PHOENIX -- The man leading the charge to eliminate photo-enforcement cameras in Arizona is about to file a lawsuit against the state.

Shawn Dow with Arizona's Citizens Against Photo Radar said that Redflex, the company that operates photo-enforcement cameras, has been issuing tickets illegally for months.

Dow claims that the photo-enforcement program involves investigations that are later presented in court.

It's a procedure that requires Redflex to have a private investigator's license in order to do business, Dow said.

Dow is planning to file a lawsuit that would shut down photo radar and require Redflex to give money back to anyone who has ever received a photo radar ticket.

"They're violating the law and all of the tickets have just been a scam," said Dow. "We're going to get refunds, just like the state of Minnesota did."

Jay Heiler, the director of government affairs for Redflex, said the company does not need a private investigator's license and the courts will agree with them.

"Redflex works for law enforcement agencies within the state and municipalities so we are not a private investigator," said Heiler. "We do not conduct private investigations for private entities. This issue has come up in other states and it's just another attempt by opponents of photo enforcement to try and frustrate the use of technology."

A grassroots effort is now under way to get the photo enforcement issue on Arizona's November 2010 ballot.