Stamford, CT Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Camera trigger
- 10+ mph over the limit
- Locations
- school & pedestrian safety zones
- New-location grace period
- 30 days of warnings only
- Fine
- $50 first, $75 repeat
- Adopted
- April 1, 2024
Summary
Stamford runs automated speed cameras in school and pedestrian safety zones under a 2024 ordinance, not red-light cameras, ticketing vehicles going 10+ mph over the limit, with a $50 first fine.
The owner of a motor vehicle commits a violation of this ordinance if the person operating such motor vehicle: (1) Exceeds the posted speed limit by ten (10) or more miles per hour and such operation is detected by an automated traffic enforcement safety device... For the first thirty (30) days after a location is equipped with an operational automated traffic enforcement safety device, the owner of a motor vehicle that allegedly violates this ordinance that is detected by such device shall receive a written warning instead of a citation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 72).
Full Breakdown
Adopted April 1, 2024 under Ord. No. 1305 and state Public Act 116 of 2023, Stamford's automated traffic enforcement ordinance authorizes camera devices in designated school zones and pedestrian safety zones: it targets speeding, not red-light running, catching vehicles going 10 mph or more over the posted limit. Locations need Board of Representatives and state DOT approval. Owners get a 30-day written-warning grace period at each new location before citations start; after that, a violation carries a $50 fine ($75 if a prior fine is unpaid), sent by mail, with a right to a hearing under Chapter 97.
Violations & Fines
First 30 days at a new camera location: written warning only. After that: a $50 fine, rising to $75 if a prior fine is unpaid, plus up to a $15 electronic-processing fee.
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