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California red light cameras
98 intersections on the map: 12 listed · 86 unverified. 20 programs with a program page, 14 listed, not yet verified.
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California has 20 red light camera programs with a program page. 14 more are listed but not yet verified. Culver City's list names 12 intersections.
Public records name 86 more in Beverly Hills, Commerce, Covina, Hawthorne, LA Metro and Montebello. The map marks them as unverified. Lists from other cities are not on the map yet.
California red light camera programs
California also has 1 stop sign camera program listed, not yet verified: MRCA park roads.
| Program | Status | List |
|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield | Running Checked Oct 23, 2026 Bakersfield Police ↗ · current status not dated | City list not found |
| Beverly Hills | Running As of Jun 2024 City of Beverly Hills City Council minutes 2024-06-18, Item E-12 (AG #309-24) ↗ · current status not dated | 10 intersections, unverified (public records, 2014-2016) |
| Capitola | Listed program · not yet verified | City list not found |
| Chico | Running Checked Oct 23, 2026 Chico Police ↗ · current status not dated | City list not found |
| Citrus Heights | Listed program · not yet verified | City list not found |
| Commerce | Running Checked Oct 27, 2026 City of Commerce Public Works ↗ · current status not dated | 4 intersections, unverified (public records, through late 2019) |
| Covina | Running Checked Oct 27, 2026 Covina Police Department, Operations Division (Traffic) ↗ · current status not dated | 3 intersections, unverified (public records, through Feb 2020) |
| Culver City | Running Checked Oct 23, 2026 Culver City Police ↗ · current status not dated | 12 intersections, city list |
| Daly City | Listed program · not yet verified | City list not found |
| Del Mar | Running As of Oct 2025 City of Solana Beach red light / citation information packet 2025 ↗ | City list not found |
| Elk Grove | Listed program · not yet verified | City list not found |
| Fremont | Running Checked Oct 24, 2026 Fremont Police Dept Red Light Camera Program page ↗ · current status not dated | City list not found |
| Garden Grove | Listed program · not yet verified | City list not found |
| Hawthorne | Listed program · not yet verified | 4 intersections, unverified (public records, through 2020) |
| Los Alamitos | Running Checked Oct 23, 2026 City of Los Alamitos ↗ · current status not dated | City list not found |
| Los Angeles County | Listed program · not yet verified Reported by: Los Angeles County Public Works, Red Light Photo Enforcement Program page | City list not found |
| Manteca | Running Checked Oct 23, 2026 Manteca Police ↗ · current status not dated | City list not found |
| Merced | Running As of Jun 2024 City of Merced City Council ↗ · current status not dated | City list not found |
| Millbrae | Running Checked Oct 23, 2026 City of Millbrae (San Mateo County Sheriff) ↗ · current status not dated | City list not found |
| Modesto | Listed program · not yet verified | City list not found |
| Montebello | Listed program · not yet verified | 6 intersections, unverified (public records, through Sep 2019) |
| Mountain House | Running As of Apr 2026 City of Mountain House ↗ | City list not found |
| Napa | Running As of Dec 2024 Napa Police ↗ | City list not found |
| Newark | Listed program · not yet verified | City list not found |
| Oxnard | Listed program · not yet verified | City list not found |
| Rancho Cordova | Running Checked Oct 24, 2026 Rancho Cordova Police Department, Red Light Camera Program ↗ · current status not dated | City list not found |
| Redding | Running Checked Oct 23, 2026 Redding Police ↗ · current status not dated | City list not found |
| Salinas | Listed program · not yet verified | City list not found |
| San Francisco | Running As of Dec 2025 SFMTA ↗ | City list not found |
| San Jose | Running As of Mar 2026 City of San José ↗ | City list not found |
| San Leandro | Listed program · not yet verified | City list not found |
| Solana Beach | Running As of Oct 2025 City of Solana Beach red light / citation information packet 2025 ↗ | City list not found |
| Tracy | Listed program · not yet verified | City list not found |
| Ventura | Running As of Feb 2026 Ventura Police ↗ | City list not found |
| MRCA park roads | Stop sign Listed program · not yet verified | City list not found |
The red light camera law in California
California Vehicle Code sections on automated traffic enforcement systems set the sign, notice and review rules for red light cameras.
California red light camera tickets
A red light camera notice is mailed to the registered owner. Follow the notice for the fine, the deadline and how to contest. All states' red light camera ticket rules.
California red light camera questions
Are red light cameras legal in California?
Yes. California law lets cities run red light cameras with signs at each camera intersection. Each city decides whether to use them.
Which California cities have red light cameras?
20 programs have a program page. 14 more programs listed, not yet verified. The table on this page names them. Culver City's is the only current city list shown here. Intersections from public records in 6 more programs are on the map, marked unverified.
How do I contest a red light camera ticket in California?
Follow the steps and the deadline on the notice. The car's owner, or the driver the owner names, can see the photos of the case (California Vehicle Code §21455.5(g) and §21455.9(g)(5)).
Can you turn right on red at a red light camera in California?
California law allows a right turn on a steady red circle after stopping, unless a sign says no (California Vehicle Code §21453(b) and (c)). A red arrow means no turn that way. Drivers must also yield to people walking and to nearby traffic.
How long are red light camera photos kept in California?
California has two red light camera laws. The older one lets records be kept for up to six months, or until the case closes if later (California Vehicle Code §21455.5(f)(3)). The newer one allows up to 60 days after the case closes (California Vehicle Code §21455.9(g)(4)).
Know when cameras in California change.
Free email alerts for cameras on your routes that start issuing tickets. One summary email a month.
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25,611 cameras listed or mapped in California so far.
Sources and updates
How this page was made: CamsAhead writes each page type once, then fills it with this place's data from the sources below.
- Culver City: official intersection list, checked Oct 22, 2026
- Beverly Hills: intersections from public records (2014-2016), unverified
- Commerce: intersections from public records (through late 2019), unverified · records copy
- Covina: intersections from public records (through Feb 2020), unverified · records copy
- Hawthorne: intersections from public records (through 2020), unverified · records copy
- LA Metro: intersections from public records (Sep 2, 2021), unverified
- LA Metro: intersections from public records (through Feb 2020), unverified · records copy 1 · records copy 2 · records copy 3 · records copy 4
- Montebello: intersections from public records (through Sep 2019), unverified · records copy
- US Census Bureau TIGER/Line: roads 2024, where each listed intersection is pinned (public domain)
- City and state program pages: the city and state program pages listed with each row; programs marked "Listed program · not yet verified" have no current program page confirmed yet
- Citrus Heights PD Policy 504, Red Light Photo Enforcement: the last dated source for Citrus Heights's program (Jun 2018)
- 2009-2010 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury report, The Effectiveness of Red Light Traffic Camera Enforcement: the last dated source for Daly City's program (Jun 2010)
- City of Garden Grove council minutes 2021-11-09 (records-request release): the last dated source for Garden Grove's program (Nov 2021)
- City of Newark council agenda item, red light camera agreement renewal (2020): the last dated source for Newark's program (Apr 2020)
- City of Salinas Public Works: the last dated source for Salinas's program (Nov 2019)
- City of San Leandro (Legistar): the last dated source for San Leandro's program (Apr 2021)
- IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety): lists of cities and counties with camera programs, for the 8 programs marked "Listed program · not yet verified" that rest only on its lists
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