Lauderhill, FL Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Red-light camera fine
- $158 civil fine, no points
- Courtesy warning
- 30 days after camera activation, no fines
- Right turn on red
- Exempt if made carefully where permitted
- School zone speed threshold
- More than 10 mph over the limit
- School zones covered
- 10 zones designated Nov/Dec 2024
- Denied appeal cost
- $85 prosecution cost (school zone)
Summary
In the City of Lauderhill, the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act, City Code §§ 20-50 to 20-60, authorizes red-light cameras at intersections with a $158 civil fine per violation. A newer program under §§ 20-70 to 20-77, adopted December 9, 2024, adds speed cameras at ten school zones the city commission designated as high-risk, ticketing drivers going 10+ mph over the limit.
Sec. 20-51. - Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to authorize the use of unmanned traffic infraction detectors to enforce F.S. § 316.074(1) or 316.075(1)(c)(1) when a driver fails to stop at a red traffic signal on streets and highways under their jurisdiction pursuant to F.S. § 316.0083. ... ... Sec. 20-58. - Penalties. A violation of this article is a civil, noncriminal infraction. A civil fine in the amount of one hundred fifty-eight dollars ($158.00) shall be assessed for each notice of violation, unless the violation is during a courtesy warning period or is dismissed based upon a valid exemption. ... ... Sec. 20-75. - Enforcement, penalties, appeal procedures. (a)Enforcement. The city may enforce the applicable speed limit on a roadway properly maintained as a school zone through the use of speed detection system for the detection of speed and capturing photographs or videos for violations in excess of ten (10) miles per hour over the speed limit in force at the time of the violation:
Full Breakdown
Article III of Chapter 20, styled the 'Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act' at Sec. 20-50, authorizes unmanned traffic infraction detectors under F.S. § 316.0083 to civilly enforce Florida's red-light-signal law, F.S. §§ 316.074(1) and 316.075(1)(c)(1); Sec. 20-51 exempts a careful, prudent right turn on red where turns are permitted. Every owner gets a 30-day courtesy-warning period with no fine before enforcement begins (Sec. 20-53). After that, Sec. 20-54 requires notice within 30 days of a violation, and the owner must pay $158 or file a notarized appeal affidavit within 30 days to avoid a traffic citation.
Sec. 20-56 lists the only valid defenses: yielding to an emergency vehicle or funeral procession, following a police officer's direction, the vehicle being in someone else's care, custody or control, with that person named under oath, a separate uniform citation already issued for the same act, or 'any other reason the trier of fact deems appropriate,' including a medical emergency. Appeals go to the city's special master. Sec. 20-58 sets the civil fine at $158 and Sec. 20-60 required annual reporting to the state Department of Transportation.
Article IV, adopted by Ord. No. 24O-11-159 on December 9, 2024, layers in school-zone speed cameras: the city commission found ten school zones posed a heightened safety risk on November 25 and December 9, 2024 (Sec. 20-72), and Sec. 20-75 authorizes enforcement for speeds more than 10 mph over the limit during a window around school start and end times and the full school session, with a 30-day public-awareness warning period (Sec. 20-73) before fines apply. School-zone camera video must be destroyed within 90 days (Sec. 20-71(f)).
Violations & Fines
Red-light camera violations carry a flat $158 civil fine under Sec. 20-58; missing the 30-day payment or appeal window converts it into a traffic citation with added court costs. School-zone speed-camera violations under Sec. 20-77 carry a $158 notice-of-violation fine split between the state, the city and Broward County Schools, or a $100 uniform citation if a traffic infraction enforcement officer issues it directly; a denied appeal before the special master adds an $85 prosecution cost.
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