NEWS: Corona, CA tried to distort the law.

 

California City Proposes to Evade California Red Light Camera Law

Currently Corona only collects $133.80 out of each $446 ticket.

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/california-city-proposes-to...

The city of Corona, CA is apparently looking to change the way it deals with redlight camera violations in an effort to avoid having to cough up some of the money it gains from redlight fines to the state and the county.

They claim that this is to lower the fines that those caught by the cameras have to pay, and are positioning it as such, but it seems that residents aren't buying it. Beyond trying to evade California laws on redlight camera violations, it actually means the city would get more cash from such violations, and has some other nefarious effects. As Jeff Nolan notes, it's also of questionable constitutionality:
http://techdirt.com/articles/20090921/0043226255.shtml

And
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/09/24/238251/CA-City-Mulls-...

There are interesting message threads at all three sites.