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Old 04-08-2005, 05:04 PM
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http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/03/314.asp

Good riddance.
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Finally.
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Old 04-08-2005, 06:24 PM
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Thanks Noah.
What's really interesting is the link to the Dept or Transportation study:
The one surviving legal worry actually turns out to be a practical problem, generated by the interaction of the notice provisions in the enabling statute and the Commonwealth’s other service requirements. Because the mere mailing of a ticket without personal service by a law enforcement officer does not constitute sufficient notice under the statute’s own terms, successful enforcement may require personal in-hand service if the accused fails to either pay the penalty or come to court. Although the statute permits the jurisdiction to make the initial attempt to summon the accused to court via mail, if the person fails to respond, he or she is not considered to have been satisfactorily served with notice. However, personal service on all violators is obviously a very expensive proposition, involving many personnel hours, and would defeat one of the primary motivating factors for employing automated detection systems in the first place—a reduction in the number of officers required to enforce red light laws. Thus, unless a jurisdiction is willing to devote resources to implementing extensive in-hand service, citations mailed for red light camera violations become essentially unenforceable. The average citizen is probably not aware of this loophole, but if word were widely disseminated, such knowledge could completely undermine the effectiveness of red light camera programs, as citations issued to violators would lose their practical impact. Again, this is a practical, but not legal, challenge.
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Cool! I wonder how long it will take them to dismantle the system (including sending the tickets.). I'm gonna run every red light I can on July1 and see if I can get a bunch of photos of my car!
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Cool! I wonder how long it will take them to dismantle the system (including sending the tickets.). I'm gonna run every red light I can on July1 and see if I can get a bunch of photos of my car!
Spoken like a new father (makes no sense because you don’t have grip on reality! How is the new family coming anyway?
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Spoken like a new father (makes no sense because you don’t have grip on reality! How is the new family coming anyway?
Slower than I'd like. I will be on "house arrest" this weekend. As soon as I launch into any extensive project, the baby will show up.
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