Greensboro, NC Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)

Section 16-58 authorizes the Greensboro Police Department to operate traffic control photographic systems at intersections chosen by the department, using photographic images as prima facie evidence that a vehicle crossed the stop line while its signal showed a steady red light. The registered owner is presumed responsible unless they file a sworn affidavit within 21 days transferring liability to another driver, or show the vehicle was reported stolen at the time. A notice of violation must be mailed within 15 days of the violation, and the vehicle owner has 21 days from that mailing to request a nonjudicial administrative hearing contesting the citation; a hearing officer applying a preponderance-of-the-evidence standard must issue a written decision within 10 days, and that decision is final except for review by the Superior Court on writ of certiorari.

The fine is fixed at $50, with an additional $50 penalty for failing to pay or respond within 21 days, and payment after a hearing decision is due within 30 days or an extra $50 attaches. Unlike a police-issued ticket, a red-light camera citation does not constitute a criminal conviction, infraction, or moving violation, so no points go on the driver's license and nothing is reported to the DMV. Under the North Carolina Constitution's school-fund clause, 90 percent of net camera revenue is remitted to the Guilford County Board of Education, with the remainder funding the program itself.

All camera equipment must be certified annually by a North Carolina-licensed professional engineer, and hearing officers are directed to disregard challenges to the underlying algorithm or camera technology that are not grounded in state law.