Originally Posted by
Paminaz
YES you will pay the Ticket. And the ticket from a Camera is higher than that from a Law Enforcement officer. The photo is a lovely Hi-Res color photo and that is forwarded to the offender along with a copy of the rental agreement to show the renter that the offense was committed during their rental period.
Well, IMHO, not exactly. I have been involved in several of these red light camera matters (not in AZ, I admit) and everyone has gotten theirs dismissed, if they choose to fight them.
The photos are often very unclear, or are of someone other than you. The officer at the Court, when you contest the ticket (there is usually no lawyer for the State prosecuring, just a cop) will try to bully you into identifying the pictured driver, then, after you don't, the Court will dismiss the charges with prejudice and that's that.
I, personally, do not want to pay camera tickets for some guy at the dealer's shop I never met who was taking my car for a test drive when he blew a light.