Clayton County, GA Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Clayton County Code § 94-37
- Penalty type
- Civil, not criminal; no license points
- Max fine
- $70.00 per violation (Sec. 94-37.05)
- New-camera grace period
- 30 days warning only (Sec. 94-37.07)
- Intersection selection
- County DOT&D, not police (Sec. 94-37.03)
Summary
Clayton County's police department may deploy red-light traffic cameras at intersections in the unincorporated county under Sec. 94-37, issuing a civil citation, not a criminal charge or license points, capped at $70.00 for running a red light caught on camera. New camera locations get a 30-day warning-only grace period before citations start.
Subject to the provisions of O.C.G.A. § 40-14-21, the chief of police and board of commissioners authorize the use of traffic-control signal monitoring devices for purposes of automated traffic enforcement. ... The driver of a motor vehicle cited pursuant to this section 94-37 shall be liable for a civil monetary penalty, not to exceed $70.00. Citations shall be issued by the Clayton County Police Department in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 40-6-20(f)(3)(B). ... In accordance with O.C.G.A. § 40-6-20(B), only warning notices, and not citations for violations, shall be sent during the 30-day period immediately following the initial installation of a traffic-control signal monitoring device at any specific location.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 104).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 94-37, adopted by Ord. No. 2006-36 in March 2006, authorizes the Clayton County Police Department to use 'traffic-control signal monitoring devices,' cameras that capture two or more photographs, microphotographs, electronic images or videotape showing a vehicle running a circular red or red-arrow signal along with a legible image of its license plate. Sec. §§ 40-6-20, 40-14-21 through 40-14-24, and the county's Department of Transportation and Development, not the police, selects which intersections get cameras under Sec. 03. 00 under Sec. 05, issued by the police department, not a criminal traffic citation and not points against a license.
Sec. 06 sets up a rebuttable presumption that the registered owner was driving, which the owner can overcome by testifying under oath that they were not the driver, by submitting a certified police report that the car was reported stolen before the violation, or by filing a sworn notarized statement naming who was actually driving. § 40-6-20(a); an officer who independently witnesses the violation can still write a standard citation instead. Sec. 07 requires a 30-day warning-only period, notices only, no fines, immediately after any camera is newly installed at a location.
Violations & Fines
Running a red light captured by a monitoring device brings a civil penalty up to $70.00 under Sec. 94-37.05, issued as a citation from the Clayton County Police Department rather than a criminal charge. The registered owner is presumed to have been driving under Sec. 94-37.06 unless they rebut it with sworn testimony, a stolen-vehicle police report, or a notarized statement naming the actual driver.
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