Now that a federal judge has ruled that red-light cameras are constitutional, Jefferson County is considering installing them at various intersections in the county. At the Jefferson County Council executive meeting on Tuesday, representatives from American Traffic Solutions (ATS) presented ...

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St. Louis has stepped up efforts to bring in money from those cited for running red lights, hiring a collection agency to pursue violators who don't pay up. The city has hired Texas law firm Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson to pursue collection of outstanding court fines. Meanwhile, an anti-camera group led by Jesse Irwin and Ed Martin (pictured) is taking a wait-and-see approach. The group may pursue a ballot measure for a 2010 election to allow St. Louis city voters to ban use of red-light cameras.

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Was the city of Arnold so anxious to be the first municipality in Missouri to install red-light traffic cameras that it circumvented the law? Under Missouri statute Section 302.225, every court regulating the operation of vehicles on highways must report ...

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In a broad-ranging order earlier this month, a federal judge has allowed for a lawsuit challenging the city of Arnold’s use of red-light ticket cameras to proceed. U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas C. Mummert III, of the Eastern District of Missouri, ...

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As part of the continued efforts against red-light cameras, state Sen. Jim Lembke introduced a bill Wednesday to prohibit cities from using the cameras to enforce traffic violations. The St. Louis County Republican introduced the bill, SB 211, because of ...

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