HOUSTON SITE SET UP TO FIGHT ILLEGAL RLC tickets (SINCE RESIDENTS BANNED RLC).

http://www.trashyourticket.com/

TRASH YOUR TICKET!

 
 
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DON'T PAY A CAMERA TICKET! Learn the facts about red light cameras in Houston and Texas. The camera companies like American Traffic Solutions (ATS) and Redflex are profiteers working with cities to extort money from drivers in their cities. They depend on deceit to get the desired revenue from drivers. Most people that get a red light camera "ticket" think they are being accused of violating state law for running a red light. The fact is camera tickets are CIVIL penalties and you are accused of violating a city ordinance, not state law. This means your due process and equal protection constitutional rights are being violated. Most people think they will face stiff penalties for not paying a camera ticket. THAT ISN"T TRUE! Houston has reactivated the red light cameras even though there was a vote in November to ban the cameras. They are violating the clear direction of the voters of Houston and any camera notice of violation sent out is ILLEGAL! The only way we can stop the city from this illegal money grab is by NOT PAYING their optional request for revenue.

SPREAD THE WORD TO YOUR EMAIL CONTACTS AND FACEBOOK PAGES!

Here is the Texas law on red light cameras http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/docs/tn/htm/tn.707.htm

Here is what the law says;

Sec. 707.019.  FAILURE TO PAY CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  If the owner of the motor vehicle fails to timely pay the amount of the civil penalty imposed against the owner:

(1)  an arrest warrant may not be issued for the owner; and

(2)  the imposition of the civil penalty may not be recorded on the owner's driving record.

Failure to pay will also not go on your credit

(h)  A local authority or the person with which the local authority contracts for the administration and enforcement of a photographic traffic signal enforcement system may not provide information about a civil penalty imposed under this chapter to a credit bureau, as defined by Section 392.001, Finance Code.

Although Texas law states that the city may "red flag" the vehicle's registration the local authority has to agree to do so. Harris county and several other counties ARE NOT blocking the registration on vehicles for failure to pay camera tickets. This means there is NO PENALTY FOR NOT PAYING A CAMERA TICKET! Here is the proof.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=7283820

Note that Judge Emmett says that HPD should not be making the claims they are since it ISN"T TRUE! We have also confirmed that Liberty county and Calhoun county are not blocking registrations for unpaid camera tickets. Just make sure you renew IN PERSON. DO NOT renew online. If you renew online you will have your registration blocked.

WHAT THEY CAN DO

Failure to pay a camera ticket will result in a $25 late payment penalty. This is added to the amount they already cannot collect. They will turn you over to a collection agency that will send you letters demanding payment. These letters have no teeth either. They CANNOT report to your credit file for not paying. The city attorney MAY file a suit against you to collect the fine, but we have not seen any evidence the city attorney is doing that for a $75 ticket. Recently the city said they were suing people with other outstanding tickets with a balance of $1000 or more. It is not worth going to court for a $75 penalty which the camera company gets most of the money! If you continue to get letters you can force them to stop by sending them a cease and desist letter. Form letters for that can be found here.

http://credit.about.com/od/debtcollection/a/ceaseanddesist.htm

We understand that there may be a class action lawsuit for anyone that receives a camera ticket from Houston after we voted to turn the cameras off. If you would like to be considered for this please contact us with your violation notice number and PIN number and we will collect the information to pass on to any attorney that wants to file a class action suit. If you are an attorney that would like to file a class action suit on behalf of the voters please contact us. You can email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

You can learn more about the issues at these websites

http://www.nocamerashouston.com/

http://thenewspaper.com/

http://citizensforsaferstreets.com/

http://saferbaytown.com/

www.camerafraud.wordpress.com/.wordpress.com/

http://www.banthecams.org/  (Thanks for the mention!)

disclaimer; we are not attorneys and cannot give legal advice. We are posting what we understand Texas law to be and based on published reports and news articles. If you have questions on your case please contact an attorney.

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