Alabama camera notices: the state work-zone speed camera pilot and city red-light local acts

Two kinds of Alabama law deal with mailed camera notices. The first is Act 2026-475 (Senate Bill 341), which Section 1 says “shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Work Zone Safety Act.” The Code of Alabama lists it as “Article 17 The Alabama Work Zone Safety Act (§32-5A-370 to §32-5A-390)”. The second is local acts in Title 45 of the Code of Alabama for named cities. This page quotes four of them, each about one city’s “automated photographic traffic signal enforcement system”, and does not quote every Title 45 local act about cameras. It does not apply them to any notice. Confirm what your paper says.

An Alabama speeding ticket written by an officer is a different paper. See What an Alabama speeding ticket is.

US overview: What a mailed camera notice is. Contrast: What an NYC camera notice is · Three different California camera notices · Florida Notice of Violation vs Uniform Traffic Citation · Maryland school-zone speed monitoring vs SafeZones work-zone cameras · Colorado automated camera notices: CDOT Speed Enforcement vs local AVIS · Washington automated camera notices: local programs vs WSDOT work-zone cameras · Virginia automated camera notices: photo-speed, red light, and school-bus cameras · Tennessee automated camera notices: unmanned ASE, school-zone / S-curve speed, and school-bus cameras · Pennsylvania automated camera notices: red light, work-zone speed, Philadelphia speed, and school-bus cameras · Illinois automated camera notices: red light, Chicago safety-zone speed, school-bus stop-arm, and railroad-crossing cameras, plus state work-zone speed camera citations · New Mexico city camera notices: Albuquerque ASE and Santa Fe STOP speed cameras · Iowa automated speed camera citations: Iowa DOT-permitted fixed and mobile systems under Iowa Code chapter 321P · Texas red-light camera and city speed camera prohibitions: what Transportation Code chapter 707 and § 542.2035 say.

The Code of Alabama text below is quoted from the Alabama Legislature’s ALISON site as shown when retrieved on 28 Oct 2026. The enrolled text of SB341 is quoted from the Legislature’s PDF of the act, retrieved the same day. On ALISON, the headings of §§ 32-5A-370 to 32-5A-387 in Article 17 each read “(Repealed by Act 2026-475, § 22 Effective September 30, 2028)”.

What the Alabama Work Zone Safety Act says about the pilot program

SB341 Enrolled, Section 3(a): “The Alabama Work Zone Safety Act is enacted as a pilot program and shall continue through the completion of all work done in the work zone designated by the Department of Transportation, unless continued by act of the Legislature.” Section 3(b): “The Department of Transportation and the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) shall collaborate to implement the pilot program for one work zone conducted on the interstate and shall finalize a plan for the implementation of the pilot program by October 1, 2026.” It continues: “The plan shall ensure that the full scale implementation and enforcement of the program shall not occur sooner than November 16, 2026, to ensure that the implementation of the program is phased in.” Section 22: “Sections 1 through 19 of this act are repealed September 30, 2028.” That is the act’s statement.

The Office of the Governor’s release of April 14, 2026 (governor.alabama.gov, retrieved 28 Oct 2026) states: “A driver awareness program will launch in October, with full enforcement expected to begin before the end of the year.” Those are the office’s words, written in April 2026. The Alabama Department of Transportation’s page “Request for Proposal (RFP) Work Zone Automated Speed Enforcement Bid # 38” (dot.state.al.us, retrieved 28 Oct 2026) states that ALDOT “is soliciting proposals from qualified firms for the implementation of automated speed enforcement devices to be deployed within the work zone of one” pilot interstate construction project “as prescribed by Act 2026-475 (SB 341).” This page does not state where the pilot work zone is, or whether citations are being issued on a given date. Read the date and the location printed on your notice.

What the Act says about the notice (SB341 Sections 8 and 9)

Section 8(a): “When a motor vehicle is recorded operating in an active work zone at a speed that exceeds 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit, ALEA may issue a civil traffic citation to the registered owner of the motor vehicle.” Section 8(b) begins: “When a speeding violation is recorded, ALEA shall send to the owner of the motor vehicle, via mail, a notice of the civil traffic citation which was recorded by the automated photographic speed enforcement system while committing a speeding violation.” Section 8(c): “The notice shall contain all of the following:” Among its items:

(1) “A description of the violation alleged, including the speed at which the motor vehicle is alleged to have been operated, and the maximum speed applicable at the location.”
(2) “The date, time, and location of the speeding violation.”
(3) “A copy of recorded images of the vehicle involved in the speeding violation.”
(4) “The amount of the civil penalty to be imposed for the speeding violation.”
(5) “The date by which the civil penalty must be paid.”
(6) “A statement that the person named in the notice of violation may pay the civil penalty in lieu of appearing at an administrative adjudication hearing.”
(7) “A statement that the person has the right to contest the imposition of the civil penalty in an administrative adjudication and information about the manner and time in which the person may contest the imposition of the civil penalty.”
(8) “A statement that failure to pay the civil penalty or to contest liability is an admission of liability.”

Section 8(d): “In lieu of issuing a notice of violation, ALEA may mail a warning notice to the registered owner.” Section 9: “Failure to pay a civil penalty or to contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of liability in the full amount of the civil fine assessed in the notice of violation.” That is the act’s statement. Read the items printed on your notice.

