Montgomery, AL Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Red-light penalty
- $60 first/second, $100 third+ (12 mo.)
- School zone speed penalty
- Same $60/$100 tiers (Sec. 27-634)
- Late fee
- $25 additional if unpaid on time
- Hearing deadline
- 15 days to request adjudication
- Appeal court
- Montgomery County Circuit Court, trial de novo
- Legal nature
- Civil penalty, not a criminal conviction
Summary
Montgomery, Alabama's Code authorizes both red-light camera enforcement at intersections and automated speed cameras in school zones, charging a $60 civil penalty for a first or second offense and $100 for a third within 12 months. Articles X and XI of Chapter 27 set the program.
Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), the owner of a motor vehicle is liable for a civil penalty of $60.00 if a motor vehicle registered to that owner proceeds into an intersection at a system location when the traffic control signal for that motor vehicle's direction of travel is emitting a steady red signal. ... The owner of a motor vehicle shall be liable for a civil violation for speeding if the motor vehicle is detected by an automated photographic speeding enforcement system speeding in a school zone, road or highway construction zone or area or residential neighborhood. ... The civil fine of $60.00 shall be assessed for a first or second violation of this article within a 12-month period.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27).
Full Breakdown
Article X of Chapter 27, Sections 27-601 through 27-606, creates Montgomery's photographic red-light enforcement system. Under Sec. 00 penalty under subsection (d). The municipal court administrator's office, defined as the 'department,' must mail a notice of violation within 30 days, and the owner has 15 days after presumed receipt to request an administrative adjudication hearing before a mayor-appointed hearing officer under Sec. 27-604. A civil-penalty finding is not a criminal conviction and does not appear on a driving record under Sec. 27-606, and an owner found liable can appeal to the Circuit Court of Montgomery County for a trial de novo.
Article XI, Sections 27-631 through 27-635, adds a parallel automated speed camera program for school zones, construction zones and residential neighborhoods. Sec. 00 civil fine tiers and 12-month look-back as the red-light program under Sec. 27-634. Appeals under the speed program go to Montgomery County Circuit Court within 14 days under Sec. 27-635.
Violations & Fines
A first or second red-light or school-zone speed camera violation within 12 months carries a $60.00 civil penalty, rising to $100.00 for a third or later violation in that window, plus a $25.00 late-payment penalty if unpaid on time, under Sections 27-602 and 27-634. These are civil, not criminal, penalties, and unpaid or uncontested notices are treated as an admission of liability.
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