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Kentucky Speed & Red-Light Cameras Laws (2026)
Conditional: No Kentucky statute authorizes general red-light or speed cameras, and none are in use.
No Kentucky statute authorizes general red-light or speed cameras, and none are in use. The only automated speed enforcement allowed is in highway work zones, under HB 664 (2025).
Official source: apps.legislature.ky.gov →
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Speed & Red-Light Cameras in states bordering Kentucky
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 →
- IndianaConditional
Indiana has no red-light cameras and no general speed cameras for local enforcement. …
Verified Jul 29, 2026 · Source: in.gov · Full Indiana 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 →
- OhioConditional
Ohio municipalities may run speed cameras and red-light cameras under home rule, subject to restrictions, but a 2025 law (HB 54) bans camera use by counties and townships.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: codes.ohio.gov · Full Ohio rule →
- TennesseeConditional
Red-light cameras are allowed in Tennessee, but only a P.O.S.T.-certified or state-commissioned law enforcement officer may authorize the citation, and a person who does not contest it pays no more than $50. …
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: publications.tnsosfiles.com · Full Tennessee rule →
- VirginiaConditional
Virginia allows red-light cameras at local option (15.2-968.1). Speed cameras are allowed only in work zones, school crossing zones, and high-risk intersection segments (46.2-882.1).
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: law.lis.virginia.gov · Full Virginia rule →
- West VirginiaRestricted
West Virginia bans traffic cameras: no officer may use a traffic-law photo-monitoring device, and camera evidence cannot prove a red-light or speed violation (17C-6-7a).
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · Full West Virginia rule →
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