What Connecticut law says about municipal automated traffic enforcement safety devices

This page quotes section 14-307c of the General Statutes of Connecticut (CGS) from the 2026 Supplement to the General Statutes, and section 14-307b from the General Statutes, revised to January 1, 2025, both from the Connecticut General Assembly website (cga.ct.gov). The catchline of section 14-307c, as printed, reads “Municipal use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices. Agreements re design, installation, operation or maintenance. Ordinance. Requirements. Citations. Defenses.” This page also quotes the headings of sections 14-307d to 14-307h, and parts of three pages of the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) website (portal.ct.gov). All are listed under Sources below. It covers municipal automated traffic enforcement safety devices under section 14-307c, and sections 14-307b and 14-307d to 14-307h as they relate to it. It does not apply any of this text to any citation. Confirm what your paper says.

This page does not cover the Department of Transportation’s work zone speed camera program or the dynamic part-time lane (flex lane) enforcement systems in Public Act 26-63. This page does not say whether any automated traffic enforcement safety device is operating in any municipality, and it does not say that any citation is mailed.

A Connecticut speeding citation that an officer hands to the driver is a different paper. See What a Connecticut speeding ticket is.

The section 14-307c text below is quoted from the 2026 Supplement page for chapter 249 on cga.ct.gov, as read on 3 Nov 2026. No Internet Archive (Wayback Machine) copy of that Supplement page was found on 3 Nov 2026, and the system used to prepare this page could not connect to cga.ct.gov directly on 3 Nov 2026. The section 14-307b text and the headings of sections 14-307d to 14-307h are quoted from the cga.ct.gov chapter 249 page of the General Statutes, revised to January 1, 2025, as shown in an Internet Archive copy of that page captured on 4 Oct 2026, retrieved on 3 Nov 2026. In that archived copy, section 14-307c has the same text as in the 2026 Supplement, except that its subsection (d) ends “in the municipality.” and its list of sources ends “P.A. 24-40, S. 48, 49.)”; the 2026 Supplement adds, at the end of subsection (d), the words “, including reimbursing a vendor for the expenses associated with the design, installation, operation or maintenance of such devices”, and its list of sources adds “P.A. 25-65, S. 30”. Public Act 26-63 is cited from an Internet Archive copy of its cga.ct.gov file captured on 23 Jul 2026, retrieved on 3 Nov 2026. The CTDOT pages were retrieved on 3 Nov 2026. The check of 2026 legislative material made for this page was not exhaustive. If a later Supplement or a later act amends these sections, the text quoted here may not be current.

What the cga.ct.gov chapter 249 pages say about the 2026 Supplement

The 2026 Supplement page for chapter 249 begins with this note: “Note: This 2026 Supplement is intended to be used in conjunction with the General Statutes of Connecticut, revised to January 1, 2025.” Its table of contents lists “Sec. 14-307c. Municipal use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices. Agreements re design, installation, operation or maintenance. Ordinance. Requirements. Citations. Defenses.” and no other section numbered from 14-307b to 14-307h. In the 2026 Supplement, section 14-307c ends with this list of sources: “(P.A. 23-116, S. 11; P.A. 24-40, S. 48, 49; P.A. 25-65, S. 30.)”

The archived chapter 249 page of the General Statutes, revised to January 1, 2025, carries this note: “Note: Readers should refer to the 2026 Supplement, revised to January 1, 2026, for updated versions of statutes amended, repealed or added during the 2025 legislative sessions.”

That is what the two pages state. This page quotes section 14-307c from the 2026 Supplement, and section 14-307b and the headings of sections 14-307d to 14-307h from the General Statutes, revised to January 1, 2025.

What CGS § 14-307b says about definitions

CGS § 14-307b is headed “Definitions.” It reads: “For the purposes of this section and sections 14-307c to 14-307h, inclusive:”

