State Circuit Court Upholds Another Missouri Red-Light Camera Ordinanace

Jackson County, MO Circuit Court Judge J. Dale Youngs 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, said a news release from American Traffic Solutions, Inc.

ATS provides the red-light camera technology in Arnold.

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.

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.

Read the other articles about the red-light camera issue:

Judge Strikes Red-Light Law in St. Louis

Wieland Wants Audit of Arnold's Red-Light Camera Ticket Payments

Fewer Red-Light Camera Tickets After MoDOT Lengthens Yellow Light Time at Astra Way

Computer Error Sends Red-Light Camera Ticket Letter to Some Residents

Class Action Lawsuits Against Missouri Red-Light Camera Cities

Think Twice before Buying Devices Claiming to Prevent Red Light Tickets