California Supreme Court

The People, Plaintiff and Respondent v. Steven Edward Gray, Defendant and Appellant

March 13, 201458 Cal. 4th 901

Summary

The court held that the public-announcement and 30-day warning-notice requirements for automated red-light enforcement apply each time a camera is installed at a new intersection, not merely when a city first adopts a camera program. It nevertheless affirmed the conviction because noncompliance with the warning-notice requirement does not invalidate a later citation or require the prosecution to prove compliance, particularly where the defendant was cited more than two years after the camera became operational.