Atlanta No Longer Pursues Photo Camera Tickets - Sets Stage To Shut Down Operations

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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Agent001 - 2/10/2012 4:27:26 PM

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DING DONG the witch is DEAD! :)

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CarCrazedinCali - 2/10/2012 6:32:39 PM

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love it! let's hope that happens nationwide

toolatetorace - 2/11/2012 11:34:03 PM

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Arizona still has them on select roadways where there is a high population density and in school zones They are combined with radar in case you want to speed up and beat the light before it turns red , or in many cases while the light is red . You will get a speeding ticket and red light violation combined . No , they will not chase you down , it goes on your registration tag . Now when you go to the DMV for whatever reason , license renewal , title transfer you will have to pay any outstanding tickets before you can complete any transactions