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Burke County solicitor advises state-court handling for school bus and school‑zone camera citations
Summary
County solicitor Matt Franklin told commissioners that school bus and school‑zone camera violations are civil claims with the county as plaintiff; he recommended prosecuting challenged citations in state court through the solicitor's office, which would require county legal representation.
Burke County Solicitor Matt Franklin told commissioners during a meeting that citations generated by school bus and school‑zone cameras are civil claims in which the county acts as the plaintiff, and that handling appeals in state court would require county legal representation.
Franklin summarized a memorandum prepared by Judge Cox and said the memorandum lays out options, including prosecuting in state court, hiring private counsel to file actions in state court, or litigating in magistrate court where different representation rules may apply. "Because the…
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