Bristol Township, PA Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)

Chapter 60 of the Bristol Township Code makes the registered owner of a vehicle liable for a civil penalty when an automated red light enforcement system records a violation of Section 3112(a)(3) of the Motor Vehicle Code, the steady red indication. Township Council adopted the chapter on 12-19-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-12 and amended the intersection list on 4-17-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-02. Section 60-3 limits enforcement to Route 13 at Edgely Road, Route 13 and Green Lane, Veterans Highway (413) and Western Avenue, and Veterans Highway (413) and Wharton Road, each northbound and southbound, subject to designation by agreement of the system administrator and the Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation.

The Bristol Township Police Department or its designee serves as system administrator. A Township police officer must sign each notice after inspecting the recorded images, and the notice goes by First-Class Mail within 30 days of the violation or of identifying the owner, with a 90-day outer limit. No fine is authorized during the first 60 days of operation at the initial intersection or the first 30 days at each additional intersection, though a warning can be sent. The Township must post a conspicuous sign before the camera area.

The code also restricts how the program runs. Cameras cannot capture a frontal view image as evidence, cannot perform remote surveillance, and recorded images must be destroyed within 30 days after final disposition. Vendor pay cannot depend on the number of citations or a share of fines, and the Township cannot collect 5% or more of its annual budget from violation revenue. The chapter runs with the vendor contract and expires as set forth in 75 P.S. § 3116.