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Ohio Speed & Red-Light Cameras Laws (2026)

Conditional: Ohio municipalities may run speed cameras and red-light cameras under home rule, subject to restrictions, but a 2025 law (HB 54) bans camera use by counties and townships.

ConditionalVerified Jun 18, 2026

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Speed & Red-Light Cameras in states bordering Ohio

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

IndianaConditional
Indiana has no red-light cameras and no general speed cameras for local enforcement. …
Verified Jul 29, 2026 · Source: in.gov · Full Indiana rule →
KentuckyConditional
No Kentucky statute authorizes general red-light or speed cameras, and none are in use. The only automated speed enforcement allowed is in highway work zones, under HB 664 (2025).
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov · Full Kentucky rule →
MichiganInfo
Michigan law authorizes the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to run automated speed cameras in highway work zones, but only where workers are present and only from April 2, 2026 onward (2024 PA 164, MCL 257.627c). …
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: legislature.mi.gov · Full Michigan 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 →
West VirginiaRestricted
West Virginia bans traffic cameras: no officer may use a traffic-law photo-monitoring device, and camera evidence cannot prove a red-light or speed violation (17C-6-7a).
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · Full West Virginia rule →

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