Washington § 46.63.250 - Automated traffic safety cameras — Speed violations — Exceptions.

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§ 46.63.250. Automated traffic safety cameras — Speed violations — Exceptions.

(1) Automated traffic safety cameras may be used to detect speed violations, subject to RCW 46.63.220.
(2) Automated traffic safety cameras may be used to detect speed violations within the following locations:
(a) Hospital speed zones;
(b) Public park speed zones;
(c) School speed zones;
(d) School walk zones;
(e) Crash prevention zones;
(f) Roadway work zones, except that a notice of infraction may only be issued if an automated traffic safety camera captures a speed violation when workers are present; and
(g) State highways within city limits that are classified as city streets under chapter 47.24 RCW.
(3) In addition to the automated traffic safety cameras that may be authorized for specified zones or roads in subsection (2) of this section, the local legislative authority may authorize the use of one additional automated traffic safety camera per 10,000 population to detect speed violations in locations deemed by the local legislative authority to experience higher crash risks due to excessive vehicle speeds. For automated traffic safety cameras authorized to detect speed violations as part of a pilot program prior to June 6, 2024, the location must be deemed by a local legislative authority to have experienced higher crash risks due to excessive vehicle speeds prior to installation of the automated traffic safety camera.
(4) Notices of infraction for automated traffic safety camera-detected speed violations may not be issued to the registered vehicle owner of:
(a) A marked fire engine equipped with emergency lights and siren; or
(b) An ambulance licensed by the department of health and equipped with emergency lights and siren.
[ 2026 c 123 s 3; 2024 c 307 s 5.]

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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