Orlando, FL Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Red-light camera authority
- F.S. § 316.0083, implemented by §5.21
- Red-light enforcement locations
- ~80 intersections listed in §5.23
- School zone camera schools
- 21 schools listed in §5.24(f)
- Speed camera trigger
- 10+ mph over posted limit, §5.24(g)(3)
- School-zone fine
- $100, plus up to $250 costs, §5.24(g)(6)
- Program operator
- Orlando Police Department / Orlando Stops
Summary
Orlando runs a red-light traffic infraction detector program at roughly 80 named intersections under City Code Section 5.21, and a separate school-zone speed camera program at 21 schools under Section 5.24, both operated under Florida's photo enforcement statutes with citations issued by the Orlando Police Department's Orlando Stops program.
The City exercises its option to use traffic infraction detectors within its jurisdiction in accordance with § 316.0083, Florida Statutes, to enforce §§ 316.074(1) or 316.075(1)(c)1., Florida Statutes. The City may utilize traffic infraction detectors as a supplemental means of monitoring and enforcing laws related to traffic control signals as permitted and provided for by state law.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 92).
Full Breakdown
Article III of Chapter 5, added by Ord. No. 2013-31 in 2013, authorizes red-light photo enforcement citywide. , Florida Statutes,' as a supplemental means of enforcing traffic-signal laws. 23, last amended by Ord. No. 24, added under Chapter 2023-174, Laws of Florida, separately authorizes speed detection cameras in school zones at 21 named schools including Boone High and Lake Silver Elementary. Cameras there may only cite drivers going more than 10 mph over the posted limit during a 30-minute window around the school's breakfast program or session start/end, or during the full session for straight speed-limit violations. 1896.
Violations & Fines
A registered owner who receives a school-zone speed notice of violation has 30 days to pay a $100 fine set by F.S. § 318.18(3)(d), submit an affidavit asserting a statutory exception, or request a hearing before a local hearing officer; the hearing officer can also assess municipal costs up to $250 per violation under F.S. § 316.1896(14)(e). If the fine isn't paid, an affidavit isn't filed, or no hearing is requested, Section 5.24(g)(7) authorizes issuance of a uniform traffic citation transmitted to the Orange County Clerk of Court. Red-light infractions under Section 5.21 are likewise enforced under F.S. § 316.0083's citation and hearing process.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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