Believe it or not, Nassau County has voluntarily chosen to forgive $4.2 million worth of school zone speeding tickets issued by speed cameras this past month.
According to County Executive Edward Mangano, there were problems with the cameras installed at six school locations due to malfunctions in the equipment and timing mechanisms. Consequently, Mangano said he is declaring amnesty on all of those fines.
Mangano announced the amnesty via Twitter, tweeting, “I am declaring amnesty for all speed camera tickets issued this summer.”
However, now that school is officially in session, enforcement has resumed.
He continued, “Many of the residents believed there was not enough notice, so this will serve as a notice of the new state law that there will be speed cameras in school zones come this September with the opening of school.”
Similarly, anyone who already paid the fine for their school zone camera ticket will be issued a full refund from the Traffic and Parking Violations Bureau.
In total, Nassau issued 30,108 citations at the five schools.
This is another prime example of how camera tickets are not very reliable and further proof that there is no substitute for an officer actually issuing a traffic ticket.
Remember, whenever you are approaching a school—whether you think it is in session or not—you ought to slow down and look for police officers patrolling nearby.
If you recently received a New York speeding ticket, contact Rosenblum Law today at 888-434-0406.
Niagara County is home to the U.S. portion of Niagara Falls and is part of…
Located along the southern coast of Lake Ontario, Monroe County is the birthplace of many…
Montgomery County is located in the central part of New York State. It lies west…
Located just east of New York City, Nassau County has some of the highest property…
Essex County is bordered on the east by Lake Champlain, which serves as the New…
Considered part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area, Erie County is the seventh-most populated county…