NMA State Alert for Florida--Judge Rules Some Orlando Red-Light Camera Tickets Invalid
An Orange County judge ruled on August 9th that tickets generated by red-light cameras installed at a number of Orlando intersections are invalid, according to an Orlando Business Journal article from August 10th.
Orange County Circuit Judge Frederick Lauten explained that despite the city using red light cameras for more than two years and issuing nearly 50,000 tickets, the state of Florida only deemed the use of red-light cameras legal as of July.
If Lauten's ruling is upheld, the city of Orlando may have to pay back any money generated from tickets related to the use of the cameras, a figure exceeding $6 million in fines.
Class action lawsuits to recover fines paid are now in the works. The National Motorists Association will continue to monitor and publicize them to our members; we encourage motorists who may have received one of these invalid tickets to stay abreast of these opportunities.
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