Norwalk, CT Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)

Article I of Chapter 111, adopted May 27, 2025, authorizes automated traffic enforcement safety devices under the state's 2023 Public Act 23-116, but only at locations identified in a plan the Connecticut Department of Transportation has approved (§ 111-1). Section 111-2 defines the covered violations as exceeding the posted speed limit by 10 or more miles per hour or failing to stop at a steady red signal, captured by a device recording the vehicle's plate, date, time and location within an approved School Zone or Pedestrian Safety Zone.

Only a certified device operator may run the equipment (§ 111-4), and § 111-5C gives every newly equipped location a 30-day grace period in which a detected violation draws a written warning instead of a citation. After that, § 111-6A requires a sworn Norwalk police officer or a Traffic Authority-designated City employee to review the recorded images and confirm reasonable grounds before mailing a first-class citation, which under § 111-6D is invalid if not mailed within 60 days of the violation. Vendor contracts are barred from paying vendors based on the number of citations or fines collected (§ 111-3).

The City must also destroy any personally identifiable information gathered by the cameras within 30 days after a fine is paid or a hearing on the citation is resolved (§ 111-10).