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Iowa Speed & Red-Light Cameras Laws (2026)

Conditional: Iowa allows traffic cameras but regulates them under a 2024 law (HF 2681): a local jurisdiction needs an Iowa Department of Transportation permit for each camera location, many permit requests were denied, and the threshold is at least 10 mph over the limit.

ConditionalVerified Jun 18, 2026

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Speed & Red-Light Cameras in states bordering Iowa

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

IllinoisConditional
Illinois allows red-light and speed cameras only in the eight counties the state has authorized. Those counties are Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Madison, McHenry, St. Clair, and Will, and speed cameras there are limited to school zones and park zones.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: ilga.gov · Full Illinois rule →
MinnesotaConditional
A 2007 court ruling barred traffic cameras in Minnesota under the state's uniformity law, but a state pilot running from 2025 through 2029 now allows speed and red-light cameras run by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), Minneapolis, and Mendota Heights. See Stat. 169.147.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: dot.state.mn.us · Full Minnesota rule →
MissouriRestricted
The Missouri Supreme Court struck down red-light and speed camera ordinances on due-process grounds in 2015, in the Tupper and Moline Acres line of cases. Camera tickets are not enforceable and the programs are largely defunct.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: stlouis-mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
NebraskaRestricted
No Nebraska statute authorizes automated speed or red-light camera enforcement, and cameras are not used for citations. Two 2025 bills, LB 600 and LB 616, were proposed but not enacted.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: nebraskalegislature.gov · Full Nebraska rule →
South DakotaRestricted
South Dakota prohibits photo-monitoring devices for detecting red-light violations, and it bars the state DMV from cooperating on red-light or speed-camera fines through an interstate compact.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: sdlegislature.gov · Full South Dakota rule →
WisconsinRestricted
Wisconsin bans photo radar: state and local authorities may not use photographic speed detection, and there is no general red-light or speed camera authority (349.02(3)).
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov · Full Wisconsin rule →

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