Tim Hacker - May 7, 2011
Photo Radar
Despite Arizona lawmaker's curbs, cities not slowing down in photo enforcement By Mike Sakal, Tribune East Valley Tribune | 18 comments
A new state law requiring cities to change the wording on mailed photo-enforcement tickets to clearly reflect a speeder’s rights and obligations to pay them doesn’t appear to be putting the brakes on the East Valley cities issuing citations.
Senate Bill 1398 is Arizona lawmakers’ latest attempt to hamper photo enforcement. The state ended its experiment with speed cameras along freeways last summer, when the Arizona Department of Public Safety chose not to renew its contract with Phoenix-based vendor Reflex.
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Showing posts with label arizona process server. Show all posts
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Saturday, August 15, 2009
Process server creates headaches for court system, law firms
Process server creates headaches for court system, law firmsby Michelle Lore - www.finance-commerce.com - August 6, 2009
Angus McEachern faces 13 counts of perjury.
The case of a Hennepin County process server who allegedly falsified multiple affidavits of service has created a tremendous amount of work for the District Court and for the three law firms that used him to serve debtors with summonses and complaints.
The 23-year-old process server has been charged with multiple counts of perjury. A criminal complaint filed in May says the defendant admitted to signing approximately 200 false affidavits during the six months he worked for Edina-based Major Legal Professional Process Serving.
After the issue came to light, the Hennepin County District Court had to vacate more than 180 default judgments for which proper service of process could not be verified.
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Out-of-State Residents Face No Consequences for Unpaid Freeway-Camera Tickets
Arizona Photo-Enforcement Loophole: Out-of-State Residents Face No Consequences for Unpaid Freeway-Camera Tickets
By Ray Stern - PhoenixNewTimes.com - Jul. 27 2009
In following up our earlier post today about 3,600 speed-camera cases on the docket for this morning in a single justice court, we stumbled upon the answer to a good question.
Many readers have asked: What happens if you get a speed-camera ticket on the freeway in Arizona, but you live out of state?
We had been barking up the wrong camera housing, it turns out, by asking a Redflex official whether process servers from other states deliver the tickets outside of Arizona. It doesn't matter if those tickets are served -- failing to pay does not result in any action taken with the Motor Vehicles Department, says MVD spokeswoman Cydney DeModica.
There is a consequence to failing to pay: You won't be able to register a vehicle in Arizona until you pay the fine and other fees.
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By Ray Stern - PhoenixNewTimes.com - Jul. 27 2009
In following up our earlier post today about 3,600 speed-camera cases on the docket for this morning in a single justice court, we stumbled upon the answer to a good question.
Many readers have asked: What happens if you get a speed-camera ticket on the freeway in Arizona, but you live out of state?
We had been barking up the wrong camera housing, it turns out, by asking a Redflex official whether process servers from other states deliver the tickets outside of Arizona. It doesn't matter if those tickets are served -- failing to pay does not result in any action taken with the Motor Vehicles Department, says MVD spokeswoman Cydney DeModica.
There is a consequence to failing to pay: You won't be able to register a vehicle in Arizona until you pay the fine and other fees.
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Arizona Photo-Enforcement Loophole: Out-of-State Residents Face No Consequences for Unpaid Freeway-Camera Tickets
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Speed-Camera Court Crunch: 3,600 Cases Set This Morning at Justice Court
Ray Stern - PhoenixNewTimes.com - July 27, 2009
About 3,600 speed-camera cases are on the West McDowell Justice Court docket this morning at 8:30 a.m., and officials are bracing for hundreds of citizens -- at the least -- to appear in person.
"What we don't know is how many will show up," says Terry Stewart, justice courts administrator.
About 2,000 of the cases represent people who recently received state Department of Public Safety photo-enforcement tickets in the mail and have a court date set for this morning, explains Stewart, a former state Department of Corrections director.
It's safe to say few people from that group will come to the downtown court at 620 West Jackson, since they still have the option to pay their fines or wait to see if a process server shows up after they miss the court date.
The other group, however, consists of about 1,500 people who blew off their mailed citations, were served by a process server, and now have a hard court date set for this morning.
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About 3,600 speed-camera cases are on the West McDowell Justice Court docket this morning at 8:30 a.m., and officials are bracing for hundreds of citizens -- at the least -- to appear in person.
"What we don't know is how many will show up," says Terry Stewart, justice courts administrator.
About 2,000 of the cases represent people who recently received state Department of Public Safety photo-enforcement tickets in the mail and have a court date set for this morning, explains Stewart, a former state Department of Corrections director.
It's safe to say few people from that group will come to the downtown court at 620 West Jackson, since they still have the option to pay their fines or wait to see if a process server shows up after they miss the court date.
The other group, however, consists of about 1,500 people who blew off their mailed citations, were served by a process server, and now have a hard court date set for this morning.
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Speed-Camera Court Crunch: 3,600 Cases Set This Morning at Justice Court
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Fewer drivers paying photo radar tickets
Quinn Schuler - kvoa.com - July 8, 2009
Photo radar cameras used to equal big dollar signs for Joe Geremia.
"Yea, used to be a pretty good business," Geremia said.
Geremia and his wife own Angel Enterprises.
For the last 11 years they have been mailing out flyers to drivers in the Phoenix and Tucson area, who have received a photo radar ticket.
They charge $60 for information to help drivers legally get out of paying their photo radar tickets.
A few years ago, Geremia says they would mail out 5,000 to 6,000 flyers every week. Recently, though, he says business has dropped dramatically because he believes more and more people are figuring out the loophole.
