St. Louis hopes to rev up its red light cameras despite legal setback

[Sherman A1]

ST. LOUIS • Officials said Wednesday the city will seek a green light to resume using cameras to catch suspected traffic scofflaws at dozens of intersections.

One day after St. Louis Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer invalidated the city’s red-light camera ordinance, officials announced plans both to appeal and to seek a court order to allow enforcement until that appeal is decided.

Until then, however, St. Louis is barred from issuing new tickets, processing payments or initiating collection actions for pending ones, according to Ohmer’s ruling.

City Counselor Michael Garvin said Wednesday that a June 2013 opinion by the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District “found only one small flaw” with the city’s program, which has since been fixed.

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