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Sheriff defends county speed‑camera program after public due‑process concerns
Summary
A Baker County resident urged the commission to reconsider automated speed and school‑zone cameras, citing a Broward County judge's ruling on due process; Sheriff Randy Cruz told the board the office is following state law, that appeals are pending and that staff will reassess the program's effectiveness after the first school year.
A Baker County resident, identified in the public‑comment period as Curtis, told the Board of County Commissioners that a Broward County decision by Judge Steven P. DeLuca found a camera‑ticketing system unconstitutional and warned the county that continuing to operate speed cameras could expose it to civil‑rights litigation. "Until they can come up with a system that actually identifies the driver and not the vehicle owner, then this will remain unconstitutional," Curtis said, adding that the system shifts the burden of proof to…
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