Ban the Cams note:  This closes the door on the imaginary "loophole" some in the photo enforcement industry and cities use to try to get around CA state law on RLC FINES.

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/31/3158.asp

Quote:  "Senate Bill 949, strike down ordinances specifically designed to boost municipal profit margins. The state Senate approved this bill 28 to 0 last Friday sending a warning to jurisdictions like Alameda County, Long Beach, Oakland, Riverbank and Roseville which have set up their own traffic ticketing and red light camera ordinances that bypass the requirements of state law."

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15916964?nclick_check=1

Bill bars Calif. cities from keeping traffic fines
The Associated Press
Posted: 08/27/2010 05:09:07 PM PDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A bill approved by the state Senate on Friday would prohibit local governments from keeping some of the money collected in traffic tickets written under local ordinances.
The bill sent to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Friday would bar local authorities from enforcing their own ordinances that regulate moving violations, such as speeding, if they are already regulated by state law.

Sen. Jenny Oropeza, a Democrat from Long Beach, cites at least half a dozen such recent ordinances by cites and counties struggling with budget problems.

She says the patchwork of local ordinances could lead to confusion among drivers and throw off traffic safety statistics, costing the state millions of dollars in federal aid.

Her bill, SB949, was approved on a 33-0 vote.

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