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People search “Speed / red-light cameras by state”, “Speed / red-light cameras laws by state”, and “Cameras map” when a road trip, boat, bike, or load is about to cross a line. This page is the 50-state index for speed / red-light cameras. Colors and quotes are written for someone in that state today, not for what that state demands of its own registered vehicles.

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  • Statewide or many-city speed and/or red-light camera programs
  • Limited programs (work zones, a few cities, or red-light only)
  • No routine statewide camera-ticket program

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All 50 states

One-line traveler summary for each state. Open the map for the quoted rule and footnotes.

Alabama (AL)
Alabama (Ala. local camera ordinances): limited city red-light programs; no statewide speed-camera network.
Alaska (AK)
Alaska (Alaska Stat. (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Arizona (AZ)
Arizona (A.R.S. / city photo-enforcement codes): city speed and red-light cameras (Phoenix, Scottsdale, and others).
Arkansas (AR)
Arkansas (Ark. Code (camera restrictions)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
California (CA)
California (Cal. Veh. Code automated-enforcement sections): red-light cameras widespread; speed cameras expanding in authorized cities.
Colorado (CO)
Colorado (C.R.S. photo-enforcement rules): city speed and red-light cameras.
Connecticut (CT)
Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Delaware (DE)
Delaware (Del. C. (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Florida (FL)
Florida (Fla. Stat. § 316.0083): red-light cameras under the Mark Wandall Act; no statewide speed-camera network.
Georgia (GA)
Georgia (O.C.G.A. red-light camera rules): city red-light cameras in participating jurisdictions.
Hawaii (HI)
Hawaii (Haw. Rev. Stat. / Honolulu camera rules): limited camera programs (Honolulu corridors).
Idaho (ID)
Idaho (Idaho Code (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Illinois (IL)
Illinois (625 ILCS 5/11-208.6, 5/11-208.8): red-light cameras (625 ILCS 5/11-208.6) plus speed cameras in Chicago and work zones (625 ILCS 5/11-208.8).
Indiana (IN)
Indiana (Ind. Code (camera restrictions)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Iowa (IA)
Iowa (Iowa Code (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Kansas (KS)
Kansas (Kan. Stat. (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Kentucky (KY)
Kentucky (KRS (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Louisiana (LA)
Louisiana (La. R.S. / city camera ordinances): city red-light and some speed-camera programs.
Maine (ME)
Maine (Me. Rev. Stat. (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Maryland (MD)
Maryland (Md. Code, Transp. photo-enforcement): statewide-authorized speed and red-light cameras, including work zones.
Massachusetts (MA)
Massachusetts (Mass. Gen. Laws (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Michigan (MI)
Michigan (MCL (camera restrictions)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Minnesota (MN)
Minnesota (Minn. Stat. (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Mississippi (MS)
Mississippi (Miss. Code camera rules): no broad statewide camera network; remaining local programs are narrow.
Missouri (MO)
Missouri (Mo. Rev. Stat. (camera restrictions)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Montana (MT)
Montana (Mont. Code (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Nebraska (NE)
Nebraska (Neb. Rev. Stat. (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Nevada (NV)
Nevada (NRS (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
New Hampshire (NH)
New Hampshire (N.H. Rev. Stat. (camera restrictions)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
New Jersey (NJ)
New Jersey (N.J.S.A. photo-enforcement): work-zone and authorized camera programs; owner-liability.
New Mexico (NM)
New Mexico (N.M. Stat. / city camera ordinances): limited city camera programs.
New York (NY)
New York (N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law automated-enforcement): red-light cameras plus speed cameras (NYC school zones and statewide work-zone programs).
North Carolina (NC)
North Carolina (N.C. Gen. Stat. red-light camera rules): limited city red-light programs.
North Dakota (ND)
North Dakota (N.D. Cent. Code (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Ohio (OH)
Ohio (Ohio Rev. Code photo-enforcement): city red-light and speed cameras in participating jurisdictions, with state limits.
Oklahoma (OK)
Oklahoma (Okla. Stat. (camera restrictions)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Oregon (OR)
Oregon (Or. Rev. Stat. photo-enforcement): Portland and other city red-light / speed cameras; work-zone cameras.
Pennsylvania (PA)
Pennsylvania (75 Pa.C.S. red-light camera rules): red-light cameras in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and other authorized cities; no statewide speed-camera network.
Rhode Island (RI)
Rhode Island (R.I. Gen. Laws (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
South Carolina (SC)
South Carolina (S.C. Code (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
South Dakota (SD)
South Dakota (S.D. Codified Laws (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Tennessee (TN)
Tennessee (Tenn. Code photo-enforcement): city red-light and speed cameras in participating jurisdictions.
Texas (TX)
Texas (Tex. Transp. Code red-light camera rules): remaining city red-light cameras; new programs tightly limited after 2019.
Utah (UT)
Utah (Utah Code (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Vermont (VT)
Vermont (Vt. Stat. (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Virginia (VA)
Virginia (Va. Code photo-enforcement): photo-red and photo-speed in authorized localities and work zones.
Washington (WA)
Washington (RCW 46.63): city red-light and speed cameras; work-zone cameras.
West Virginia (WV)
West Virginia (W. Va. Code (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.
Wisconsin (WI)
Wisconsin (Wis. Stat. (camera restrictions)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program — Wisconsin restricts speed and red-light cameras.
Wyoming (WY)
Wyoming (Wyo. Stat. (no statewide camera program)): no routine statewide camera-ticket program.

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