Kansas City no longer operates red-light or speed cameras. Missouri Supreme Court rulings in 2015 (City of St. Louis v. Tupper, City of Moline Acres) and follow-on cases invalidated automated photo enforcement statewide on due-process and points-assessment grounds, ending KC's program.
Kansas City began red-light camera enforcement in 2009 under contract with American Traffic Solutions. In a 2015 series of rulings, including Tupper v. City of St. Louis and related Moline Acres cases, the Missouri Supreme Court held that municipal automated-enforcement ordinances conflicted with state law on points-on-license and due-process protections. Kansas City suspended enforcement, refunded contested fines and removed active citations from the docket. The Missouri legislature has not since enacted authorizing legislation. Vision Zero KC plans rely on engineering, enforcement by sworn officers and education rather than photo enforcement to reduce serious crashes on the high-injury network.
There is no automated red-light or speed-camera ticket in Kansas City today. Running a red light is still a Chapter 70 traffic offense when an officer observes it, with fines and possible points on the driver's Missouri license.
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