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Pennsylvania Speed & Red-Light Cameras Laws (2026)

Conditional: Pennsylvania allows camera enforcement only in limited settings: work-zone speed cameras statewide (75 Pa.C.S. 3369) and automated speed enforcement on specified Philadelphia corridors.

ConditionalVerified Jun 18, 2026

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Pennsylvania allows camera enforcement only in limited settings: work-zone speed cameras statewide (75 Pa.C.S. 3369) and automated speed enforcement on specified Philadelphia corridors. There is no general statewide use.

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Speed & Red-Light Cameras in states bordering Pennsylvania

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

DelawarePermitted
Delaware authorizes camera enforcement: there is a statewide red-light camera program under Title 21 4101, known as the Delaware Department of Transportation's ERLSP, plus work-zone and residence-district speed cameras under 4170A.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: deldot.gov · Full Delaware rule →
MarylandConditional
Maryland authorizes camera enforcement with limits: speed cameras are allowed in school zones and work zones (21-809), and red-light cameras are allowed where a locality has been given enabling authority (21-202.1). Cameras are not allowed without restriction statewide.
Verified Jul 23, 2026 · Source: mgaleg.maryland.gov · Full Maryland rule →
New JerseyRestricted
New Jersey's red-light camera pilot expired in December 2014 and was not renewed, and speed cameras were never authorized, so both types of camera enforcement are now prohibited statewide.
Verified Aug 2, 2026 · Source: nj.gov · Full New Jersey rule →
New YorkConditional
New York leaves traffic cameras to local option: school-zone speed cameras and red-light cameras are allowed only where the state legislature has granted enabling authority, such as in New York City. They are not allowed statewide.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: governor.ny.gov · Full New York 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 →
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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