Gulfport, FL Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Program authority
- F.S. § 316.0083 (Wandall Act)
- Violations enforced
- F.S. §§ 316.074(1), 316.075(1)(c)
- Hearing officer
- Code enforcement special magistrate
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 2013-07, 6-18-13
- Administered by
- City manager with police chief
Summary
Gulfport opted into the state's Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act under Sections 20-43 through 20-46, authorizing traffic infraction detectors at intersections to catch drivers who run red lights under Florida Statutes Sections 316.074(1) and 316.075(1)(c). The city's code enforcement special magistrate serves as the local hearing officer for camera-issued citations.
Sec. 20-43. Purpose and intent. The purpose of this article is to specifically authorize the use of traffic infraction detectors, as permitted by general law as of the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived or July 1, 2013, whichever occurs later, within the city's jurisdictional limits. ... Sec. 20-44. Use of traffic infraction detectors. The city exercises its option under F.S. § 316.0083 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 city's jurisdiction. ... Sec. 20-45. I ... n accordance with the provisions of the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act, the city authorizes the implementation of the provisions and requirements of F.S. § 316.0083. Effective July 1, 2013, the city shall utilize its code enforcement special magistrate as its local hearing officer in accordance with the provisions of the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act.
Full Breakdown
Section 20-43 states the purpose of Article IV as specifically authorizing traffic infraction detectors, commonly called red light cameras, as permitted by general law as of the ordinance's effective date or July 1, 2013, whichever is later. 075(1)(c), describing the cameras as a supplemental tool assisting police in enforcing traffic-signal compliance to reduce accidents, injuries, and traffic disruption. Section 20-45 implements the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act and designates the city's code enforcement special magistrate, effective July 1, 2013, as the local hearing officer who reviews camera-issued citations rather than routing them through traffic court.
Section 20-46 gives the city manager authority to promulgate policies and procedures for the program, including installing and operating the detectors and entering into contracts with a camera vendor to implement and enforce the article, working in coordination with the police chief or a designee. All four sections were adopted together by Ordinance No. 2013-07 on June 18, 2013, which repealed and replaced a prior 2010 red-light-camera article, meaning the program has been continuously authorized under this version of Article IV since 2013 without a later repeal appearing in the code.
Violations & Fines
A driver caught by a traffic infraction detector running a red light or failing to stop before turning right on red faces a citation processed under the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act rather than a standard moving-violation stop, with the city's code enforcement special magistrate hearing any dispute instead of a traffic court judge.
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