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Who knew L.A.’s red-light camera fines were ‘voluntary’?

“Drivers who paid the tickets, some of which are $476, fume at the disclosure that authorities cannot force violators to pay up. But don’t expect to get a refund.”

By Ari Bloomekatz, Abby Sewell and Kate Mather, Los Angeles Times
July 27, 2011
“Bob Brickman spent months fighting a ticket he got last fall from a red-light traffic camera at Wilshire and Sepulveda boulevards in West Los Angeles.

The 61-year-old from Playa Vista eventually decided to give up the fight and fork over the $476 fine. Now he’s regretting paying every penny.

City officials this week spotlighted a surprising revelation involving red-light camera tickets: Authorities cannot force violators who simply don’t respond to pay them. For a variety of reasons, including the way the law was written, Los Angeles officials say the fines for ticketed motorists are essentially “voluntary” and there are virtually no tangible consequences for those who refuse to pay.”

 

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