Broward County, FL Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Authorizing ordinance
- Ord. No. 2025-19, April 22, 2025
- Speed threshold
- 10+ mph over posted school zone limit
- Coverage area
- Unincorporated Broward (BMSD) only
- Initial camera sites
- Meadowbrook Elementary, Dillard High School
- Appeal body
- Local Hearing Officer, Florida Bar member
Summary
Broward County uses speed detection cameras to enforce 15 mph school zone limits in unincorporated areas, ticketing drivers going 10+ mph over the posted limit near two initial school sites.
The purpose of this section is to promote traffic safety and student welfare by authorizing and implementing the use of speed detection systems to enforce applicable speed limits on roadways properly maintained as school zones, as authorized by and in accordance with Section 316.1896, Florida Statutes, as amended.(b)Use of Speed Detection Systems. In accordance with Section 316.1896, Florida Statutes, as amended, Broward County exercises its authority to authorize the placement or installation of speed detection systems to enforce applicable speed limits on roadways maintained as school zones within the BMSD. The County Administrator, or designee, is hereby authorized to implement speed detection systems within the BMSD consistent with the placement and installation specifications established by the Florida Department of Transportation, as amended, to enforce unlawful speed violations, as specified in Sections 316.183 and 316.1895, Florida Statutes, on roadways maintained as school zones and that have school zone flashing beacons. Speed detection systems shall not capture violations less than one hundred (100) feet from any point of ingress to a school zone.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 72 | Administrative Code: Supplement 28).
Full Breakdown
Ordinance No. 2025-19, adopted April 22, 2025, authorizes the County Administrator to install speed detection cameras at school zones within the Broward Municipal Services District, the county's unincorporated area, under Florida Statute 316.1896. Cameras first went live at Meadowbrook Elementary and Dillard High. A violation is driving 10 or more mph over the posted 15 mph school zone limit during the 30 minutes before or after a scheduled session or breakfast program. Owners get a mailed notice of violation and can contest it before a Local Hearing Officer who is a member of The Florida Bar. The code sets no countywide red-light intersection camera program, only this school-zone speed system.
Violations & Fines
Ticket triggers at 10+ mph over the 15 mph school zone limit while the flashing beacon is on; penalty follows Fla. Stat. 318.18, plus county hearing costs if contested and lost.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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