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Thursday, March 07, 2013

Md. Bills Provide Punishments For Bogus Tickets

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Many drivers hate speed cameras, especially after an investigation last year found bogus tickets being issued in Baltimore city.

Now, two bills being considered in the Maryland House Environmental Matters Committee would attempt to punish jurisdictions in similar situations.

Under a bill from Delegate Jon Cardin, D-Baltimore, jurisdictions would be fined $1,000 for each bogus ticket.

"That doesn't mean (it applies) when the judge says, 'I'm not sure, not guilty.' No, it's obviously when it falls through the cracks," Cardin says.

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