Burien, WA Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Violations detected
- Stoplight violations and school speed zone violations
- Camera locations
- Two arterial intersections and school speed zones only
- Fine
- Base monetary penalty of $101.00
- Notice deadline
- Mailed within 14 days of the violation
- Rental car business response
- 18 days after written notice
- Driving record
- Not part of record under RCW 46.52.101 and 46.52.120
Summary
In the City of Burien, Washington, BMC § 10.05.070 authorizes automated traffic safety cameras to detect stoplight violations and school speed zone violations, limited to two arterial intersections and school speed zones only. The base monetary penalty is $101.00, and a notice of infraction must be mailed within 14 days of the violation.
(1) Authorized Use of Automated Traffic Safety Cameras. Law enforcement officers of the city of Burien and persons commissioned by the chief of police for the city of Burien are authorized to use automated traffic cameras and related automated systems to detect one or more of the following: (a) stoplight violations and (b) school speed zone violations. ... (a) Use of traffic safety cameras is restricted to two arterial intersections and school speed zones only; ... (a) Whenever any vehicle is photographed by an automatic traffic safety camera, a notice of infraction shall be mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle within 14 days of the violation, or to the renter of a vehicle within 14 days of establishing the renter’s name and address under this section. ( ... 9) Fines. ... The fine for infractions committed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be a base monetary penalty of $101.00.
Full Breakdown
Burien Municipal Code § 10.05.070 is the City of Burien's photo enforcement ordinance. Subsection (1) authorizes law enforcement officers of the city and persons commissioned by the chief of police to use automated traffic cameras to detect stoplight violations and school speed zone violations. Subsection (2) restricts use to two arterial intersections and school speed zones only, and cameras can photograph only the vehicle and its license plate, and only while an infraction is occurring. Pictures cannot reveal the face of the driver or passengers.
Under subsection (3), the city must clearly mark every location with signs telling a driver he or she is entering a zone enforced by an automated traffic safety camera. The section does not name the intersections. Subsection (4) requires the notice of infraction to be mailed to the registered owner within 14 days of the violation, or to a renter within 14 days of establishing the renter's name and address. A rental car business gets written notice first and has 18 days to return a sworn statement naming the driver, a sworn statement that the vehicle was stolen with a police report attached, or payment of the penalty.
Under subsection (7), these infractions are not part of the registered owner's driving record under RCW 46.52.101 and 46.52.120, and are processed in the same manner as parking infractions. Subsection (8) leaves officers free to ticket a driver in person under RCW 46.63.030(1)(a),(b), or (c).
Violations & Fines
Under BMC 10.05.070(9), the fine for a camera infraction is a base monetary penalty of $101.00. A person who receives a notice can respond by mail or request a hearing under subsection (5). The photographed vehicle's registered owner is presumed to have been in control of it, and under subsection (6) that presumption can be overcome only by a sworn statement that the vehicle was stolen or in another person's care, custody, or control.
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