Florida Supreme Court may settle conflicting rulings on red light cameras
Wed, 07/27/2016 - 3:35pm
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TAMPA — The future of red light camera programs could soon be in the hands of the Florida Supreme Court.
That ruling contradicts one made by the 4th District Court of Appeal in 2014 where a three-judge panel ruled that the City of Hollywood's camera program illegally delegated law enforcement functions including the determination of a citation and the issuance of a ticket by a third party.
The state Supreme Court often accepts cases in which appellate courts produce conflicting decisions. In its ruling, the 3rd DCA stated that would be appropriate here.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-supreme-court-may-settl...
Here's a ruling on the other side
I expect this WILL eventually end up in the hands of the Florida Supreme Court:
http://www.theledger.com/news/20161028/appeals-court-backs-r...
TALLAHASSEE — In the latest in a series of rulings across the state, an appeals court Friday rejected a challenge to a Pinellas County city's red-light camera program.
A three-judge panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal said the city of Oldsmar did not improperly given too much authority to a private contractor that sorts through images from red-light cameras and, later in the process, sends out violation notices to motorists.
The 31-page ruling conflicts with a 2014 decision by the 4th District Court of Appeal that said a similar red-light camera program in the Broward County city of Hollywood violated state law. The conflict between the rulings could ultimately have to be resolved by the Florida Supreme Court, which last year declined to hear an appeal in the Hollywood case.