DON'T PAY A CAMERA TICKET! Learn the facts about red light cameras in Texas. The camera companies like American Traffic Solutions (ATS) and Redflex are profiteers working with cities to extort money from drivers in their cities. They depend on deceit to get the desired revenue from drivers. Most people that get a red light camera "ticket" think they are being accused of violating the state law for running a red light. The fact is camera tickets are CIVIL penalties and you are accused of violating a city ordinance, not state law. This means your due process and equal protection constitutional rights are being violated. Most people think they will face stiff penalties for not paying a camera ticket. THAT ISN"T TRUE! Houston had reactivated the red light cameras even though there was a vote in November to ban the cameras. They were violating the clear direction of the voters of Houston and any camera notice of violation sent out is ILLEGAL! The only way we can stop the cities from this illegal money grab is by NOT PAYING their optional request for revenue. Even though the cameras are back off now there are still thousands of outstanding tickets issued after we voted NO to the cameras.


COUNTIES WE HAVE BEEN TOLD ARE NOT BLOCKING REGISTRATIONS FOR OUTSTANDING CAMERA TICEKTS!

Either through news articles or by reports from people with outstanding tickets that have been able to renew registrations we feel confident in passing on the information that the following counties are not blocking registrations for vehicles with outstanding camera tickets. There are many other counties that are not blocking registrations that we have not had confirmation on. Please email us if you live in another county and have been able to renew your registration with outstanding camera tickets.

HARRIS COUNTY

GALVESTON COUNTY

CALHOUN COUNTY

CHAMBERS COUNTY




HOUSTON PAYS OFF CAMERA COMPANY!

The City of Houston has paid off the camera vendor and the cameras are down! The settlement is based on collection of outstanding tickets. We don't think the corrupt Arizona camera company should get another Houston dollar. Please pass on this site to everyone you know, you don't have to pay these illegal tickets, the people have said NO!


TEXAS LAW, NO PENALTY FOR NOT DISPLAYING YOUR LICENSE PLATES!

Due to a mistake in the last legislative session state lawmakers removed the fine for driving without displaying two license plates on a vehicle! This means that Automatic License Plate readers and red light cameras cannot issue you these extortion notices! Others are reporting police officers are telling them they can't issue tickets for not displaying license plates. Spread the word! Read more here.

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/traffic/texas-lawmakers-accidentally-omit-2-license-plate-law-011112


The Class action lawsuit has started.

Keep in mind that if you pay you may not be able to participate in the suit.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8365667



SPREAD THE WORD TO YOUR EMAIL CONTACTS AND FACEBOOK PAGES!

Here is the Texas law on red light cameras http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/docs/tn/htm/tn.707.htm

Here is what the law says;

Sec. 707.019.  FAILURE TO PAY CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  If the owner of the motor vehicle fails to timely pay the amount of the civil penalty imposed against the owner:

(1)  an arrest warrant may not be issued for the owner; and

(2)  the imposition of the civil penalty may not be recorded on the owner's driving record.

Failure to pay will also not go on your credit

(h)  A local authority or the person with which the local authority contracts for the administration and enforcement of a photographic traffic signal enforcement system may not provide information about a civil penalty imposed under this chapter to a credit bureau, as defined by Section 392.001, Finance Code.

Although Texas law states that the city may "red flag" the vehicle's registration the local authority has to agree to do so. Harris county and several other counties ARE NOT blocking the registration on vehicles for failure to pay camera tickets. This means there is NO PENALTY FOR NOT PAYING A CAMERA TICKET! Here is the proof.

Note that Judge Emmett says that HPD should not be making the claims they are since it ISN"T TRUE! We have also confirmed that Liberty county and Calhoun county are not blocking registrations for unpaid camera tickets. Just make sure you renew IN PERSON. DO NOT renew online. If you renew online you will have your registration blocked.

WHAT THEY CAN DO

Failure to pay a camera ticket will result in a $25 late payment penalty. This is added to the amount they already cannot collect. They will turn you over to a collection agency that will send you letters demanding payment. These letters have no teeth either. They CANNOT report to your credit file for not paying. The city attorney MAY file a suit against you to collect the fine, but we have not seen any evidence the city attorney is doing that for a $75 ticket. Recently the city said they were suing people with other outstanding tickets with a balance of $1000 or more. It is not worth going to court for a $75 penalty which the camera company gets most of the money! If you continue to get letters you can force them to stop by sending them a cease and desist letter. Form letters for that can be found here.

http://credit.about.com/od/debtcollection/a/ceaseanddesist.htm

You may also avoid camera tickets if;

you have a vehicle registered to a trust or that is leased.

Your registration address is out of state or in a county that is not blocking registrations like Harris County.

Some trucks that have a ball for towing in their bumper have been known to obscure license plate numbers making identification of the plate difficult.



THE WORD IS GETTING OUT! 
Thank you for NOT paying!

Many red-light camera offenders not paying, analysis shows

Some 20,000 red-light tickets unpaid in Harlingen


DFW cities hit roadblock in collecting red-light fines


Many ticket recipients toss them away

Here it is on an Attorney's website! Thanks for the mention!

http://www.trafficticketsa.com/Blog/2011/10/red-light-camera-traffic-tickets/


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You can learn more about the issues at these websites

http://www.nocamerashouston.com/

http://thenewspaper.com/

http://citizensforsaferstreets.com/

http://saferbaytown.com/

www.warondriving.com

www.camerafraud.wordpress.com/.

http://www.banthecams.org/