Table 1

State laws pertaining to automated speed enforcement

Enabling legislation exists for ASELegislation restricts/limits ASELegislation expressly or effectively prohibits ASENo ASE legislation
ArizonaColoradoArkansasAlabamaMichigan
DCIllinoisMaineAlaskaMinnesota
TennesseeLouisianaMississippiCaliforniaMissouri†
MarylandMontanaConnecticutNebraska
New YorkNevadaDelawareNew Mexico‡
OregonNew HampshireFloridaNorth Carolina
WashingtonNew JerseyGeorgiaNorth Dakota
Ohio*HawaiiOklahoma
South CarolinaIdahoPennsylvania
TexasIndianaRhode Island
UtahIowa†South Dakota
West VirginiaKansasVermont
WisconsinKentuckyVirginia
MassachusettsWyoming
  • *Ohio passed a new law in December 2014, effective March 2015, that will require the presence of an officer at the time of citation. While the cameras had been in use in several municipalities before the law, it is anticipated that the law will end the use of speed cameras across the state.

  • †No state law, but programmes operating under local ordinance or DOT supervision.

  • ‡New Mexico's Department of Transportation has banned the use of ASE on state and federal roads, but no state legislation exists to permit or prohibit ASE use.

  • §Information in this table modified from data compiled by the Governors Highway Safety Administration.24

  • ASE, automated speed enforcement.