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City of San Juan Capistrano Documents
(and Information)

San Juan Capistrano, pop. 33,000, is on the coast midway between Los Angeles and San Diego.

Be sure to read the "Countywide Information," which is Docs Set # 6 on the Santa Ana Documents page.

 
  San Juan Capistrano Docs Set # 1
Ticket Counts

Violations Recorded, Citations Issued, (Affidavits Approved)  [4]

New 9-22-04, updated 2-16-12

Cam #
EAVIOBI
NOBIAVI
EOBICAP


WOBICAP


EORTOBI


WORTOBI










Camino
del
Avion
@
Del
Obispo

ebd
Del
Obispo
@
Camino
del
Avion

nbd
Del
Obispo
@
Camino
Capis-
trano

ebd
Del
Obispo
@
Camino
Capis-
trano
LEFT
ebd
Del
Obispo
@
Camino
Capis-
trano
RIGHT
ebd
Del
Obispo
@
Camino
Capis-
trano

wbd
Del
Obispo
@
Camino
Capis-
trano
LEFT
wbd
Del
Obispo
@
Camino
Capis-
trano
RIGHT
wbd
Ortega
@
Del
Obispo



ebd
Ortega
@
Del
Obispo

LEFT

ebd
Ortega
@
Del
Obispo

RIGHT

ebd
Ortega
@
Del
Obispo



wbd
Ortega
@
Del
Obispo

LEFT

wbd




[3]
Total
Cites
Issued
as %
of
Re-
corded
Total
Re-
corded
/
Issued


[1]

2000-
2003
119
12
566


600


687


10698
2016







15605
4000

Jan04
0
2
18


38


37


737
73







925
168

Feb04
0
0
25


33


39


714
91







904
188

Mar04
2
0
20


33


33


740
100







997
188

Apr04
12
0
27


28


39


562
60







792
166

May04
11
0
28


25


36


668
104







929
204

Jun04
8
0
32


32


37


506
70







726
179

Jul04
15
1
30


35


39


649
76







924
196

Aug04
9
0
37


40


47


564
99







854
232

Sep04
12
0
17


29


30


248
13







476
101

Oct04
8
0
30


25


21


377
9







618
93

Nov04
7
1
35


25


6


112
76







225
150

Dec04





















2004





















Jan08





















Feb08


0
0
0
0
0
0
177
21
(4)
0
0
141
36
(5)
142
28
(9)






460
85
(18)

Mar08


0
0
0
0
0
0
292
26
(10)
0
28
9
(2)
165
37
(6)
363
60
(16)






848
132
(34)

Apr08


93
17
(5)
12
3
(1)
2
1
(0)
36
1
(0)
16
0
(0)
1
0
(0)
313
46
(10)
0
44
9
(2)
165
52
(10)
313
74
(21)






995
203
(49)

May08


170
40
(6)
61
11
(4)
1
0
(0)
103
27
(4)
49
11
(0)
1
0
(0)
294
117
(23)
0
3
1
(1)
240
113
(34)
233
76
(18)






1155
396
(90)

Jun08


142
56
(16)
48
14
(4)
0
101
23
(7)
44
13
(2)
0
132
48
(9)
0
0
252
124
(37)
253
60
(12)






972
338
(87)

Jul08


132
42
(11)
50
25
(8)
0
105
40
(10)
27
14
(2)
0
229
109
(31)
0
2
1
(1)
131
22
(8)
256
74
(24)






932
327
(95)

Aug08


202
45
(11)
58
18
(6)
22
1
(1)
156
32
(10)
67
26
(7)
3
0
(0)
160
73
(21)
0
0
153
48
(13)
356
135
(39)






1177
378
(108)

Sep08


228
84
(27)
90
24
(6)
10
0
(0)
124
35
(12)
61
25
(3)
2
0
(0)
127
55
(16)
0
0
192
103
(25)
332
146
(43)






1166
472
(132)

Oct08


137
55
(16)
67
2
(0)
2
0
(0)
133
35
(14)
51
10
(1)
0
133
66
(19)
0
1
0
(0)
282
155
(36)
376
153
(43)






1162
476
(129)

Nov08


102
39
(16)
47
2
(0)
1
0
(0)
66
15
(1)
29
6
(1)
0
78
38
(9)
0
1
1
(0)
212
123
(37)
297
129
(38)






833
353
(102)

Dec08


125
48
(12)
41
5
(2)
1
0
(0)
70
21
(5)
33
8
(3)
1
0
(0)
99
54
(17)
0
1
0
(0)
185
92
(23)
310
163
(46)






866
391
(108)

2008





















Jan09


169
57
(8)
36
2
(1)
16
3
(0)
53
11
(5)
16
3
(0)
1
0
(0)
109
57
(7)

2
0
(0)
138
76
(12)
228
104
(24)






768
313
(57)

Feb09


195
38
(7)
31
0
(0)
16
3
(0)
45
7
(5)
16
5
(1)
0
0
(0)
103
40
(5)
0
2
2
(1)
185
65
(7)
254
109
(22)






847
269
(48)

