Wellington, FL Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 22-40, Code of Ordinances
- Program type
- School-zone speed cameras, not red-light cameras
- Trigger speed
- More than 10 mph over School Zone limit
- Sites covered
- 12 named schools under Sec. 22-38
- Operator
- RedSpeed Florida, LLC
- Response window
- 30 days to pay, appeal, or file affidavit
Summary
The Village of Wellington runs school-zone speed cameras rather than red-light cameras. Under Code of Ordinances § 22-40, a Speed Detection System that catches a vehicle going more than 10 mph over the posted School Zone limit during the 30 minutes before or after a scheduled breakfast program, school session, or dismissal, or during the entire school session itself, generates a violation enforced under Chapter 316, Florida Statutes.
Pursuant to section 316.1896, Florida Statutes, as amended from time to time, a person violates this section and Florida law when such person operates a motor vehicle: ... A.In excess of 10 miles per hour over the School Zone speed limit which occurs within 30 minutes before through 30 minutes after the start of a regularly scheduled breakfast program in violation of section 316.1895, Florida Statutes, as amended from time to time;
Full Breakdown
Article VI of Chapter 22, enacted by Ord. No. 2025-15 on August 12, 2025 and replacing an earlier 2024 program, authorizes the Wellington Council to place RedSpeed Florida-operated Speed Detection Systems at twelve school sites named in Sec. 22-38, including Wellington Elementary, Wellington High School, and Palm Beach Central High School, after public hearings held October 8, 2024 and January 28, 2025. Section 22-40 defines four violations, each requiring speed more than 10 mph over the School Zone limit: during the 30 minutes bracketing a breakfast program, during the 30 minutes bracketing a regular school session's start, throughout the entire school session under the posted limit, or during the 30 minutes after dismissal.
A Traffic Infraction Enforcement Officer, a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office employee qualified under F.S. § 316.640(5), reviews each capture; a notice of violation must reach the registered owner by first-class mail within 30 days under Sec. 22-41, and the owner then has 30 days to pay the penalty set under F.S. § 318.18(3)(d), file an affidavit under F.S. § 316.1896(8), or request a hearing before the Wellington Special Magistrate acting as Local Hearing Officer. Failure to respond escalates to a Uniform Traffic Citation transmitted to the Palm Beach County Clerk of Court.
Police, fire rescue, and government vehicles are exempt under Sec. 22-44, and the article supplements rather than replaces ordinary Sheriff's Office speeding enforcement under Sec. 22-45.
Violations & Fines
A confirmed capture triggers a mailed notice of violation within 30 days describing the date, time, location, photograph, and measured speed under Sec. 22-42. The owner has 30 days to pay the F.S. § 318.18(3)(d) penalty, submit a liability-exception affidavit, or request a hearing before the Local Hearing Officer; missing all three lets a Traffic Infraction Enforcement Officer issue a Uniform Traffic Citation to Palm Beach County Court, and an adverse hearing decision can be appealed under F.S. Chapter 162.
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