Long Beach Speed Cameras: Schedule, Fines, and How to Contest

Long Beach is one of six California cities in the state's automated speed enforcement pilot under AB 645. As of October 9, 2026, the City of Long Beach Public Works program page says the pilot has launched, with the 60-day warning period starting October 7, 2026 and citations starting December 7, 2026. The same page lists winter 2031 for the end of the pilot period, so watch the city page for changes.

Key Program Details

Long Beach's program is managed by its Public Works department. The city may operate up to 18 cameras, the maximum AB 645 allows for a city of its size. The city publishes the camera locations on its program page, and AB 645 limits cameras to school zones, safety corridors, and streets with repeated speed contests or sideshows.

Your Options If You Get a Ticket

Speed camera citations in Long Beach are civil penalties with no DMV points (Vehicle Code 22426(a)). Fines are $50, $100, $200 or $500 depending on speed.

You contest with the city, not the court. You can request a free initial review from Long Beach Public Works within 30 calendar days of the date the notice was mailed. If the review does not cancel the notice, you can request an administrative hearing within 21 calendar days after the review results are mailed; you must pay the penalty first unless you show you cannot afford to (Vehicle Code 22427). Within 30 days after the hearing decision is delivered or mailed, you can appeal to the superior court (Vehicle Code 22428). Grounds to contest can include a notice mailed more than 15 calendar days after the violation, missing "Photo Enforced" signs, a notice without the required calibration verification, a violation during the 60-day warning period or a first violation of 11 to 15 mph over, or a photo that does not clearly show the license plate (Vehicle Code 22425 and 22426). If the vehicle was rented from a rental company or a personal vehicle sharing program, or was stolen at the time, the notice comes with an affidavit of nonliability to return within 30 calendar days of the mailing date, with the rental agreement or a police report (Vehicle Code 22426(e)(6)).

If you have financial hardship, the AB 645 low-income reductions apply in Long Beach: 80 percent off for indigent people and 50 percent off for people at or below 250 percent of the federal poverty level. People who qualify as indigent can also do community service instead of paying, or use a payment plan with monthly payments of no more than $25 and a processing fee of no more than $5 (Vehicle Code 22429).

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