SUFFOLK, Va. — A Virginia appellate court has upheld a Suffolk Circuit Court decision allowing Suffolk’s use of speed cameras.

Curtis Lytle sued the city after he received a speeding ticket in the mail. Attorney Tim Anderson took on the case, arguing the city failed to issue Lytle a proper summons and did not follow the appropriate procedures for initiating a traffic case, among other allegations.

The plaintiff argued the use of a third-party vendor to collect fines indicates the city was engaged in a proprietary function, rather than a governmental function.

However, the Circuit Court found the city was protected by sovereign immunity because maintenance of a photo speed monitoring system falls under the governmental function of regulating traffic.

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