DAYTON — The Ohio Supreme Court is hearing the city of Dayton’s appeal of a law strictly limiting red-light and speed cameras in a case with statewide implications.
The court also has appeals on the same issue from Springfield and Toledo.
Ohio 2nd District Court of Appeals rejected Dayton’s appeal in 2015, saying the new law doesn’t violate the city’s home-rule authority.
In passing the 2015 bill, legislators argued the cameras were a cash-grab for cities.
Dayton installed the cameras in 2002 to ticket drivers running red lights. It expanded the program in 2010 to catch speeders.
Columbus installed the cameras starting in 2011 but turned them off when the law took effect. City officials were planning to fight the law until the company that sold the city the cameras, Redflex, became embroiled in a city hall bribery scandal.The Supreme Court has held three other cases, including appeals from Springfield and Toledo, for a decision in this case.