MN Said No Go to Minneapolis Red Light Cameras (Score 1)

In 2007 the Minnesota Supreme Court told the City of Minneapolis that their Red Light cameras were violating state law. The Supreme Court found that Minneapolis had disregarded a state law imposing uniformity of traffic laws across the state. Minneapolis had to pay back the money they had collected in Red Light Tickets from the system, around 2.6 million dollars. The court also struck down the "rebuttable presumption" doctrine that lies at the heart of every civil photo enforcement ordinance across the country. http://definitions.uslegal.com/r/rebuttable-presumption/ They stated: "The problem with the presumption that the owner was the driver is that it eliminates the presumption of innocence and shifts the burden of proof from that required by the rules of criminal procedure," the court concluded. "Therefore the ordinance provides less procedural protection to a person charged with an ordinance violation than is provided to a person charged with a violation of the Act. Accordingly, the ordinance conflicts with the Act and is invalid." Text of the Ruling http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/13/1356.asp