Updated October 15, 2026: linked LADOT's camera list for every council district, and corrected the $500 fine tier and who is responsible for a notice. Updated October 7, 2026: replaced the earlier installation schedule with LADOT's current activation dates and corrected the San Francisco citation figure.
Los Angeles is the largest city in California's speed camera pilot program. The City approved 125 speed camera locations across all 15 council districts, covering streets from the San Fernando Valley to San Pedro.
LADOT says the first cameras activate on October 26, 2026, and it expects all 125 systems to be active by the end of 2026 (LADOT Speed Safety System page, checked October 7, 2026). A 60-day warning period, with warning notices only, applies when the program launches and again whenever cameras are added on additional streets.
The Fine Structure
Speed camera fines in Los Angeles follow the same structure set by AB 645:
- $50 for driving 11 to 15 mph over the speed limit (a vehicle's first one in the city is a warning).
- $100 for driving 16 to 25 mph over the speed limit.
- $200 for driving 26 mph or more over the speed limit.
- $500 for driving 100 mph or more.
How It Works
The cameras capture the license plate of any vehicle traveling 11 mph or more over the posted speed limit. The registered owner receives a notice of violation in the mail within 15 days. The violation functions like a parking ticket — it does not add points to your driving record.
The notice goes to the registered owner, based on a photo of the rear license plate (Vehicle Code 22426). Someone else driving the car is not one of the exceptions the law lists: the affidavit of nonliability that comes with the notice covers only a rented, leased or shared vehicle and a stolen vehicle.
Where are LA's speed cameras? See every location by council district.
See all 125 locationsWhere the Cameras Will Be
Each of the 15 council districts has eight or nine cameras on LADOT's lists. LADOT says it chose locations using crash, speed and other data, focusing on streets with the highest rates of speeding and speed-related crashes, and also considered places with more vulnerable people, such as near schools, senior centers and unmarked crosswalks, and feedback from stakeholders including City Council offices.
Some of the major streets where cameras will be placed include:
District 1: Washington Boulevard, 8th Street, Wilshire Boulevard, Olympic Boulevard, Figueroa Street, Beverly Boulevard, Cypress Avenue.
District 2: Magnolia Boulevard, Oxnard Street, Victory Boulevard, Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Sherman Way, Vanowen Street, Coldwater Canyon Avenue.
District 3: Sherman Way, Vanowen Street, Reseda Boulevard, Victory Boulevard, Winnetka Avenue, Ventura Boulevard.
District 4: White Oak Avenue, Fountain Avenue, Burbank Boulevard, Victory Boulevard, Sherman Way, Western Avenue, Highland Avenue, Franklin Avenue, Hollywood Boulevard.
District 5: Olympic Boulevard, Fairfax Avenue, La Cienega Boulevard, Melrose Avenue, La Brea Avenue.
District 6: Woodman Avenue, Vanowen Street, Balboa Boulevard, Sepulveda Boulevard, Nordhoff Street, Victory Boulevard, Sherman Way.
District 7: Van Nuys Boulevard, Polk Street, Foothill Boulevard, Nordhoff Street, Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Sepulveda Boulevard.
District 8: Figueroa Street, Normandie Avenue, Western Avenue, Gage Avenue, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Florence Avenue, Vermont Avenue.
District 9: Vernon Avenue, Gage Avenue, Figueroa Street, Slauson Avenue, Central Avenue, Vermont Avenue, Avalon Boulevard, Manchester Avenue.
District 10: Western Avenue, 6th Street, La Cienega Boulevard, La Brea Avenue, Olympic Boulevard, Arlington Avenue, Washington Boulevard, Jefferson Boulevard.
District 11: Washington Boulevard, Barrington Avenue, Venice Boulevard, National Boulevard, Vista Del Mar, Slauson Avenue, La Tijera Boulevard, Mulholland Drive.
District 12: Reseda Boulevard, Nordhoff Street, Balboa Boulevard, Tampa Avenue, Valley Circle Boulevard, Sesnon Boulevard.
District 13: Sunset Boulevard, 3rd Street, Highland Avenue, Vermont Avenue, Santa Monica Boulevard, Riverside Drive.
District 14: 7th Street, San Pedro Street, Soto Street, Marengo Street, 4th Street, Huntington Drive.
District 15: Central Avenue, Avalon Boulevard, Wilmington Avenue, Grandee Avenue, Imperial Highway, Gaffey Street, 103rd Street, Vermont Avenue.
For the exact block segment and speed limit at each location, see all 125 Los Angeles speed camera locations by council district, taken from LADOT's published lists.
Context
LA is part of a statewide pilot program authorized by AB 645, signed into law in 2023. The program runs for five years and also includes San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Glendale, and Long Beach. San Francisco runs cameras at 33 locations and has issued citations since August 5, 2025, according to SFMTA.
Other Pilot Cities
As of October 7, 2026: Oakland began warnings at 18 locations on January 14, 2026 and citations on March 15, 2026. Long Beach lists October 7, 2026 for its warning period and December 7, 2026 for citations, for up to 18 cameras. Glendale's project page plans nine sites with a mid-2026 activation, not yet confirmed. San Jose may install up to 33 cameras but has not posted start dates.
What Drivers Should Know
Speed camera violations are civil penalties, not criminal citations. They do not add DMV points or lead to a license suspension (Vehicle Code 22426(a)). However, unpaid violations can result in late fees and collection actions.
Drivers who receive a speed camera citation can request a free initial review from the city within 30 calendar days of the mailing date, then an administrative hearing, then an appeal to superior court. These notices go to the city, not the court. California law also requires participating cities to offer reduced fines for lower income recipients and a diversion program for those who qualify as indigent.
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