Speed Cam Alert

Speed cameras in California

California allows automated speed enforcement only where the Legislature has authorised it: under AB 645, a five-year pilot in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San José, Oakland, Glendale and Long Beach, and under SB 1297, which lets Malibu run up to five systems on Pacific Coast Highway. Both run through January 1, 2032. Outside those cities, a speed camera cannot issue you a citation.

Cities we map

241 camera locations across 7 cities, each taken from the operating agency’s own published data.

What applies everywhere in California

  • A citation is only issued at 11 mph or more over the posted limit.
  • Fines run $50 to $500, set by the statute rather than by the city.
  • These are civil penalties. They add no points to your driving record and are not reported to the DMV as moving violations.
  • A 60-day warning period is required when cameras are first activated on a street.
  • Income-based reductions and payment plans are required by the statute.

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Sources

Everything on this page comes from the primary sources below. If you find something that disagrees with an official source, the official source is right and we want to know — tell us.

  1. AB 645 — Vehicles: speed safety system pilot program (2023) — California Legislature
    The statute authorising the speed camera pilot in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San José, Oakland, Glendale and Long Beach through Jan 1, 2032.
  2. SB 1297 — The City of Malibu’s speed safety system pilot program (2024) — California Legislature
    A separate article of the Vehicle Code (22435–22441) authorising Malibu to run up to five speed safety systems on Pacific Coast Highway through Jan 1, 2032, with the same fine schedule, threshold and 60-day warning period as AB 645.
  3. Pacific Coast Highway Safety — PCH Speed Safety System — City of Malibu
    The City’s programme page and, per the Use Policy, where the enforced road segments will be listed once final. Publishes the expected warning-period and enforcement timeline; no map layer or coordinates.
  4. Speed Safety System Impact Report (June 9, 2025) — City of Malibu
    The adopted report behind the programme. Proposes five camera sites at the Decker Road, Morning View Drive, Latigo Canyon Road, Carbon Beach Terrace and Tuna Canyon Road intersections, 4–5 miles apart, with exact placement subject to further field observations. No coordinates.
  5. Speed Safety System Program — Los Angeles Department of Transportation
    LADOT’s official program page: locations, fines, timeline and FAQ.
  6. Speed Safety Cameras — program page and camera location table — San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
    SFMTA publishes an operation status for each of its 33 cameras, plus the fine schedule and the reduced amounts for low-income drivers.
  7. Speed Safety Cameras Pilot Program — locations, fines and timeline — Oakland Department of Transportation
    OakDOT’s official programme page: all 18 camera segments, posted limits, fine schedule and the privacy provisions.
  8. Speed Safety System — programme page, timeline and device map — City of Long Beach Public Works
    The only published source for Long Beach camera coordinates: 36 devices at 18 locations, one per direction of travel.
  9. Speed Safety Cameras Pilot Program — locations, fines and FAQ — City of San José
    SJDOT’s official programme page, including the fine schedule and how locations were chosen.
  10. Glendale Speed Safety Program (AB 645) — City of Glendale Public Works
    Glendale’s official programme page, project schedule and adopted documents.

Sources last verified August 3, 2026 (SB 1297 and the Malibu programme page: August 24, 2026).