Albemarle County, VA Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- County Code § 9-504
- Program scope
- School crossing & highway work zones only
- No red-light cameras
- No county ordinance for intersections
- Civil penalty
- Up to $100.00 (§ 9-505)
- Signage required
- Within 1,000 feet of monitored zone
Summary
Albemarle County has no red-light camera program; instead, County Code § 9-504 authorizes the Police Department to install photo speed monitoring devices only in school crossing zones and highway work zones. Signage must appear within 1,000 feet, and § 9-505 caps the civil penalty at $100.00.
A.Authorization. ... The Police Department may install and operate photo speed monitoring devices in school crossing zones or highway work zones, consistent with Virginia Code § 46.2-882.1. ... E.Signage. Use of a photo speed monitoring device shall be indicated by a conspicuous sign within 1,000 feet of any school crossing zone or highway work zone. ... Any violation of Virginia Code §§ 46.2-878.1 or 46.2-873 that is enforced pursuant to this division is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100.00, payable to the County of Albemarle.
Full Breakdown
1, and there is no county ordinance authorizing cameras at traffic signals. The county may contract with private vendors to supply and support the devices, but subsection (B) bars any arrangement where the vendor's pay depends on the number of violations or penalties collected, and only a county law-enforcement officer may swear to the certificate required by state law or issue the resulting civil summons. 2-208(B)(31), and subsection (E) requires a conspicuous warning sign within 1,000 feet of any monitored school crossing or work zone. 1. 00, payable to Albemarle County. 2-844 violation.
Violations & Fines
A vehicle caught by an Albemarle County photo speed monitoring device in a school crossing zone or highway work zone faces a civil penalty of not more than $100.00 under § 9-505. A separate school-bus stop-arm camera violation under §§ 9-500 to 9-502 carries a flat $250.00 civil penalty. Neither program targets red-light running at intersections.
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