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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 […]

The Legal Obliteration of Due Process: NMA E-Newsletter #642

May 2, 2021 • Automated Camera Tickets, CALIFORNIA, Driver's License, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, LEGISLATION, NEWSLETTER, NMA, SCHOOL BUS, TICKET FINES

Coercion is an ugly word, but lawmakers have been known to use it as a blunt weapon to force compliance by the very people they represent. The latest and all-too-blatant example of legislative intimidation is contained within California Senate Bill 111. While this bill is about the use of school bus automated enforcement, a topic […]

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, […]

Flipping the Stacked Deck: NMA E-Newsletter #594

May 31, 2020 • CHECKPOINT, civil asset forfeiture, CIVIL FORFEITURE, DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, POLICING FOR PROFIT, REVENUE GENERATION, TICKET FINES, TICKET QUOTA, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic stops, Traffic Tickets

There are many forms of legitimized stealing. The government has perfected a near-perfect version, with motorists too often serving as easy prey. The NMA’s legislative focus in Washington, even when lawmakers are advancing little during these pandemic times, continues to be two areas of policing-for-profit that desperately need reform. One practice ─ as if it […]

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