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Niece received ticket (passing stopped school bus) from 6 years ago


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A bit more information - this is based on a 2015 Austin city ordinance which creates the civil cause of action (again, not criminal). Failure to contest admits liability. It's next to impossible to find the actual text of the ordinance. The one in San Antonio bars them from sending it to collections. 

AISD gets 40% of the fines, and the vendor gets 60%. 

https://www.kxan.com/investigations/more-than-half-who-fight-300-school-bus-stop-arm-tickets-are-winning/

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It was the exact same in the Transportation Code for red light cameras until that section got repealed. The presumption is you have to keep the registration address current, and the notice is mailed to the address the vehicle is registered to. The ordinance provides that failure to contest or pay is an admission of liability. 

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13 hours ago, TXSooner518 said:

It was the exact same in the Transportation Code for red light cameras until that section got repealed. The presumption is you have to keep the registration address current, and the notice is mailed to the address the vehicle is registered to. The ordinance provides that failure to contest or pay is an admission of liability. 

Fuck the ordinance.

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I’m with the OP.  This is a serious violation, in terms of potential impact.  It should not be excused as an imposition of the state or whatnot.  If a lawyer can lower the sting a bit but increase the accountability discussion, then, sure. 

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