2022 • CAF, CHECKPOINT, CIVIL, civil asset forfeiture, CIVIL FORFEITURE, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, INDIANA, NEWSLETTER, NMA, POLICING FOR PROFIT, Traffic stops
Initially created to take down drug lords, civil asset forfeiture has morphed into an excuse by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to confiscate cash and other property regardless of whether a person is charged with a crime. The Indiana Supreme Court recently ruled that the government must prove it is ‘entitled’ to keep […]
Speed Camera Games Played for Profits in Ohio: NMA E-Newsletter #650
June 27, 2021 • Automated Ticket Enforcement, Automated Traffic Enforcement, CIVIL, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET CAMERA, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Tickets
When will Ohio municipalities ever learn? The Ohio Supreme Court has been working overtime on automated enforcement cases brought by motorists against cities and townships across the state. Justice would be better served if the state prohibited ticket cameras altogether. The difficulty is that the larger cities in Ohio have home-rule authority, i.e., they set […]
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