ST. LOUIS, Mo. - A Missouri state lawmaker will introduce a measure in the 2009 General Assembly to ban red light cameras.
Red light cameras are placed at select intersections throughout the state of Missouri, and take a snapshot of vehicles which enter an intersection after a light has turned red. The snapshot captures the driver's license plate, and a ticket is issued through the mail. The tickets cost violators $100.
St. Louis Democrat Rep. T.D. El-Amin says he will file a bill within the next two weeks to ban the cameras because he believes there are issues over enforceability, constitutionality, and profitability. Rep. El-Amin told KTVI-TV in St. Louis Wednesday that other states have similar concerns, and that's why Nev., Miss., Ohio, and N.M. have already banned the cameras.
Municipalities in suburban St. Louis have been using red-light cameras for years. Kansas City plans to implement its first red-light camera early next year.
