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The city, meanwhile, has to pay the contractor for the red-light system, the salaries of police and transportation officials who monitor the program, and a Supe
by byoung2 16y ago
The city, meanwhile, has to pay the contractor for the red-light system, the salaries of police and transportation officials who monitor the program, and a Superior Court fee to benefit court reporters
I'm guessing they assign one officer from each police station whose jurisdiction includes a camera to review the images (they weed out images of police cars, firetrucks, and ambulances). These officers are probably the ones who go to court if you choose to fight the ticket. At $50k/year, and assuming two cameras per jurisdiction, you're looking at $1.6 million in salary alone over a two year period.
- adolph 16y agoThe governmental entities around Houston claim that they make the driver pay (police, city bus, school bus, garbage, etc.): http://www.click2houston.com/investigates/11066653/detail.html http://www.click2houston.com/investigates/11066653/detail.ht...
- byoung2 16y agoThat's great! I don't think that happens here in California. Apparently these tickets are issued to the registered owner of the vehicle, not the driver, and they are considered administrative violations, not moving violations. So if a Los Angeles city vehicle got a ticket, the city would be liable for the fine.