Edmonds, WA Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Approved camera intersections
- 220th St SW/SR 99 and 100th Ave W/SR 104
- Fine cap
- $145 per infraction, ECC 8.10.050
- Notice deadline
- Mailed within 14 days of violation
- Low-income reduction
- 50% off for public assistance/WIC recipients
- Council approval
- Required before adding or moving cameras
Summary
Edmonds runs automated traffic safety cameras at two stoplight intersections and in school speed zones under ECC 8.10.010. Cameras photograph only the rear plate during an active violation, never a driver's face, and the city council must approve any new or relocated camera location before it goes live.
A. City law enforcement officers and persons commissioned by the Edmonds police chief are authorized to use automated traffic safety cameras and related automated systems to detect and record the image of: (1) traffic control device violations as defined by RCW 46.61.050(1) at the stoplight intersections described in subsection (E) of this section; (2) school speed zone violations; and (3) speed zone violations on any roadway identified in a school walk area as defined by RCW 28A.160.160; provided, however, pictures of the vehicle and the vehicle license plate may be taken only while an infraction is occurring, and the picture shall not reveal the face of the driver or of any passengers in the vehicle. ... ... E. Automated traffic safety cameras are approved at the following stoplight intersections: 1. 220th Street SW and SR 99; 2. 100th Avenue W and SR 104. ... ... B. The amount of the fine issued for an infraction generated through the use of an automated traffic safety camera may not exceed $145.00, as adjusted for inflation by the office of financial management every five years, beginning January 1, 2030.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4444, passed August 3, 2026).
Full Breakdown
10 lets Edmonds police and commissioned staff operate automated traffic safety cameras to catch red-light violations at two named stoplight intersections, 220th Street SW and SR 99, and 100th Avenue W and SR 104, plus speeding in school speed zones and school walk areas anywhere in the city. 010. Every camera location must be clearly marked with signs or flashing beacons, and the city council must approve any new camera or the relocation of an existing one before it's installed. 020. A rental car company that receives advance written notice has 18 days to identify the actual driver under oath, or it becomes liable for the fine itself.
030, a presumption that can only be overcome by a sworn statement that the vehicle was stolen or in someone else's care at the time. 050 caps the camera-issued fine at $145, adjusted for inflation every five years starting January 1, 2030. Registered owners on public assistance under RCW Title 74 or in the WIC nutrition program qualify for a 50 percent reduction on their first ticket and on any repeat ticket issued within 21 days of the first.
Violations & Fines
A stoplight or school-zone speed violation caught by camera is processed like a parking infraction under ECC 8.10.040, with a fine capped at $145 under ECC 8.10.050, adjusted for inflation every five years starting in 2030. The images are for law enforcement use only and can't be used in court except to prove a violation under this chapter.
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