If you've ever received a ticket in the mail because your car was caught by a photo radar camera, a recent Quebec Court ruling says that ticket should be torn up.

In a ruling obtained by La Presse, Judge Serge Cimon said that fines for speeding based on evidence gathered via photo radar are inadmissible and illegal.

The problem according to Judge Cimon is that no officer was witness to the speed limit being broken, and it is not possible to confirm the proper calibration of the device at the moment the photo was taken. Any testimony to the evidence thereafter is unlawful and considered hearsay because it is all based on second-hand information.

Since the cameras were introduced in 2009, they have resulted in nearly 690,000 tickets generating more than $92 million in revenue for the Quebec government.

The Justice Department did not immediately comment on the ruling.