Judge Says Cities Have Flexibility in Setting Red-Light Ticket Fees (The Kitsap Sun)

3 March 2010, 12:01 am

TACOMA —A federal judge has struck down a lawsuit alleging that 18 Washington cities, including Tacoma and five others in Pierce County, charge too much for traffic violations caught on camera.The order of dismissal, issued Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge John C. Coughenour in Seattle, closes a case in which more than 40 drivers claimed that fines issued from red-light and speed-zone ...... Read More »

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