Fearrington v. City of Greenville

Summary

The court held that the plaintiffs had taxpayer standing to challenge Greenville's red-light-camera funding arrangement and could seek declaratory and injunctive relief, but not refunds or damages. On the merits, the court held that the local act and interlocal agreement did not violate the Fines and Forfeitures Clause because the amounts retained by the City were reasonably related to the administrative costs of collecting the penalties, and the arrangement enabled the schools to receive revenue they otherwise would not have received.