(1) ““Automated traffic enforcement safety device” means a device designed to detect and collect evidence of alleged violations of an ordinance adopted under section 14-307c by recording images that capture the number plate, date, time and location of a motor vehicle that (A) exceeds the posted speed limit by ten or more miles per hour, or (B) fails to stop such vehicle when facing a steady red signal on a traffic control signal.”
(2) ““Automated traffic enforcement safety device operator” means a person who is trained and certified to operate an automated traffic enforcement safety device.”
(3) ““Driver”, “number plate” and “owner” have the same meanings as provided in section 14-1.”
(4) ““Equitable” means efforts, policies, standards, processes and any other functions of government intended to (A) ensure that patterns of discrimination and disparities of race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status, whether intentional or unintentional, are neither reinforced nor perpetuated, and (B) prevent the emergence and persistence of foreseeable future patterns of discrimination or disparities of race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status.”
(5) ““Pedestrian safety zone” means an area designated by the Office of the State Traffic Administration or the traffic authority of a town, city or borough pursuant to section 14-307a.”
(6) ““Personally identifiable information” means information created or maintained by the municipality or a vendor that identifies or describes an owner and includes, but need not be limited to, the owner's address, telephone number, number plate, photograph, bank account information, credit card number, debit card number or the date, time, location or direction of travel on a highway.”
(7) ““School zone” means an area designated by the Office of the State Traffic Administration or the traffic authority of a town, city or borough pursuant to section 14-212b.”
(8) ““Traffic authority”, “traffic control sign” and “traffic control signal” have the same meanings as provided in section 14-297.”
(9) ““Vendor” means a person who (A) provides services to a municipality under sections 14-307c and 14-307f; (B) operates, maintains, leases or licenses an automated traffic enforcement safety device; or (C) is authorized to review and assemble the recorded images captured by an automated traffic enforcement safety device and forward such recorded images to the municipality.”

Section 14-307b ends with this list of sources: “(P.A. 23-116, S. 10.)”

That is the statute’s statement. This page quotes all of the text of section 14-307b. This page does not quote sections 14-1, 14-212b, 14-297 and 14-307a, which section 14-307b names. Section 14-307c is quoted below, and sections 14-307d to 14-307h are cited below by their headings.

What CGS § 14-307c(a) and (b) say about municipal use and vendor agreements

CGS § 14-307c, subsection (a): “(a) Any municipality may authorize the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices at locations within school zones, pedestrian safety zones and other places in such municipality, provided (1) the municipality adopts an ordinance in accordance with the provisions of this section, and (2) the locations of such devices are identified in a plan approved by the Department of Transportation pursuant to section 14-307e.”

CGS § 14-307c, subsection (b): “(b) The municipality may enter into agreements with vendors for the design, installation, operation or maintenance, or any combination thereof, of automated traffic enforcement safety devices. If a vendor designs, installs, operates or maintains an automated traffic enforcement safety device, the vendor's fee may not be contingent on the number of citations issued or fines paid pursuant to an ordinance adopted under this section.”

That is the statute’s statement. Subsection (a) refers to a plan approved by the Department of Transportation pursuant to section 14-307e; the heading of section 14-307e and CTDOT’s listing of approved plans are quoted below. Subsections (c) to (j), quoted below, state what an ordinance adopted under section 14-307c shall specify and may establish, what a municipality that adopts one shall also adopt and do, what a citation shall include and when it shall be invalid, and the list in subsection (j).

What CGS § 14-307c(c) says an ordinance shall specify

CGS § 14-307c, subsection (c): “(c) Any ordinance adopted under this section shall specify the following: (1) That an automated traffic enforcement safety device shall be operated by an automated traffic enforcement safety device operator; (2) that the owner of a motor vehicle commits a violation of the ordinance if the person operating such motor vehicle (A) exceeds the posted speed limit by ten or more miles per hour and such operation is detected by an automated traffic enforcement safety device, or (B) fails to stop such motor vehicle when facing a steady red signal on a traffic control signal and such failure is detected by an automated traffic enforcement safety device; (3) an automated traffic enforcement safety device shall be used solely for identifying violations of the ordinance; (4) for the first thirty days after a location is equipped with an operational automated traffic enforcement safety device, the owner of a motor vehicle allegedly committing a violation of such ordinance that is detected by such device shall receive a written warning instead of a citation, as described in subsection (i) of this section; (5) payment of a fine and any associated fee imposed for a violation of the ordinance may be made by electronic means; (6) a sworn member or employee of the municipality's police department or an employee of the municipality, as designated by the traffic authority, shall review and approve the recorded images before a citation is mailed to the owner of such motor vehicle; and (7) the defenses available to the owner of a motor vehicle allegedly committing a violation of such ordinance, which shall include, but need not be limited to, the defenses listed in subsection (j) of this section.”

That is the statute’s statement. Subdivision (4) refers to subsection (i), and subdivision (7) refers to subsection (j); both are quoted below. Subsection (i)(1)(I), quoted below, states that a citation shall include “the right to contest the violation and request a hearing pursuant to section 7-152c”. Subsection (i)(2), quoted below, states: “A citation shall be invalid unless mailed to an owner not later than sixty days after the alleged violation.” Subsection (j), quoted below, sets out a list that begins “The following defenses shall be available to the owner of a motor vehicle who is alleged to have committed a violation of such ordinance adopted under this section:” This page does not say whether to pay, contest, or take any other step.

