Everett, WA Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Base fine
- $124
- Covered violations
- red light, RR crossing, school speed
- Faces
- may not be photographed
- Signage
- required at each camera site
Summary
Everett authorizes automated cameras at arterial intersections, railroad crossings and school speed zones to cite red-light and speeding violations, with signed warnings and a $124 base fine.
'Automated traffic safety camera' means a device that uses a vehicle sensor installed to work in conjunction with an intersection traffic control system, a railroad grade crossing control system or a speed measuring device, and a camera synchronized to automatically record one or more sequenced photographs... whenever a vehicle fails to stop when facing a steady red traffic control signal or an activated railroad grade crossing control signal, or exceeds a speed limit to a school speed zone.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4194-26, passed July 29, 2026).
Full Breakdown
EMC Chapter 46.84 authorizes city law enforcement to use automated traffic safety cameras to detect and record stoplight violations at intersections of two arterials, railroad grade crossing violations, and school speed zone speeding, per § 46.84.010 and § 46.84.020(A). Cameras may only photograph the vehicle and license plate, not the driver's or passengers' faces, and each camera location must be clearly signed. The registered owner is presumed responsible for the infraction unless they show under oath the vehicle was stolen or in someone else's control (§ 46.84.040). The base fine is $124 (§ 46.84.070), processed like a parking infraction, and revenue is restricted to traffic-safety purposes; camera vendors may not be paid a cut of fine revenue.
Violations & Fines
Failing to stop at a red light at a monitored arterial intersection, running a railroad grade crossing signal, or speeding through a monitored school zone is captured by camera and issued as a notice of infraction carrying a $124 base fine under EMC Chapter 46.84.
Frequently Asked Questions
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