HARRISONBURG, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – A lawsuit in eastern Virginia targeting the use of speed cameras could affect the law enforcement tool in other parts of the state – like Harrisonburg.

The lawsuit filed last week accuses the cities of Suffolk and Chesapeake of illegally profiting off citizens who were allegedly caught speeding by these cameras.

Tim Anderson, the lawyer and former state delegate behind the suit, explained his reasoning in an interview with Norfolk television station WAVY.

“What we’re basically saying is: 1. They’re not issuing a summons, and that’s required; 2. They’re pretending to be the law enforcement division of the municipality, and that’s fraud,” Anderson told WAVY. “And three, the cities getting all the benefit.”

Anderson reportedly said that if the lawsuit succeeds, he plans to expand it elsewhere in Virginia.

Back in Harrisonburg, between September and March, the city issued more than 24-thousand 100-dollar citations through the speed cameras in the East Market Street construction zone.

One resident was able to get his ticket tossed on procedural grounds.