re: City of Baker speeding camera ticket.....

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I believe it was in Dallas that I read only 50% of those things get paid and the camera company was considering shutting them down because they weren't making enough money.

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Another misconception. Under Texas law, it is illegal for the "camera companies" to get a per-ticket fee. If they give one ticket or a thousand a day, they get the same amount of money.

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Sec. 707.003. INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC TRAFFIC SIGNAL ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM.

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(b) A local authority that contracts for the administration and enforcement of a photographic traffic signal enforcement system may not agree to pay the contractor a specified percentage of, or dollar amount from, each civil penalty collected.

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Texas Transportation Code, Photographic Enforcement