TEXAS: Red-light camera tickets may be void

[binarysleep]

After receiving a citation in the mail, Dallas Attorney Lloyd Ward decided to do a little digging on how ACS , which runs the cameras in Dallas, operates. Ward found ACS had a business license but not an occupational license. The occupational license is something ACS should have if they collect pictures and information to use for prosecution.

A judge recently ruled in favor of Ward's claims against ACS, but now Ward is suing Redflex as well as red-light camera vendor American Traffic Solutions, because both companies do not have an occupational license. ATS is another large red-light camera company that just put up cameras in Hutto.

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[wardntx]

Originally Posted by binarysleep

After receiving a citation in the mail, Dallas Attorney Lloyd Ward decided to do a little digging on how ACS , which runs the cameras in Dallas, operates. Ward found ACS had a business license but not an occupational license. The occupational license is something ACS should have if they collect pictures and information to use for prosecution.

A judge recently ruled in favor of Ward's claims against ACS, but now Ward is suing Redflex as well as red-light camera vendor American Traffic Solutions, because both companies do not have an occupational license. ATS is another large red-light camera company that just put up cameras in Hutto.

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Unfortunately,
That ruling got overturned and nothing was done about it. It's really a shame that a company is allowed to operate illegally without a license. I have had to pay twice. I swear, I think they have those rigged somehow to change to yellow if you are going over the speed limit.
But, they do send a video for you to watch, and it proves the light was red when you entered the intersection not after you were in it.
I think there is a law about the time the light has to stay yellow.

[Stealthcb]

Here in CO, your back wheels MUST leave the intersection before the light turns red, and they now teach that we're supposed to STOP for yellow lights instead of proceeding cautiously. It's all about the $$.