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re: Red light ticket in BR. Do I have to pay it?

Posted on 11/16/23 at 7:55 am to
Posted by Lee Chatelain
I love the OT!
Member since Oct 2008
11345 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 7:55 am to
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It will however end up on your credit report


No it won't.

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they will add on a bunch of fees almost equaling the ticket.


No they won't
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
18963 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 7:56 am to
HELL NO.
Don’t worry about the outsourced letters either.

Throw that shite away!
Posted by GravelLotinCanada
Anywhere, Anytime
Member since Dec 2019
265 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 7:57 am to
No def do not pay it. They rely on fear and bc of that about 50% are paid to the tune of 7 figures each year. Here is exactly what will happen:

You will get the fine in mail. Don’t pay it and another with late fee. Next will come letters from attorney our of Illinois. Then another. After several months of that and you ignoring everything it just goes away bc at some point they realize they’re wasting paper and postage on you. I have not paid several and buy trucks for my business once a year or so. Always 750+ on credit score and never any mention of these “unpaid” tickets.

Ignore or be part of the 50% who pay 7 figures to the parish for that BS. And I’m not saying for other parishes bc possibly could be different. But for EBR you can throw straight to trash
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
27768 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 7:58 am to
I got one in a DFW suburb a few years ago and it was 60 bucks so I just paid it so I could move on and not have to ever think about it again.

Posted by secondandshort
Member since Jan 2014
1028 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 8:08 am to
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It will however end up on your credit report and they will add on a bunch of fees almost equaling the ticket.


Nope. They will send you a bunch of letters. I took a right at a red light one night, I paused but didn’t stop for 2 seconds or something- didn’t pay it. Nothing ever happened other than them sending me letters and warnings. No credit issues, no warrants, nothing.
Posted by Enadious
formerly B5Lurker City of Central
Member since Aug 2004
17693 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 8:20 am to
Check where the letters are coming from and ask yourself, "How can an outfit in 'Arizona'accept money for a broken law in Louisiana?" If you want to dispute it, you won't be doing it in a Baton Rouge court. It will be at a designated location with a board, not a judge, to review. Don't pay it. Ignore the letters. Don't even open them.
Posted by Dingeaux
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2005
4937 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 8:20 am to
Don't pay it. Do not go to the link shown in the letter to view the video. They have no way to prove that you ever received the letter. If they were serious about it they would send it certified mail.
The vast majority of the tickets issued are for bogus right on red violations. You made a legal turn but you did not come to a complete stop then make your turn. Total BS. A real cop sitting at that intersection would not write you a ticket for that.
Posted by BeerMoney
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2012
8378 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 8:22 am to
My wife gets these often. We get letters from law firms suggesting it’s the right thing to pay it. We never do. Has worked for a decade with no impacts on credit or at the dmv
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
26630 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 8:22 am to
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Did you or did you not run the red light?



Regardless, red light cameras are a lazy way for governments to collect easy money…

Frick them things…..
Posted by Quatrepot
Member since Jun 2023
4053 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 9:14 am to
You broke the got dam law- pay up.
Posted by Quatrepot
Member since Jun 2023
4053 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 9:15 am to
quote:

My wife gets these often. We get letters from law firms suggesting it’s the right thing to pay it. We never do. Has worked for a decade with no impacts on credit or at the dmv
You need to tell that bitch to stop running red lights before she T bones someone.
Posted by LootieandtheBlowfish
Houston/BR
Member since Aug 2021
564 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 9:16 am to
In CO theres an option to reply saying you weren’t the driver, and then you can “voluntarily provide” the drivers information.
Posted by John_V
SELA
Member since Oct 2018
1750 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 9:35 am to
It's a money making, state approved scam identical to the "you owe the IRS $200 in gift cards or we're coming arrest you" scammers get old people with. Old people are the only people that pay this nonsense out of their naivety
Posted by 31TIGERS
Mike’s habitat
Member since Dec 2004
7219 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 9:37 am to
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City of BR/EBR Red Light Enforcement Program.


Throw that ticket in the trash and don’t think twice about it. Those “scamera’s” that issue you tickets are just that, a total scam!
Posted by 31TIGERS
Mike’s habitat
Member since Dec 2004
7219 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 9:42 am to
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No one can make you pay it just like any other unsecured debt.

That is correct.

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It will however end up on your credit report and they will add on a bunch of fees almost equaling the ticket.

That is totally INCORRECT! That’s one of the biggest played lies with those stupid things. It will NOT end up anywhere near your credit report!

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Your call as to whether or not it's worth it.

Throw that scamera ticket in the trash! It’s not worth the paper it’s printed on!
Posted by MrJimBeam
Member since Apr 2009
12325 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 9:47 am to
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The vast majority of the tickets issued are for bogus right on red violations


BINGO

There's absolutely no way you can enforce this and know whether or not you technically broke the law.
Posted by armsdealer
Member since Feb 2016
11515 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 9:50 am to
They aren't legal, there is no way to challenge them in the courts by design, there is also no way to enforce them in the courts. If they made it to a judge they could be overturned for being against the Louisiana constitution.

They legally cannot report you to any credit reporting agencies, they can't share your SS#. Don't pay it.

All of the ones I get are fricking bogus. They claim I don't stop on a right hand turn... well I stop at the line, have to move up to see and then go... I get one a week easy.
Posted by Auburntiger
BTR area
Member since Mar 2005
13308 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 10:00 am to


Posted by LSUengr
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
2335 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 10:27 am to
No, the Baton Rouge ordinance has no enforcement mechanism. Can't go on your credit, your license can't be suspended, they can't boot you or any other scare tactic you will be told from others. It is basically a donation you would be making to the City.
Posted by lsu xman
Member since Oct 2006
15568 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 10:33 am to
Wow. Didn't realize we had this many dindu's on the OT. I'm not going to pay and join the club.
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