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Belmont Documents (Program Closed July 1, 2013)

Some of Belmont's tickets can possibly be ignored.  If your "ticket" does not have the Superior Court's name and address on it, it is what I call a "Snitch Ticket."  For more details, see the Snitch Ticket section on the Your Ticket page.

Belmont Docs Set # 1
Ticket Counts

Total Violations, Notices Printed [4]

New 10-18-10, updated 5-30-13

This table made by highwayrobbery.net, using official reports provided by the City under the California Public Records Act.

Official reports, May - Aug. 2010
Official reports, Oct. 2010 - Oct. 2012
Official reports, Oct. 2012 - May 2013

[  ] indicates a footnote.
[1]  Totals are as provided by the City.
[2]  YTD = Year-to-date total.
[3]  Un-used columns are to allow for later expansion of City's system.
[4]  Any figures in red type (or, if you are looking at this table in black and white, the upper figure when there are two or more figures in a cell) are what RedFlex calls Total Violations, or all incidents recorded by the cameras, and due to time limitations may have been posted here only for selected months or locations.  If there is sufficient public interest, the remaining months will be posted.  The figures in black type are what RedFlex calls Notices Printed, and represent the sum of genuine citations issued (those filed with the court) plus any Nominations mailed (not filed with the court, a.k.a. Snitch Tickets).
[5]  Monthly data was requested on:.
[6]  The camera enforcement is believed to be on traffic on the first-named street, but the direction of enforcement (north, south, east, west, thru, left, right) is not yet available.
[7]  Includes enforcement of posted "no turn on red" signs.
[8]  The report for this month or camera was generated a few days before the end of the month, so was not complete.
[9]  Citywide totals for these months are by highwayrobbery.net.
[10]  Annual totals, or annual projections based upon the monthly data shown in table above, are by highwayrobbery.net.

Belmont Docs Set # 2
"Late Time" Graphs

The City provided bar graphs of Late Times, etcetera, for both of its cameras.
These graphs track violations recorded, not tickets issued.
Where there is a large number of long Late Time violations in a curb lane, it is believed to indicate heavy ticketing on right turns.
(The curb lane will be the lane with the highest lane number.)


The picture above is an example from another city.

July 2010
July2012

Bar graphs are available for more than fifty other cities - see the list in the expanded version of Defect # 9.

Belmont Docs Set # 3
The Contract (Program Closed July 1, 2013) - and Snitch Tickets

Contract and Two Amendments

The City is paying way too much.  See FAQ # 17.

Snitch Tickets

Documents received from the City in 2013 revealed that Snitch Tickets are 1/3 of everything the City sends out.

Program Closed

On June 11, 2013 the city council voted to let the program end, on July 1.

Staff report for June 11 meeting
Article  (archived copy)

This list of contracts and amendments was up-to-date as of Oct. 29, 2012.

Belmont Docs Set # 4
Info on BPD Site

There is a little info on the BPD's website at http://www.belmont.gov .

Belmont Docs Set # 6
How Much Do They Get?

To see how much fine money the Court sends to the City, go to Docs Set # 4 on the San Mateo Docs page.

Belmont Docs Set # 7
Who Gets the Tickets?

May 2013 internal emails (obtained via a public records request) revealed that 85% of Belmont's tickets went to visitors.

Belmont Docs Set # 8
More Coming

There may be some more Belmont information posted in the next few weeks.  Mark your calendar to remind you to come back here and look!

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