What CGS § 14-307c(d) says about fines, fees, and the use of funds

CGS § 14-307c, subsection (d), as printed in the 2026 Supplement: “(d) Any ordinance adopted under this section may: (1) Establish a fine to be imposed against the owner of a motor vehicle committing a violation of such ordinance, provided the amount of such fine is not more than fifty dollars for a first violation and not more than seventy-five dollars for a second or subsequent violation that occurs within one year of the date of the owner's most recent violation, and (2) impose a reasonable fee, not to exceed fifteen dollars, for the costs associated with the electronic processing of the payment of any such fine. Any subsequent violation occurring more than one year after the owner's most recent violation shall be considered a first violation. Any funds received by a municipality from fines imposed pursuant to an ordinance adopted under this section shall be used for the purposes of improving transportation mobility, investing in transportation infrastructure improvements or paying the costs associated with the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in the municipality, including reimbursing a vendor for the expenses associated with the design, installation, operation or maintenance of such devices.”

That is the statute’s statement. Subsection (c)(4), quoted above, provides a written warning instead of a citation for the first thirty days after a location is equipped with an operational automated traffic enforcement safety device, and subsection (d) itself provides that a subsequent violation occurring more than one year after the owner’s most recent violation shall be considered a first violation. Subsection (d) states what an ordinance may establish; this page does not say what any municipality’s ordinance provides, and it does not say which amount applies to a particular citation. This page does not add or total any amount. Subsection (i)(1)(I), quoted below, states that a citation shall include “the right to contest the violation and request a hearing pursuant to section 7-152c”. Subsection (i)(2), quoted below, states: “A citation shall be invalid unless mailed to an owner not later than sixty days after the alleged violation.” Subsection (j), quoted below, sets out a list that begins “The following defenses shall be available to the owner of a motor vehicle who is alleged to have committed a violation of such ordinance adopted under this section:” This page does not say whether to pay, contest, or take any other step.

What CGS § 14-307c(e) to (h) say about hearing procedures, signs, public awareness, training, and calibration

CGS § 14-307c, subsection (e): “(e) Any municipality that adopts an ordinance under this section shall also adopt the following: (1) A citation hearing procedure pursuant to section 7-152c, (2) a comprehensive safety action plan to ensure that the streets located in the municipality safely and conveniently serve road users of all ages and abilities, including pedestrians, transit users, bicyclists, persons using wheelchairs or other assistive devices and motor vehicle operators, and (3) a written policy that meets or exceeds the standards of the model privacy policy and protocol developed pursuant to subsection (a) of section 14-307d. Such municipality shall also be in compliance with any order made by the Office of the State Traffic Administration pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to said chapter by the office regarding a traffic control sign or traffic control signal at a location equipped or proposed to be equipped with an automatic traffic enforcement safety device.”

CGS § 14-307c, subsection (f)(1): “(f) (1) Prior to the operation of an automated traffic enforcement safety device, the municipality shall (A) install at least two conspicuous signs at a reasonable distance in advance of such location, in accordance with the Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, as amended from time to time, notifying motor vehicle operators of such location, and (B) provide notification of such location to persons, firms or corporations that operate a mobile application that is used for navigation purposes or to provide real-time information on motor vehicle traffic. The Department of Transportation shall designate which such persons, firms or corporations shall be notified and provide technical guidance to such municipalities regarding how to provide such notification.”

CGS § 14-307c, subsection (f)(2): “(2) At least thirty days before the date the first automated traffic enforcement safety device becomes operational in the municipality, the municipality shall develop and implement a public awareness campaign to educate the public concerning the importance of obeying speed limits and traffic control signals and the imminent use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in the municipality at the locations identified in the plan approved by the Department of Transportation pursuant to section 14-307e.”

CGS § 14-307c, subsection (g): “(g) An automated traffic enforcement safety device operator shall complete training offered by the manufacturer of such device or the manufacturer's representative regarding procedures for setting up, testing and operating such device. The manufacturer or manufacturer's representative shall issue a signed certificate to the automated traffic enforcement safety device operator upon such operator's completion of the training. Such signed certificate shall be admitted as evidence in any hearing conducted pursuant to section 7-152c.”

