HB6001 prohibits Florida counties and municipalities from creating red light camera programs.
The Florida State House of Representatives passed HB6001 on January 12, 2018 by a vote of 83 to 18. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because red light camera programs are unconstitutional under the 6th Amendment. Under that amendment’s confrontation clause, a criminal defendant has a right “to be confronted with the witnesses against him.” Furthermore, red light camera programs are an unethical money grab. Device errors are common and well-documented, and much of the money they generate is routed to third-party companies that exploit a system of crony capitalism.