The Dispatch wrote Ohio Supreme Court rules red-light cameras are legal
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Ohio cities may operate automated cameras to catch drivers who run red lights, the state Supreme Court ruled this morning.
In a 7-0 ruling, justices struck down a challenge to Akron’s red-light cameras. If the ruling had gone the other way, Columbus and other cities that nab drivers with the increasingly common systems would have been forced to take them out.
Cities, including Columbus, treat red-light violations spotted on camera as civil infractions, meaning that drivers are slapped with fines ($95 in the case of Columbus) but no points on their driving records.
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