Salmo,
I don't tthink they are unconstitutional on the face of the law, but the implementation is.
1st Until I am convinced that an outside company is sending these tickets to everyone, regardless of whether they are the mayor, in a firetruck, policecar, or ambulance, then I will be wary. If it is easy for me to deal with a ticket that was not mine, then it should be easy enough for an officer to explain whether he was on duty or going to a call.
2nd. By not sending the tickets certified mail, there is no way to proove delivery to the person accused of driving. What happens if a husband seperates from this wife, but her car is still registrated in both names. His is first, so he gets all the tickets,in his name, mailed to his past residence, which she promptly throws away. By the time he figures out what has happened, his license is suspended, the fines in collection, and he has to fight to clear them. Even if he was the driver, it seems questionable to hold someone liable when there is no proof of delivery. There are standard requirements for legal notification, which I do not think the state follows in these cases. So I guess the question is, is this a bill or an legal infraction. I think that their actions indicate they legally feel it is a bill.
3rd. Because the ticket is mailed a period of time after the infraction, it puts a burden on a party to remember if he was going 5 miles an hour down a hill 20 or more days after the fact. Can anyone here swear to the fact they didn't speed a little sometime 3 weeks ago? Any miscalculation will go effectively unchecked. I saw a flash from one of the red light cameras on a car that was turning right on a red light.
4. What about company vehicles?
If this really gets going, I might just register my car in my wife's name only and her car in my name only. Problem solved.