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New York Speed & Red-Light Cameras Laws (2026)

Conditional: New York leaves traffic cameras to local option: school-zone speed cameras and red-light cameras are allowed only where the state legislature has granted enabling authority, such as in New York City.

ConditionalVerified Jun 18, 2026

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New York leaves traffic cameras to local option: school-zone speed cameras and red-light cameras are allowed only where the state legislature has granted enabling authority, such as in New York City. They are not allowed statewide.

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Speed & Red-Light Cameras in states bordering New York

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

ConnecticutConditional
Connecticut leaves traffic cameras to each town: a 2023 law lets municipalities run red-light and speed cameras only after a public hearing and approval of their plan by the state Department of Transportation (DOT). There is no statewide deployment.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: portal.ct.gov · Full Connecticut rule →
MassachusettsRestricted
Massachusetts does not authorize speed cameras or red-light cameras: they are banned statewide except for toll violations. Bills to allow local cameras are pending.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: mass.gov · Full Massachusetts rule →
New JerseyRestricted
New Jersey's red-light camera pilot expired in December 2014 and was not renewed, and speed cameras were never authorized, so both types of camera enforcement are now prohibited statewide.
Verified Aug 2, 2026 · Source: nj.gov · Full New Jersey rule →
PennsylvaniaConditional
Pennsylvania allows camera enforcement only in limited settings: work-zone speed cameras statewide (75 Pa.C.S. 3369) and automated speed enforcement on specified Philadelphia corridors. There is no general statewide use.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: workzonecameras.penndot.gov · Full Pennsylvania rule →
VermontConditional
Vermont has no general speed or red-light cameras. The only authorization is a temporary pilot under S.184 (Act 135 of 2024), which allows speed cameras in work zones on limited-access highways.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: legislature.vermont.gov · Full Vermont rule →

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