Sarasota, FL Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Penalty per violation
- $158
- Response window
- 60 days
- Local hearing cost
- $50 added if upheld
- Program scope
- red-light only, no school-zone speed cameras
Summary
City of Sarasota runs red-light traffic infraction detectors under its own code, issuing a $158 notice of violation with a 60-day window to pay, contest, or face a citation.
The city shall utilize traffic infraction detectors pursuant to general law as a means of monitoring compliance with laws related to traffic control signals, while assisting law enforcement personnel in the enforcement of such laws, which are designed to protect and improve public health, safety and welfare. This section shall not supersede, infringe, curtail or impinge upon state laws related to red light signal violations or conflict with such laws. The city shall utilize traffic infraction detectors as an ancillary deterrent to traffic control signal violations and to thereby reduce accidents and injuries associated with such violations.
(Ord. No. 11-4947, § 3, 11-1-10)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 33 | Zoning: Supplement 44).
Full Breakdown
City of Sarasota Code § 33-300 authorizes traffic infraction detectors, camera systems synced to signal sensors, at intersections to catch drivers running steady red lights, defined and enforced under Article XI, §§ 33-301 through 33-308. A designated traffic infraction enforcement officer reviews recorded images before a notice of violation goes out by mail within 30 days (§ 33-304). The code does not codify a separate school-zone speed-camera program; only red-light image capture is on the books.
Violations & Fines
$158 penalty per notice of violation; unresolved within 60 days converts to a uniform traffic citation under § 33-306; contested cases go to a local hearing with a $50 hearing cost added under § 33-308.
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