PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Providence is ending a 30-day grace period and will resume ticketing drivers through a controversial speed camera program that sparked a federal lawsuit.
Drivers caught going more than 11 miles per hour above the speed limit near a city school will receive a $50 fine starting Tuesday.
The city has 15 cameras located within a quarter-mile of a school, and they will be active between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. on school days.
The cameras were turned off in July after the General Assembly passed legislation requiring tickets only be issued during the school year.
The city issued more than 36,000 violations earlier this year, but agreed to a partial refund to settle a class-action lawsuit over multiple aspects of the program.
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