I recieved a red light camera ticket, do I have to pay this?

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I was driving a company truck and was caught barely running a red light on s. Buckley road going north bound

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Christopher Leroi ·
Well, based on 9News, not if you are an employee of the City and County of Denver, who just blow off the tickets. However, I do suggest that you pay it, you will get a reduction in points for mailing it in and it will cost you more in time, money and hassle in fighting it.
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Rhidian Orr ·
Red Light tickets are fine only. They do not carry points and are not reported to the DMV, thus nothing goes on your MVR. It is simply a way to generate revenue. The trade-off is that if you do not pay this, they then will try to come serve you and then the fine increases and if convicted, points would be assessed for the infraction and reported to the DMV. Under C.R.S. 42-4-110.5, unless the ticket is personally served within 90 days of the infraction, all charges must automatically be dropped. See statute: “If the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality detects any alleged violation of a municipal traffic regulation or a traffic violation under state law through the use of an automated vehicle identification system, then the state, county, city and county, or municipality shall serve the penalty assessment notice or summons and complaint for the alleged violation on the defendant no later than ninety days after the alleged violation occurred. If a penalty assessment notice or summons and complaint for a violation detected using an automated vehicle identification system is personally served, the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality may only charge the actual costs of service of process that shall be no more than the amount usually charged for civil service of process.” Ultimately you have the choice and the city is banking on you paying it as it isn't worth the money, time or risk to fight it. However, knowing what your options are and what the law says, you now have the information you need to make a decision that is in your best interest.
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Daniel Deasy ·
Pay it or face the potential of a collections agency torturing you telephonically. No points (a deal struck between the legislature and the Department of Motor vehicles years ago) since the ticket is not "personally served upon you." If it's your face on the camera, and your company gets the citation (which it sounds like they did), why play games? Good luck!
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