Are camera tickets legal NYC?

In New York, traffic cameras that measure a car's speed are only permitted in school zones. In other cases, the cameras can be used to detect if a vehicle runs a red light. Red-light cameras are permitted in cities with over one million people. In some cities, the cameras are permitted by local ordinance.



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“One year ago, we launched 24/7 speed camera enforcement, and the results are in: The program has reduced speeding, decreased the number of injuries and made our streets safer,” said Ydanis Rodriguez, the Department of Transportation commissioner for New York City.

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A state law supported by the Adams administration and signed in June by New York Governor Kathy Hochul now allows the cameras to operate 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Nearly one-third of on-street traffic fatalities occur in camera zones at times when cameras were previously not permitted to operate.

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If you don't believe you should have received a parking ticket or bus lane, red light, speed camera, or weigh-in-motion violation, you can dispute it. You can request a hearing online, by mail, or on your smartphone using the NYC Parking Ticket Pay or Dispute App.

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According to the New York DMV, speeding tickets stay on a driver's record until the end of the year in which the violation occurred, followed by three more years. If, for example, a driver got a speeding ticket in June of 2022, that ticket would remain on the driver's record until January 1, 2026.

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On August 1, 2022, the City of New York will begin issuing speed camera violations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, year-round. The City will operate speed cameras in 750 school speed zones. Expanding the speed camera law is one aspect of the City's comprehensive plan to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries.

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  1. Visit NYC311.
  2. Click on the Service “Pay a Parking Ticket.”
  3. Click on the link Pay a parking or camera violation online with license plate, summons, or NOL number.
  4. Fill in your violation number OR your license plate number, the state your car is registered in, and the type.
  5. Enter your payment information.


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On Aug. 1, New York City's speed cameras shifted to around-the-clock operation, now ticketing motorists 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Previously, speed cameras had only been permitted to operate on weekdays, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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There are roughly 2,000 speed cameras in the five boroughs and each ticket costs drivers $50.

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