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Virginia Speed & Red-Light Cameras Laws (2026)

Conditional: Virginia allows red-light cameras at local option (15.2-968.1).

ConditionalVerified Jun 18, 2026

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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).

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Speed & Red-Light Cameras in states bordering Virginia

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

District of ColumbiaPermitted
The District of Columbia broadly authorizes traffic cameras: the Mayor may use automated speed and red-light cameras to detect moving infractions. The recorded images are prima facie evidence (D.C. Code 50-2209.01).
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: code.dccouncil.gov · Full District of Columbia rule →
KentuckyConditional
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).
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov · Full Kentucky 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 →
North CarolinaConditional
North Carolina leaves traffic cameras to local option: red-light cameras and school-zone speed cameras are allowed only in cities and counties that a state enabling statute has authorized, and the fines must fund schools.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: ncleg.net · Full North Carolina 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 →
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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