Alpharetta, GA Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)

Alpharetta's chief of police and city council authorize traffic control signal monitoring devices, commonly called red-light cameras, under Sec. 46-92, which ties the program to Georgia's enabling statute, O.C.G.A. § 40-14-21, and its operating rules, O.C.G.A. §§ 40-6-20 through 40-14-24. Sec. 46-93 gives the city Department of Public Works, not the police department, responsibility for picking which intersections get monitored and for meeting the siting and signage requirements of O.C.G.A. §§ 40-14-22 and 40-14-23. Sec. 46-94 places administration and enforcement of the article with the Alpharetta Police Department, which under Sec.

46-95 issues citations carrying a civil monetary penalty, not a criminal charge, calculated according to the Code's general penalty section, Sec. 1-8 (fine not to exceed $1,000.00 per violation, with no jail exposure because the penalty is civil). Sec. 46-96 sets the standard of proof at preponderance of the evidence and lets a cited vehicle owner rebut the presumption that they were driving by testifying in open court, producing a certified police report that the vehicle was stolen at the time, or submitting a sworn notarized statement naming the actual driver; the same section confirms cameras do not limit officers from writing a standard moving citation instead.

Sec. 46-97 requires a 30-day warning-only period, sending notices instead of citations, for the first month after any device is installed at a new intersection. No provision in the Code of Ordinances establishes a separate school-zone speed camera program; Article IV covers only signal-monitoring devices at intersections.