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Any Washington city or county can authorize traffic cameras by ordinance. Tickets are civil, not on your record, but unpaid ones can block registration renewal.
Virginia camera tickets are usually no-points civil penalties, but an officer-issued exception under the same law can put a real conviction on your record.
Vermont's work-zone camera pilot is law but has never issued a ticket, and it's set to flip into a full camera ban on July 1, 2027. Here's the timeline.
Utah authorizes speed photo radar only, with an officer required on site, yet the ticket carries no points or insurance impact. Here's the actual law.
Texas banned speed cameras in 2007 and red light cameras in 2019, but one grandfathered city, Leon Valley, is still ticketing under its old contract.
Tennessee allows local traffic cameras under TCA 55-8-198, but caps fines at $50, bans right-turn-on-red citations, and keeps tickets off your record.
South Dakota bans city contracts with red light camera vendors and blocks the state from sharing data to help other states collect camera fines. The actual law.
South Carolina bars red light and speed cameras by requiring in-person ticket issuance and barring citations based on photo evidence. Here's what's still legal.
Rhode Island authorizes red light and school-zone speed cameras statewide. Neither expires in 2027, only a small pilot add-on does. Here's how the law works.
Pennsylvania runs five camera-enforcement programs under Title 75. All are civil, no-points penalties, but Philadelphia's red light cameras expire July 2027.
Oregon photo red light and speed camera tickets are real driver-liability violations, not civil fines. How ORS 810.436-.444 work and what a conviction costs.
Ohio's photo-enforcement statute still requires an officer present, but a 2017 court ruling struck that rule for cities. Here's what actually governs.