Resident challenges Dutchess County school bus camera ticketing and appeal process
Jun 9, 2025
A Poughkeepsie resident described receiving a $250 automated school-bus stop-arm camera ticket, said the vendor-managed process blocked his appeal rights and urged the county to establish a local appeal mechanism.
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Ron D'Onofrio (speaker 24) told the legislature he received a $250 stop-arm violation issued via a private vendor managing Dutchess County's school-bus camera program and that the only notice he received was a letter. D'Onofrio said the video evidence showed a truck and van blocked his line of sight and that, because he did not receive the letter in time, he lost the right to appeal.
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