Red Light SignOn October 15, 2014, Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeal ruled that the City of Hollywood is not authorized to delegate its police power to an outside private vendor to determine whether a traffic violation has occurred before sending it to a traffic infraction enforcement officer to issue a citation.  The red light ticket issued to the driver was then dismissed.

Note the ruling does not affect the legality of the cameras nor the issuance of violations, it only dealt with the process of issuance of the citations, so don’t go ignoring those citations or red light cameras just yet!  You should always consult an attorney if you feel that you have been wrongfully issued a citation and make sure to adhere to the strict timelines given for response.

You can read the full opinion here: http://www.4dca.org/opinions/Oct%202014/10-15-14/4D12-1312.rhg.pdf.  City of Hollywood v. Eric Arem, No. 4D12-1312 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014).

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