Annapolis, MD Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Authorizing section
- Annapolis City Code § 12.08.140
- State authority
- Md. Transp. Art. § 21-809
- Grace period after relocation
- 15 calendar days minimum
- Fine proceeds go to
- Sustainable Mobility Services Fund
- Red-light camera program
- None in city code
Summary
Annapolis authorizes stationary and mobile speed monitoring cameras under state law, mainly in school zones, but the City Code contains no red-light camera (traffic-signal monitoring) program at all.
1. Definition. As used in this section, "speed monitoring system" has the meaning set forth in § 21-809 of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. 2. Use Authorized. a. The use of speed monitoring systems in the City of Annapolis pursuant to § 21-809 ... is hereby authorized. ... 3.b. For at least the first 15 calendar days after signage installation at the monitoring site.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 2025 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 12.08.140 authorizes speed monitoring systems under Md. Transportation Article § 21-809, with citations barred until signage is installed and for the first 15 days after a camera moves to a new site. Fines flow through Md. Courts & Judicial Proceedings § 7-302, and the leftover balance funds the City's Sustainable Mobility Services Fund for pedestrian safety, road redesign, and transit projects. The chapter was last amended by Ordinance O-5-25 in April 2025. It covers only speed cameras. Annapolis has adopted no red-light traffic-signal camera ordinance.
Violations & Fines
Speed-camera citations are civil, paid to the City per the state fine schedule; none may issue during the mandatory signage/15-day grace window after a camera is newly placed or moved. There is no red-light camera citation scheme in the city code.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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