![]() ![]() something like 20 attorneys general brought a suit against them and they agreed to stop accepting those tickets on your report rather than fight every single one on whether it’s a valid debt since no agreement to repay ever occurred However, the three major credit reporting bureaus have all agreed that no red light tickets are allowed to show on your credit report any longer. Yes, they are allowed to continue to “operate” the program if they had a contract in place prior to the banning in 2019. ![]() Really, you'd have to ask the municipality or review the applicable contract to check for that adverse legislation clause to know which is which. ![]() On the other hand, since the law forbids only government enforcement, plenty of camera companies are sending out now unenforceable notices hoping some people will pay anyway. So while I imagine a vast majority of local authorities' contracts had such a clause, I wouldn't put it past the odd municipality to have skimped on legal oversight and have contracts they cannot escape. I'm not a lawyer but I've been involved in a lot of contracts, and such a clause has been a basic, unquestioned part of every one I've ever seen. Per section 7, local authorities may continue to enforce them if they have a contract initiated before until the end of that contract.īut subsection B says that if that contract has a clause allowing termination in the event of overriding state law, then they don't get the above exemption, and essentially must "choose" to terminate those contracts. The text of the bill also leaves the enforcement of the law up to the attorney general and further states that, “Notwithstanding any other law, a local authority may not issue a civil or criminal charge or citation for an offense or violation based on a recorded image produced by a photographic traffic signal enforcement system.So I got curious, and it looks like the truth is somewhere between y'all. ![]() The text states, “The local authority may continue to operate the system under that ordinance and under the terms of that contract until the expiration date specified in the contract as the contract existed on May 7, 2019.” The bill leaves some room for municipalities that passed red light camera ordinances before May 7, 2019. The bill, authored by Republican State Representative Jonathan Strickland, states, “Notwithstanding any other law, a local authority may not implement or operate a photographic traffic signal enforcement system with respect to a highway or street under the jurisdiction of the authority.” In a video post on Twitter, Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1631 which effectively banned the usage of red light cameras throughout the Lone Star State. JMunicipal Plaza Building, Downtown San AntonioĪrticle By: Jonathan Guajardo - Editor, SA SentinelĪs of Saturday evening, tickets issued as a result of red light traffic cameras are no longer valid in San Antonio municipalities such as Leon Valley, Alamo Heights, or any other Texas city where they are being utilized to issue tickets to traffic violators. ![]()
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