"I think everybody's pretty much getting the word that there are ways of getting around it," Geremia said.
Geremia says as long as you avoid the process server (which he says he can tell you exactly how), you can avoid a ticket.
Chris Hale, Deputy Court Administrator with Tucson City Court, says that's not only dishonest but if you are served you have to pay more.
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Photo radar cameras used to equal big dollar signs for Joe Geremia.
"Yea, used to be a pretty good business," Geremia said.
Geremia and his wife own Angel Enterprises.
For the last 11 years they have been mailing out flyers to drivers in the Phoenix and Tucson area, who have received a photo radar ticket.
They charge $60 for information to help drivers legally get out of paying their photo radar tickets.
A few years ago, Geremia says they would mail out 5,000 to 6,000 flyers every week. Recently, though, he says business has dropped dramatically because he believes more and more people are figuring out the loophole.
"I think everybody's pretty much getting the word that there are ways of getting around it," Geremia said.
Geremia says as long as you avoid the process server (which he says he can tell you exactly how), you can avoid a ticket.
Chris Hale, Deputy Court Administrator with Tucson City Court, says that's not only dishonest but if you are served you have to pay more.
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Fewer drivers paying photo radar tickets
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Economy plays part in process serving; a no-win situation
By T.M. Shultz - The Daily Courier, AZ - Sunday, June 28, 2009
Several Prescott investigation businesses and the county sheriff's office say they've noticed a disturbing trend lately of increasing attacks on process servers.
"It seems like the last year especially we are having assault after assault after assault," said Bob Palmer, owner of Palmer Investigations.
And by that, he says, he means actual physical assaults.
"It used to be when you knocked on a door, everybody was polite to you," Palmer continued. "It's a more violent culture now."
Kelli McFarland, owner of Alliance Investigations, said her employees mostly encounter yelling and door slamming.
But she has had a gun pulled on her, she said. She agrees things have been getting worse in the past year. However, she doesn't blame it solely on recent tough economic times.
She said she thinks it's because too many people are moving here from the "big cities" - people who are rude and self-centered by nature.
A third Prescott investigation firm has had guns pulled on its employees, too.
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Several Prescott investigation businesses and the county sheriff's office say they've noticed a disturbing trend lately of increasing attacks on process servers.
"It seems like the last year especially we are having assault after assault after assault," said Bob Palmer, owner of Palmer Investigations.
And by that, he says, he means actual physical assaults.
"It used to be when you knocked on a door, everybody was polite to you," Palmer continued. "It's a more violent culture now."
Kelli McFarland, owner of Alliance Investigations, said her employees mostly encounter yelling and door slamming.
But she has had a gun pulled on her, she said. She agrees things have been getting worse in the past year. However, she doesn't blame it solely on recent tough economic times.
She said she thinks it's because too many people are moving here from the "big cities" - people who are rude and self-centered by nature.
A third Prescott investigation firm has had guns pulled on its employees, too.
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Economy plays part in process serving; a no-win situation
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Man claims deputies violated his rights when tasered
By Christine Harrington - 3TV - June 22, 2009
PRESCOTT - Robert Leech said Yavapai County Sheriff's deputies abused, intimidated and violated his rights, while conducting a criminal investigation at his home without a search warrant.
He now has an attorney but deputies are adamant they did nothing wrong.
Robert Leech said he and his wife were enjoying the morning when a process server came through their gate.
That's when his wife went for her gun.
“She walks up holding the shot gun not pointing the shot gun and asked him to get off our property,” Leech said.
Needless to say the process server left and moments later two Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies arrived.
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PRESCOTT - Robert Leech said Yavapai County Sheriff's deputies abused, intimidated and violated his rights, while conducting a criminal investigation at his home without a search warrant.
He now has an attorney but deputies are adamant they did nothing wrong.
Robert Leech said he and his wife were enjoying the morning when a process server came through their gate.
That's when his wife went for her gun.
“She walks up holding the shot gun not pointing the shot gun and asked him to get off our property,” Leech said.
Needless to say the process server left and moments later two Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies arrived.
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Prescott, AZ pair held after woman points gun at process server
Prescott pair held after woman points gun at process server
abc15.com - Prescott, AZ - Deborah Stocks - June 19, 2009
PRESCOTT, AZ -- Sheriff's deputies questioned a Prescott couple after a woman allegedly pointed a shotgun at a process server Thursday.
According to Yavapai County Sheriff's spokesman Dwight D'Evelyn, the official went to the home on L Bar L Road to serve foreclosure papers to the homeowner.
As the employee approached the front gate he was confronted by 70-year-old Robert Leech, who refused to show identification.
As the server dropped the paperwork near the gate a woman came out of the home and pointed a shotgun at him, D'Evelyn said. The woman was later identified as 48-year-old Cindy Fox.
The server left and called deputies who arrived at the home to investigate an assault complaint.
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abc15.com - Prescott, AZ - Deborah Stocks - June 19, 2009
PRESCOTT, AZ -- Sheriff's deputies questioned a Prescott couple after a woman allegedly pointed a shotgun at a process server Thursday.
According to Yavapai County Sheriff's spokesman Dwight D'Evelyn, the official went to the home on L Bar L Road to serve foreclosure papers to the homeowner.
As the employee approached the front gate he was confronted by 70-year-old Robert Leech, who refused to show identification.
As the server dropped the paperwork near the gate a woman came out of the home and pointed a shotgun at him, D'Evelyn said. The woman was later identified as 48-year-old Cindy Fox.
The server left and called deputies who arrived at the home to investigate an assault complaint.
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Prescott pair held after woman points gun at process server
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