CGS § 14-307c, subsection (h): “(h) The municipality shall ensure each automated traffic enforcement safety device used by such municipality undergoes an annual calibration check performed at a calibration laboratory. The calibration laboratory shall issue a signed certificate of calibration after the annual calibration check. Such signed certificate of calibration shall be kept on file and admitted as evidence in any hearing conducted pursuant to section 7-152c.”

That is the statute’s statement. Subsection (e)(1) and subsections (g) and (h) refer to section 7-152c. Public Act 26-63, section 11, changes subsection (c) of section 7-152c effective January 1, 2027; this page does not quote or summarise section 7-152c. Subsection (e)(3) refers to section 14-307d, and subsection (f)(2) to section 14-307e; their headings are quoted below. This page does not quote the Federal Highway Administration manual that subsection (f)(1) names.

What CGS § 14-307c(i) says about citations

CGS § 14-307c, subsection (i)(1): “(i) (1) Whenever an automated traffic enforcement safety device detects and produces recorded images of a motor vehicle allegedly committing a violation of an ordinance adopted under this section, a sworn member or employee of the municipality's police department or an employee of the municipality designated by the traffic authority shall review the recorded images provided by such device. If, after such review, such member or employee determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of the ordinance has occurred, such member or employee may issue a citation to the owner of the motor vehicle. The citation shall include the following: (A) The name and address of the owner of the motor vehicle; (B) the number plate of the motor vehicle; (C) the violation charged; (D) the location of the automated traffic enforcement safety device and the date and time of the violation; (E) a copy of or information on how to view, through electronic means, the recorded images described in this section; (F) a statement or electronically generated affirmation by the member or employee who reviewed the recorded images and determined that the motor vehicle violated the ordinance; (G) verification that the automated traffic enforcement safety device was operating correctly at the time of the alleged violation and the date of the most recent calibration check performed pursuant to subsection (h) of this section; (H) the amount of the fine imposed and how to pay such fine; and (I) the right to contest the violation and request a hearing pursuant to section 7-152c.”

CGS § 14-307c, subsection (i)(2): “(2) In the case of an alleged violation involving a motor vehicle registered in the state, the citation shall be mailed not later than thirty days after the identity of the owner is ascertained to the address of the owner that is in the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles. In the case of an alleged violation involving a motor vehicle registered in another jurisdiction, the citation shall be mailed not later than thirty days after the identity of the owner is ascertained to the address of the owner that is in the records of the official in the other jurisdiction issuing such registration. A citation shall be invalid unless mailed to an owner not later than sixty days after the alleged violation.”

CGS § 14-307c, subsection (i)(3): “(3) The citation shall be sent by first class mail. A manual or automated record of mailing prepared by the municipality's police department shall be prima facie evidence of mailing and shall be admissible in any hearing conducted pursuant to section 7-152c as to the facts contained in the citation.”

CGS § 14-307c, subsection (i)(4): “(4) In the case of a motor vehicle that is leased for a period of more than thirty days and identified by an automated traffic enforcement safety device as allegedly committing a violation of an ordinance adopted under this section, the lessee shall be considered the owner of such motor vehicle for the purposes of this section.”

That is the statute’s statement. Subsection (i)(1)(H) refers to “the amount of the fine imposed and how to pay such fine”. Subsection (i)(1)(I), quoted above, states that a citation shall include “the right to contest the violation and request a hearing pursuant to section 7-152c”. Subsection (i)(2), quoted above, states: “A citation shall be invalid unless mailed to an owner not later than sixty days after the alleged violation.” Subsection (j), quoted next, sets out a list that begins “The following defenses shall be available to the owner of a motor vehicle who is alleged to have committed a violation of such ordinance adopted under this section:” This page does not say whether to pay, contest, or take any other step.

What subsection (j) of section 14-307c lists

Subsection (c)(7) of section 14-307c, quoted above with subsection (c), reads: “(7) the defenses available to the owner of a motor vehicle allegedly committing a violation of such ordinance, which shall include, but need not be limited to, the defenses listed in subsection (j) of this section.”

CGS § 14-307c, subsection (j): “(j) The following defenses shall be available to the owner of a motor vehicle who is alleged to have committed a violation of such ordinance adopted under this section: (1) The operator was driving an emergency vehicle in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 14-283; (2) the traffic control signal was inoperative, which is observable on the recorded images; (3) the violation was necessary in order for the operator to comply with an order or direction from a law enforcement officer, which is observable on the recorded images; (4) the violation was necessary to allow the passage of an authorized emergency vehicle, which is observable on the recorded images; (5) the violation took place during a period of time in which the motor vehicle had been reported as being stolen to a law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-294a, and had not been recovered prior to the time of the violation; or (6) the automated traffic enforcement safety device was not in compliance with the calibration check required pursuant to subsection (h) of this section.”

