Hillsborough County, FL Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Red light program started
- 2013 (Ord. No. 13-19)
- School zone cameras added
- 2023 (Ord. No. 23-22)
- Runs the program
- Sheriff's Office
- Hearings held by
- Special Magistrate/Code Enforcement Board
Summary
Hillsborough County runs both red light cameras (Sec. 50-49–50-52, since 2013) and school zone speed cameras (Sec. 50-221–50-232, since 2023), with the Sheriff's Office administering enforcement and a Special Magistrate hearing contested citations.
Hillsborough County exercises its option under F.S. § 316.008(8)(a) as of the effective date of this ordinance or July 1, 2013, whichever occurs later, to use traffic infraction detectors within its jurisdiction to enforce F.S. § 316.074(1) or § 316.075 (1)(C), when a driver fails to stop at a traffic signal on streets and highways in the County's jurisdiction.
Full Breakdown
Hillsborough County activated its red light camera program in 2013 (Ord. No. 13-19), exercising the county's option under F.S. § 316.008(8)(a) to deploy traffic infraction detectors at signalized intersections in the unincorporated area. The Sheriff's Office runs the program and may contract with vendors; contested citations go before the County's Code Enforcement Special Magistrate or Code Enforcement Board, sitting as the Mark Wandall Act's Local Hearing Officer. In 2023 the county added a parallel school zone speed camera program (Ord. No. 23-22, Sec. 50-221 et seq.), using radar/LiDAR speed detection systems to enforce posted school zone limits under F.S. § 316.1895.
Violations & Fines
Notice of violation is mailed to the registered owner; the citation is contested before the County's Code Enforcement Special Magistrate or Board acting as Local Hearing Officer under the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Hillsborough County still use red light cameras?
Are school zone speed cameras a separate program?
Sources & Official References
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