Politics & Government
State Circuit Court Upholds Another Missouri Red-Light Camera Ordinanace
Kansas City's red-light camera ordinance, the forth Missouri red-light camera court case, complies with U.S. and Missouri Constitutions.
Jackson County, Missouri Circuit Court Judge J. Dale Youngs has decided Kansas City’s red-light safety camera ordinance fits with Missouri state law.
The judge, who ruled on Thursday, also said the red-light camera ordinance has the needed protections under the Missouri and U.S. Constitutions, according to a news release from American Traffic Solutions, Inc. (ATS).
ATS also provides the red-light camera technology in nearby Arnold.
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Young’s decision dismissed the class action lawsuit against Kansas City and the city’s red-light safety camera provider, American Traffic Solutions.
In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs said the city’s ordinance conflicted with state law and was unconstitutional.
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Young’s decision marks the fourth loss of class-action lawsuits challenging cities’ red-light safety camera ordinances in Missouri.
Judge Youngs’ ruling is similar to rulings at the Missouri Court of Appeals’ that upheld the Creve Coeur red-light safety camera ordinance in 2011, the St. Louis County Circuit Court judges’ decisions on lawsuits against Creve Coeur and Florissant's red-light camera ordinances this year, and a federal judge's decision that said the City of Arnold's red-light camera ordinanace is legal and constitutional.
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