Automated Traffic Enforcement Red Light Camera Program

The cameras and detection devices are mounted on dedicated metal poles before and/or after an enforced intersection approach.

If you receive a citation, you have the option to pay the fine or request a court hearing. If you wish to schedule a hearing, you are required by law to mail a request to the police department's Automated Traffic Enforcement Unit, and it must be received five days before the payment's due date. You will be mailed a notice of the court hearing date, time, and location. If you appear in court, the maximum amount you may be charged is a $100 fine and court costs. 

Anne Arundel County red light cameras do not monitor right turn lanes. However, if a police officer observes a vehicle failing to make a complete stop at a red light before making a right turn, the officer may issue a traffic citation.

Yes. A 30-day warning period will be in effect at each new camera location before citations are issued.

The fine is $75. There are no added late fees. The addition of an MVA administrative flagging fee applies if the citation goes unpaid and the vehicle registration is flagged as a result. 

• Pay online: Visit https://usview.cite-web.com/ to pay a citation.  Major credit cards are accepted. The online payment service has an added $4.00 convenience fee.
• Pay By Phone: Call 844-513-0144
• Mail a check: You may also mail a check for the amount due, along with the payment stub attached to the citation, to Anne Arundel County, P.O. Box 13323, Baltimore, MD 21203. Checks should be made payable to Anne Arundel County.
   

Similar to a parking ticket, the registered owner of the vehicle is the party responsible for ensuring the citation is paid, regardless of who was driving the vehicle at the time the citation was issued. 

Dedicated Red Light Camera Program personnel constantly assess all active camera locations and review the quantity of red light running incidents and citations issued. Moreover, the Anne Arundel County Police and Traffic Engineering departments regularly consider intersections that may warrant the introduction of red light safety cameras based on crash data.

Before a camera is installed, traffic engineers have attempted to eliminate red light running collisions by altering signal timing or adjusting traffic flow in another manner. A camera is added only after other engineering measures have been attempted.
 

Maryland law requires revenue from such programs to be utilized for public safety programs such as the Police Department.  

No. Maryland law prohibits the use of red light cameras for any purpose other than enforcing red light violations.

If a vehicle crosses completely over the white stop line while facing a red signal, a violation has occurred, and a citation may be issued. However, if the driver only partially crosses the stop line before coming to a stop, Anne Arundel County Police will not issue a citation.

No. If your vehicle has crossed the white stop line and entered the intersection while the light is amber (yellow), and then the light turns red while the vehicle is still in the intersection, a citation will not be issued.
 

The citation is sent to the address of the vehicle’s registered owner on record with the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA). By law, citations must be mailed within 14 days of the violation. Anne Arundel County typically processes and mails citations within three to eight days after a violation occurs.

The citation will include three pictures showing the vehicle committing the violation and its license plate number. It will also include the exact date, time, and location of the violation, a violation number, the amount due, the due date, and instructions for paying the fine or requesting a court date.

The vehicle’s speed, the road’s speed limit, the length of the amber (yellow) light, and how long the light was red when the photographs were captured are all included. It also consists of a signature of the certified Anne Arundel County police staff member who reviewed the images and determined if the criteria to issue a citation were met. Additionally, red light citations include a link to a website to view the photographs and full motion video and pay the fine.

When radar technology recognizes that an approaching vehicle is exceeding a preset threshold speed prior to the intersection, the camera system initiates a photograph sequence. The camera first captures a wide-angle photograph of the vehicle before it enters the intersection, with the traffic signal clearly illuminated red.

Shortly thereafter, the camera captures another photograph of the vehicle in the intersection with the traffic signal still illuminated red. A photograph of the license plate is cropped from one of the two wide-angle images.

The cameras also utilize supplemental full-motion video evidence to substantiate the violation event captured by the still photographs. A multi-step review process occurs before issuing a citation and trained Anne Arundel County Police Department staff make the final determination as to whether the criterion to issue a citation was met.

Failure to pay the fine or request a hearing in a timely fashion may result in the vehicle's registration being flagged and, therefore, the MVA refusing to renew it. If this happens, the vehicle’s registered owner is liable for an administrative motor vehicle flagging fee with the MVA in addition to the original fine for renewing their vehicle registration.

Red light camera citations are civil citations, not moving violations, similar to parking tickets. They are not reflected on driving records, and no points are assessed. Insurance companies are not permitted to access red light camera violation information or raise insurance rates due to them.

For customer service regarding red light camera citations, contact 844-513-0144