The red light camera program in Atlanta, Georgia is effectively over. City officials admitted to WGCL-TV investigative reporter Jeff Chirico earlier this week that they would no longer pursue any collections against photo ticket recipients, leaving them free to ignore citations. That means Atlanta is likely to join Los Angeles, California and Houston, Texas as major cities that have recently shut down photo ticketing programs.
The city was caught red-handed ignoring a state law that took effect in 2009 requiring the use of certified mail for any second notice of non-payment of a red light camera ticket. The city and its private vendor, Xerox/Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), sent 15,000 tickets to collections without having sent any certified notice, according to WGCL's investigation.
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