Maryland To Allow Private Contractors To Decide Guilt In Speed Camera Tickets

Lawmakers in Maryland began consideration of a measure that would grant private companies the full authority to issue speed camera tickets without even a cursory review by a police officer. The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee heard testimony Tuesday on Senate Bill 486, which deletes an existing provision of law that states a citation must be signed by a "duly authorized law enforcement officer" and replaces him with "an authorized person trained in speed monitoring system enforcement." That effectively gives private contractors full control of deciding guilt.

"Thus, in addition to shifting these duties from duly authorized police officers to other trained employees of the law enforcement agency, agencies are authorized to utilize private contractors for this service," the official legislative analysis of the bill explains. "This additional flexibility may result in greater savings than using existing staff or hiring additional personnel."

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vdiv - 2/24/2012 12:46:47 PM

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Hmm, didn't know that people in Maryland drive on the left-hand side. ;)

DC and People's Republic of Maryland really hate cars. One can only imagine the level of corruption that is brewing there. If I lived there I'd seriously consider tinting windows, camouflaging my plates or just moving to another state.