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If you haven't already done so, please
read the Belmont section on the Camera Towns page. If you are looking for info about a
city other than Belmont, you can find that city on
the Camera
Towns page. Belmont Documents
(Program Closed July 1, 2013) Some of Belmont's tickets can possibly be ignored. If your "ticket" does not have the Superior Court's name and address on it, it is what I call a "Snitch Ticket." For more details, see the Snitch Ticket section on the Your Ticket page. Belmont Docs Set # 1 Total
Violations, Notices Printed [4] New 10-18-10, updated 5-30-13
This table made by highwayrobbery.net, using official reports provided by the City under the California Public Records Act. Official
reports, May - Aug. 2010 [ ] indicates a
footnote.
Belmont Docs Set # 2 The City provided bar graphs of Late
Times, etcetera, for both of its cameras. Bar graphs are available for more than
fifty other cities - see the list in the expanded
version of Defect # 9. Belmont Docs Set # 3 The City is paying way too much. See
FAQ # 17. Snitch Tickets Documents
received from the City in 2013 revealed that
Snitch Tickets are 1/3 of everything the City sends out.
On June 11, 2013 the city council voted
to let the program end, on July 1. Staff
report for June 11 meeting Belmont Docs Set # 4 There is a little info on the BPD's
website at http://www.belmont.gov . Belmont Docs Set # 5
Encroachment Permits Some of the City's cameras are located on CalTrans right-of-ways, so are operated under an encroachment permit obtained from CalTrans. HighwayRobbery.net obtained these documents from CalTrans, via a public records request. Permit Application, 2008 Justification Correspondence (Traffic Report), 2009 Issued Permit, 2009 Some other cities operate cameras under encroachment permits. For more information about those cities and about CalTrans' criteria for the issuance of an encroachment permit, see the CalTrans section on the Links page. Belmont Docs Set # 6 To see how much fine money the Court
sends to the City, go to Docs Set # 4 on the San Mateo
Docs page.
Belmont Docs Set # 7 May 2013 internal emails (obtained via a public records request) revealed that 85% of Belmont's tickets went to visitors.
Belmont Docs Set # 8 There may be some more Belmont information posted in the next few weeks. Mark your calendar to remind you to come back here and look!
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