Newburgh Heights, Ohio

Newburgh Heights is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,167 at the 2010 census.Traffic EnforcementNewburgh Heights employs traffic cameras along the short stretch of Interstate 77 that runs through it. These cameras take a picture of the speeding vehicle and the registered owner of the vehicle is mailed a citation after the fact via USPS. The penalties are as follows:MPH over speed limit and fine10-19 $150.0020-29 $200.0030 or more $300.00Ohio Supreme Court has twice ruled municipalities are permitted to use cameras. The State of Ohio has restricted municipalities' use of such devices and requires an officer to be present when the camera is in operation. Newburgh Heights is fully in compliance with Ohio law regarding use of cameras.While the Ohio Supreme Court has rules municipalities are permitted to use cameras, new cases before it bring their use into question. On May 9, 2017, Rep. Tom Patton, a Strongsville Republican, introduced a package of bills that would ban traffic camera programs in small villages issuing a large number of citations. Patton said the camera programs are more about generating cash than improving safety. "Somebody telling me I'm making a mistake 30 days later doesn't help me correct my behavior," Patton said. "The police car out there reminds people what the speed limit is supposed to be."The bills would: Ban traffic cameras in jurisdictions with fewer than 200 residents. Ban the cameras in jurisdictions without their own fire or EMT services. Limit a jurisdiction to issuing no more than two tickets for every resident. Prohibit a jurisdiction from collecting more than 30 percent of its total annual revenue from traffic camera tickets.The Newburgh Heights Police Department has many unsubstantiated complaints on Facebook for this form of traffic enforcement.