That is the statute’s statement. Subsection (c)(7), quoted above, says the defenses an ordinance specifies “shall include, but need not be limited to,” the defenses listed in subsection (j). This page does not say what defenses a particular municipality’s ordinance lists, whether any of them applies to a particular citation, or how to raise one. Subsections (e)(1) and (i)(1)(I), quoted above, refer to a citation hearing procedure under section 7-152c, which this page names but does not quote.

What CTDOT’s program overview page says about municipal plans

CTDOT’s program overview page for the Automated Traffic Enforcement Safety Device Program, retrieved on 3 Nov 2026, states: “Municipalities are required to prepare a plan, create an ordinance, hold a public hearing, and submit the final plan to CTDOT for approval prior to the use an automated traffic enforcement safety device.”

That is CTDOT’s statement, quoted as printed. The overview page also has a part on citations and fines, which this page does not quote. The statute’s text on fines is subsection (d) of section 14-307c, quoted above together with its cross-references to subsections (c)(4), (i)(1)(I), (i)(2) and (j).

What CTDOT’s Approved Plans page lists

CTDOT’s Approved Plans page, retrieved on 3 Nov 2026, is headed “Red-light and Speed Safety Camera Guidelines for Connecticut Municipalities: Submitted Plans”. Under the heading “Municipal plans approved”, it lists:

“Beacon Falls, CT - Approved November 24, 2025”
“Fairfield, CT - Approved December 11, 2025 - Amended May 1, 2026”
“Greenwich, CT - Approved July 7, 2025 - Amended October 29, 2026”
“Groton, CT - Approved July 29, 2026”
“Hamden, CT - Approved April 20, 2026”
“Hartford, CT - Approved September 22, 2026”
“Marlborough, CT - Approved May 16, 2025”
“Middletown, CT - Approved May 23, 2025 - Amended November 6, 2025”
“Milford, CT - Approved October 17, 2025”
“New Britain, CT - Approved August 7, 2026”
“New Haven, CT - Approved October 17, 2025”
“North Haven, CT - Approved July 29, 2026”
“Prospect, CT - Approved April 9, 2026”
“Stamford, CT - Approved January 7, 2026”
“Stratford, CT - Approved September 23, 2025”
“Washington, CT - Approved December 8, 2024”
“West Hartford, CT - Approved April 21, 2026”
“Wethersfield, CT - Approved July 15, 2025”
“Winchester, CT - Approved April 9, 2026”

It also prints the heading “Municipal plans under review*”, with no municipality listed under it, and, under the heading “Municipal plan amendments under review*”, it lists “West Hartford”. It states: “* Plans under review are not available to view online.”

That is CTDOT’s listing, quoted as printed. An approved plan is CTDOT’s listing of a plan approval; this page does not say whether any device is operating in any listed municipality.

What CTDOT’s FAQ page says about points

CTDOT’s FAQ page, retrieved on 3 Nov 2026, asks: “Will points be assessed against my driver’s license or sent to my insurance company?” CTDOT’s FAQ page states: “No. The citation will also not be reported on driving records.”

That is CTDOT’s statement, quoted as printed. Sections 14-307b to 14-307h, quoted or cited on this page, do not use the word ‘points’. This page does not say whether points are assessed for a particular citation, or how a particular citation is recorded.

What the headings of CGS §§ 14-307d to 14-307h say

In the General Statutes, revised to January 1, 2025, sections 14-307d to 14-307h are headed:

Section 14-307d: “Guidelines issued by Department of Transportation re municipal plan on use and locations of automated traffic enforcement safety devices and re effectiveness of municipal plan.”
Section 14-307e: “Municipal plan re use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices. Approval. Modification. Subsequent plans.”
Section 14-307f: “Disclosure, storage, retention and destruction of personally identifiable information. Disclosure of other information and data gathered from automated traffic enforcement safety devices.”
Section 14-307g: “Initial and annual reports by municipality.”
Section 14-307h: “Annual report re status of municipal plans submitted to Department of Transportation.”

Those are the headings as printed. This page quotes only the headings of sections 14-307d to 14-307h, not their text. This page does not say whether any 2026 act changed section 14-307f.

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