From Fox News, it appears an Australian company is violating the spirit, if not the letter of South Dakota law and obtaining information on South Dakota drivers for purposes of issuing red light camera tickets:
Without South Dakota’s official help in matching license plates to owners and addresses, Redflex Traffic Systems is still managing to track down violators and send them tickets, according to TheNewspaper.com, an online publication that covers driving-related news. The company has managed to issue more than 2,000 photo tickets to South Dakota residents since the beginning of the year using unspecified “alternative methods” to match up plates with car owners, the website reported.
“This is a real red flag,” South Dakota State Rep. Arch Beal told FoxNews.com Tuesday. “They’re accessing people’s private records in a back entry way.”
And…
Lt. Kevin Heineman, also of the Sioux City Police Department, told the TheNewspaper.com last week that Redflex has issued 2,640 photo tickets to South Dakota residents since the beginning of 2015. Cedar Rapids said its camera vendor issued two tickets to vehicles registered in South Dakota, according to the website, and Davenport’s camera vendor issued nine citations.
So, what’s South Dakota’s next step? Closing the border?