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Okaloosa commissioners ban red-light and school-zone speed cameras on county roads, citing due-process concerns
Summary
The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners voted 4–1 to prohibit placement of red‑light and speed‑zone cameras on county‑maintained rights‑of‑way after a Broward County judge’s order raised constitutional due‑process questions about camera‑enforcement statutes.
The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners on March 24 adopted a resolution prohibiting red‑light and speed‑zone enforcement cameras on county‑maintained rights‑of‑way, saying the existing statutorily framed enforcement shifts the burden onto accused drivers and raises procedural due‑process concerns.
Chair (name shown in the meeting record as the meeting chair) introduced the resolution and cited a recent order by Broward County Judge Steven DeLuca, which examined statutory burden‑shifting in camera‑enforcement schemes and concluded…
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