Mar09


174
52
(5)
38
3
(0)
23
5
(0)
52
18
(1)
24
7
(1)
1
1
(0)
125
77
(17)
0
0
219
118
(15)
344
177
(20)






1000
458
(59)

Apr09


137
38
(2)
44
5
(0)
12
2
(0)
61
25
(2)
28
7
(1)
1
1
(0)
150
92
(3)
0
0
183
104
(7)
472
215
(7)






1088
489
(22)

May09


124
27
(3)
45
3
(1)
10
0
(0)
70
22
(2)
47
15
(1)
0
134
70
(15)
5
0
(0)
0
227
123
(17)
449
218
(29)






1111
478
(68)

Jun09


114
32
(0)
52
4
(0)
0 71
31
(0)
63
18
(0)
0 146
87
(1)
1
0
(0)
0 186
102
(0)
408
174
(6)






1041
448
(7)

Jul09
[5]



















961
378
(1)

Aug09
[7]




















Sep09
[7]



















Oct09
[5]



















583
282
(2)

Nov09
[7]



















Dec09
[7]



















2009





















Jan10
[5]



















407
257
(11)

Feb10
[7]



















Mar10
[7]



















Apr10


74
47
(2)
60
28
(0)
0
0
(0)
62
27
(2)
17
4
(0)
0
0
(0)
85
44
(5)
0
0
(0)
2
0
(0)
138
91
(5)
299
178
(6)






737
419
(20)

May10
[7]



















Jun10
[7]



















Jul10
[5]



















795
464
(11)

Aug10
[7]



















Sep10
[7]



















Oct10


65
44
(5)
43
25
(3)
0
0
(0)
52
26
(0)
16
8
(0)
0
0
(0)
104
58
(5)
1
0
(0)
3
1
(0)
202
119
(12)
257
135
(7)






743
416
(32)

Nov10
[7]



















Dec10
[7]



















2010





















Jan11
[5]



















436
200
(16)

Feb11
[7]



















Mar11
[7]



















Apr11
[7]



















May11
[7]



















Jun11
[5]



















648
328
(10)

Jul11
[5]



















644
291
(29)

Aug11
[5]



















505
168
(10)

Sep11
[5]



















489
187
(0)

Oct11


47
20
(0)
35
10
(1)
0
0
(0)
26
6
(0)
12
2
(0)
2
1
(0)
77
37
(2)
0
0
(0)
0
0
(0)
80
30
(3)
123
44
(3)






402
150
(9)

Nov11
[5]



















371
108
(6)

Dec11


36
16
(1)
26
5
(0)
0
0
(0)
15
4
(0)
18
3
(0)
0
0
(0)
96
41
(1)
0
0
(0)
3
2
(0)
98
47
(1)
160
68
(3)






452
186
(6)

2011






















This table made by highwayrobbery.net, using official monthly tabulations of citations actually issued.

Official tabulations, 2009
Official tabulations, 2010
Official tabulations, 2011


[  ] 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 Nestor calls Violations Recorded, 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 Nestor calls Citations Issued, and may 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).
Any figures in blue type (and in parentheses) are what Nestor calls Affidavits Approved, which is believed to represent the number of real tickets and any Nominations (Snitch Tickets) where the initial recipient provided the identity of another driver.
[5]  Intersection by intersection data for this month has been received but, due to time constraints, has not been posted to the table. It is available at one of the links above.
[6]  The camera enforcement is believed to be on traffic on the first-named street, but the complete direction of enforcement (north, south, east, west, thru, left) is not yet available.
[7]  Data for this month has not been requested.



San Juan Capistrano Docs Set # 2
The Contract, Etc.
Program Ending?

In Nov. 2008 a Fullerton defendant got an appellate court decision saying that the City's cost-neutral contract violated Section 21455.5(g) (as of 2013, 21455.5(h)) and that the trial court erred in admitting evidence from the camera.
San Juan Capistrano's contract is also cost-neutral.

2007 Contract
2009 Amendment
2009 Assumption Agreement

On Jan. 4, 2011 the city council discussed the red light cameras, and informally agreed to end the program when the contract expires in Sept. 2012.  They discussed it again in late Mar. 2012.  See these articles:

The Dispatch, Jan. 2011:  Considering Pulling the Plug
The Dispatch, Jan. 2011:  Pulling the Plug?
The Newspaper, 4-2-12:  Some Cities Unsatisfied
The Dispatch, 4-3-12:  Driver Blames Banner for Ticket
OC Register, 4-6-12:  Blames $533 Ticket on Street Banner

This list of contracts and amendments may not be up-to-date - there could be a contract or amendment later than the ones listed above.




San Juan Capistrano Docs Set # 3
"Late Time" Tables

  The City provided tables of Late Times for all  of its cameras.
These tables track violations recorded, and in parentheses, tickets issued.

Example of Nestor late time report -
                        highwayrobbery.net
The picture above is an example of the table, from another city.

San Juan Capistrano, 2009 - 2011

  Late Time info is available for more than fifty other cities - see the list of cities in the expanded version of Defect # 9.





San Juan Capistrano Docs Set # 4
More Coming

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

 

 
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