Suffolk drivers may be eligible for red-light camera fee refunds under class action settlement
Drivers who paid Suffolk's red-light camera fee on tickets issued after April 1, 2013 have until Dec. 8 to submit a claim form.
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Drivers who paid Suffolk's red-light camera fee on tickets issued after April 1, 2013 have until Dec. 8 to submit a claim form.
Under a proposed $57.5 million class-action settlement, Suffolk County would repay drivers up to $36 per ticket.
Citing Newsday records, the paper reported Suffolk collected roughly $91 million through its red-light camera fees over a decade.
The Post reported that a trial judge ruled Nassau County does not have to repay about $400 million in red-light camera fees because drivers paid them voluntarily.
The Herald reported the program generated $64 million in revenue in 2022, and that the county set future red-light fines at $50 with no added fees, except the $25 late fee, from Nov. 27, 2024.
Suffolk County's 216 red-light cameras were unplugged on Dec. 1, 2024; the program generated $289 million for the county, according to Newsday figures cited in the story.
Suffolk's red-light camera program, which brought in close to $290 million over 14 years, ended.