Taking away a reason to pay that red-light camera ticket
There was a really interesting development relating to red light cameras that almost flew under the radar, except for the eagle eye of blogHOUSTON friends Mike Jones and Rorschach. Here it is:
I think the Mayor is in for a surprise, if he'd let the passed bill be read over by legal eagles.
[snip]
(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.
Emphasis added.
As Rorschach noted in the forum, "that's gonna leave a mark!"
Indeed, because as we noted back in June of 2005, HPD Assistant Chief Martha Montalvo made it clear the city was counting on that to encourage payment:
It says, in fact, right on the citation that it's a "civil penalty" and won't affect your insurance rates and will not be reported or appear on your driving record.
So if they don't pay?
"We're asking the vendor to go with a collection agency if you will," says HPD Asst. Chief Martha Montalvo.
This is a very big deal, especially coupled with the revenue limitations that were also imposed, as Kevin noted a couple of weekends ago.
No wonder Mayor White isn't happy!
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 06/10/07 08:15 AM | Print | Comments (23)
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