Boca Raton, FL Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Red-light authority
- Sec. 16-61, under Fla. Stat. Sec. 316.0083
- School-zone program adopted
- Ordinance No. 5731, March 18, 2025
- Speed threshold
- More than 10 mph over posted limit
- Warning period
- 30 days before penalties on each new camera
- School zones listed
- 7 zones named in Sec. 16-73
Summary
Boca Raton runs two separate photo-enforcement programs under its own ordinances: red-light cameras under Section 16-61 and, since March 2025, school-zone speed cameras under Article V. Both use the state's traffic-infraction-detector law, issue a courtesy warning period before real penalties start, and route contested tickets to a special magistrate acting as local hearing officer.
The city exercises its option under F.S. § 316.008 and F.S. § 316.0083 to use traffic infraction detectors to enforce F.S. § 316.074(1) or F.S. § 316.075(1)(c)1 when a driver fails to stop at a traffic signal on streets and highways under the city's jurisdiction. The city authorizes a traffic infraction enforcement officer under F.S. § 316.640 to issue a traffic citation for a violation of F.S. § 316.074(1) or F.S. § 316.075(1)(c)1.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 72 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
075(1)(c)1. Section 16-69 requires a 30-day warning-only introductory period at any newly activated intersection camera before real notices of violation go out, and Section 16-68 requires signage at every camera intersection. The city added a second, newer program in Article V, Sections 16-70 through 16-80, adopted by Ordinance No. 5731 on March 18, 2025, authorizing radar or LiDAR speed detection systems in designated school zones. A violation occurs only when a vehicle is caught more than 10 miles per hour over the posted limit during enforcement windows tied to the school day: 30 minutes before and after breakfast programs, the start of school, and dismissal.
Section 16-73 currently names 7 heightened-risk school zones, including Boca Raton High School at NW 15th Avenue and Glades Road and Spanish River High School at Jog Road and Yamato Road. Like the red-light program, school-zone cameras run a mandatory 30-day warning-only period under Section 16-75 before civil penalties apply. 11.
Violations & Fines
Ignoring a red-light or school-zone camera notice escalates rather than expires: after the 30-day window, Sections 16-76 and 16-62 route the case to a uniform traffic citation carrying state misdemeanor penalties, and Section 16-76(3) makes knowingly filing a false responsible-driver affidavit a second-degree misdemeanor under Florida Statutes Sections 775.082 or 775.083. Contested tickets that lose before the hearing officer also owe the city's administrative hearing costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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