If you paid an administrative fee for a red-light camera violation at any time from April 1, 2013 to the present, you may be eligible for a cash payment from a class action settlement.
A court authorized this Notice. You are not being sued. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
- A Settlement has been reached with Suffolk County and the Suffolk County Traffic and Parking Violation Agency (the “County Defendants”) in a class action lawsuit that alleges that, from April 1, 2013, to the present, the County Defendants imposed an unlawful $30 administrative fee (the “Administrative Fee”) on top of the fine for each red-light camera violation.
- The Defendants deny the merit of this allegation and deny any wrongdoing.
- The Settlement Class includes all Persons or Entities who between April 1, 2013 and the present paid a $30 Administrative Fee to the County Defendants for red-light camera program violations.
- If approved by the Court, the Defendants will pay up to $45,000,000 for cash payments to Settlement Class Members who file Valid Claims. The County Defendants have also agreed to separately pay Settlement Administration Expenses as well as the court-approved attorneys’ fees and costs and an award to the Class Representative.
- Your rights are affected whether you do or do not act. Please read this Notice carefully.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS | DEADLINE | |
| SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM | The only way to receive Benefits from this Settlement is to submit a valid and timely Claim Form | December 8, 2026 |
| EXCLUDE YOURSELF FROM THE SETTLEMENT | If you exclude yourself (or “opt out”), you will not be bound by the terms of the Settlement and you keep the right to sue the Defendants about the claims resolved by this Settlement. You will not receive Benefits from the Settlement. | November 9, 2026 |
| OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT AND/OR ATTEND A HEARING | If you do not opt out of the Settlement, you may object to it and tell the Court what you do not like about it. You may also ask the Court for permission to speak about your objection at the Fairness Hearing. If you object, you can still submit a Claim Form for Benefits. | November 9, 2026 |
| DO NOTHING | If you do nothing, you will not get Benefits and you give up the right to sue the Defendants about the claims resolved by this Settlement. | No deadline |
- These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in this Notice.
- The Court in charge of this case still must decide whether to approve the Settlement