What Code of Alabama § 32-5A-378 says about the hearing, the penalty, and points

§ 32-5A-378(a): “The Secretary of ALEA shall adopt rules providing for a hearing procedure and the administrative resolution of speeding violations under this article.” It continues: “The hearing may be informal.” and “Following the hearing, the hearing officer shall issue a final order.” § 32-5A-378(b)(1): “Speeding violations under this article shall be punished by a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250), which shall be collected as other civil judgments are collected.” § 32-5A-378(b)(2): “In no event shall a speeding violation pursuant to this article be punishable by a criminal fine or imprisonment.” § 32-5A-378(b)(3): “The Secretary of ALEA shall not assess any points against a driver license or suspend or revoke a driver license for a speeding violation pursuant to this article.” The section’s history line reads “(Act 2026-475, §10.)”. That is the statute’s statement. It is about speeding violations under Article 17. This page does not say how that statement applies to a particular citation, license, or insurance policy.

What ALEA Rule 760-X-1-.26 says

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Rule 760-X-1-.26, titled “Alabama Work Zone Safety Act Citations”, was certified to the Legislative Services Agency as “promulgated and adopted on Monday, September 21, 2026” (certified filing, admincode.legislature.state.al.us, retrieved 28 Oct 2026). The filing lists its statutory rulemaking authority as “Ala. Code § 32-5A-378”. Rule (2)(c): “This Rule provides an administrative resolution process and hearing procedure for civil traffic citations issued pursuant to the Act.” Rule (3)(a): “To issue a civil traffic citation under the Act, within 30 days of the recorded violation, ALEA will cause a notice of violation to be mailed, via U.S. Mail, to the vehicle’s registered owner.”

Rule (3)(c) states that “The owner must take one of the following actions within 60 days of the notice mail date”, and lists:

i. “Pay the civil penalty in full.”
ii. “File a request for a sixty-day extension to pay the civil penalty and a settlement agreement, provided by ALEA and signed by the owner, wherein the owner agrees to pay the civil penalty in full by the last day of the extension period.”
iii. “Appeal the notice of violation by filing a notice of administrative appeal in the manner prescribed by Section 4(b).”

Under item ii, the rule states: “Once an owner files an extension request, the owner shall not be entitled to appeal the notice of violation or receive an administrative hearing.” Rule (4)(c): “If an appeal is timely made, the collection of the civil penalty shall be stayed until the result of the hearing is final.” That is the rule’s statement. Read the instructions printed on your notice.

What the city red-light local acts say (Code of Alabama, Title 45)

Title 45 of the Code of Alabama contains local acts for named cities. Four of them are quoted below. Each one states that the city may use an “automated photographic traffic signal enforcement system to detect and record traffic signal violations, to issue notices of civil violations by mail, and to prosecute civil violations for the recorded traffic signal violations which may occur within the corporate limits of the city as provided in this part”. That wording is from the Selma section; the other three use the same words with small differences, quoted below. A local act states what a city may do. This page does not state whether a city uses a camera system today, except where a city source is quoted.

Montgomery (§ 45-51A-35.23, in the subpart ALISON titles “Montgomery Red Light Safety Act”): “The City of Montgomery is empowered to utilize an automated photographic traffic signal enforcement system to detect and record traffic signal violations, to issue notices of civil violations by mail, and to prosecute civil violations for the recorded traffic signal violations which may occur within the corporate limits of the City of Montgomery as provided in this subpart.” It continues: “A civil fine assessed under this subpart shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100)”. It also states: “An additional fee of ten dollars ($10) shall be added to the Montgomery Municipal Court costs authorized to be collected in connection with notices issued under this subpart.” History line: “(Act 2009–740, p. 2208, § 4.)”.

A City of Montgomery news post (montgomeryal.gov, “Post Date: March 19, 2026 11:33 AM”, retrieved 28 Oct 2026) states: “The Municipal Court processes more than 2,800 misdemeanors, 78,000 red light camera violations, and 12,000 traffic tickets each year.” That is the city’s statement in a news post on that date. It is not a statute.

Selma (§ 45-24A-32.03, in ALISON’s “Article 3 Selma.”): “The city is empowered to utilize an automated photographic traffic signal enforcement system”. It continues: “A civil penalty assessed under this part shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100)”. History line: “(Act 2010-741, p. 1870, §4.)”.

Midfield (§ 45-37A-331.03, in ALISON’s “Article 33 Midfield.”): “The city is authorized to utilize an automated photographic traffic signal enforcement system”. It continues: “A civil fine assessed under this part shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100)”. History line: “(Act 2011-569, p. 1153, §4.)”.

Phenix City (§ 45-57A-64.53, in the subpart ALISON titles “Phenix City Red Light Safety Act”): “The city may utilize an automated photographic traffic signal enforcement system”. It continues: “A civil fine assessed under this subpart shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100)”. History line: “(Act 2012–326, p. 758, § 4.)”.

City	Code of Alabama section	Limit printed	City statement about use, quoted on this page
Montgomery	§ 45-51A-35.23	not more than $100	City news post of March 19, 2026, quoted above
Selma	§ 45-24A-32.03	not more than $100	not stated
Midfield	§ 45-37A-331.03	not more than $100	not stated
Phenix City	§ 45-57A-64.53	not more than $100	not stated

Those are the acts’ limits. Their words are “shall not exceed”. This page does not list any city’s actual fine amount. The points sentence quoted above is in Article 17. This page does not say whether points or any other consequence apply to a notice under a city local act. Read the amount and the due date printed on your notice.

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