Traffic Tickets Issued By Red Light Cameras Take A Step Towards Being Florida Law
A standardized red light camera bill cleared its first hurdle in the Florida House as it moved through a House Health Care Regulation Policy Committee. The bill is sponsored by Bradenton representative Ron Reagan and it sets up standard fees for red light runners caught by the controversial cameras. The fine would be $155. The traffic fine would be split up with $75 going to the local government, $55 to the state and $25 into a Department of Health trust fund.
The state-wide red light camera system still would be a code violation rather than a traffic ticket with points assessed to your Florida driver’s license since there would still be no witness to the violation outside of the camera. The question then comes on how enforcement of the payment will be handled. Florida traffic attorneys are waiting to watch how this plays out since at the moment these code violations cannot be challenged in a court room.
