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Legal question regarding Police Vehicles without lights on during speed traps
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<blockquote data-quote="rubicon04" data-source="post: 11256822" data-attributes="member: 68322"><p>For most if not all larger cities this is the case, but studies have shown that alot of smaller towns rely on speed traps and methods alike to generate the majority of their income </p><p> </p><p>An interesting article shows a small town in Missouri with a population of 47 people issued over 3100 traffic fines. By law they could only produce up to 35 % of their general fund revenue by ticketing motorist. They got audited and it was found over half their revenue came from tickets. They actually lost their right to issue speeding tickets and went bankrupt.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/32/3264.asp" target="_blank">Missouri State Auditor Defunds Speed Trap City</a></p><p></p><p> Im sure its not common practice but its does happen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rubicon04, post: 11256822, member: 68322"] For most if not all larger cities this is the case, but studies have shown that alot of smaller towns rely on speed traps and methods alike to generate the majority of their income An interesting article shows a small town in Missouri with a population of 47 people issued over 3100 traffic fines. By law they could only produce up to 35 % of their general fund revenue by ticketing motorist. They got audited and it was found over half their revenue came from tickets. They actually lost their right to issue speeding tickets and went bankrupt. [url=http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/32/3264.asp]Missouri State Auditor Defunds Speed Trap City[/url] Im sure its not common practice but its does happen. [/QUOTE]
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