Plano, TX Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Statute
- Transportation Code 707.020
- Enacted
- HB 1631, eff. June 2 2019
- Camera tickets
- Prohibited statewide
- Enforced by
- Texas Attorney General
- Local penalty
- None: state preemption
Summary
Plano cannot operate red-light cameras. Texas Transportation Code Section 707.020, added by HB 1631 effective June 2, 2019, bars every local authority from running a photographic traffic signal enforcement system, and the Texas Attorney General enforces the prohibition statewide.
Sec. 707.020. PHOTOGRAPHIC TRAFFIC SIGNAL ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM PROHIBITED. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a local authority may not implement or operate a photographic traffic signal enforcement system with respect to a highway or street under the jurisdiction of the authority. (b) The attorney general shall enforce this section.
Full Breakdown
Since June 2, 2019, no city in Texas, Plano included, may install or run cameras that photograph vehicles to enforce red-light violations. Section 707.020 overrides any local ordinance or contract, so Plano, a Collin County home-rule city, has no authority to operate such a system. Red-light enforcement here is handled the traditional way: a sworn Plano Police officer must witness the violation and issue the citation in person. The statute names the Texas Attorney General as the enforcer, and a city that defied the ban would face state action rather than any local penalty.
Violations & Fines
A photo-based red-light citation issued by any Texas city is unenforceable and invalid. The remedy runs against the city, which the Attorney General can compel to shut the camera system down.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Plano issue red-light camera tickets?
I received a red-light camera notice: is it valid?
Sources & Official References
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