When do LA's speed cameras start issuing tickets?

LADOT says the first cameras switch on Oct. 26, 2026, with all of them active by the end of 2026. Each camera starts with a 60-day warning period before tickets go out.

How fast do you have to go to get a speed camera ticket in LA?

Cameras only flag vehicles going 11 mph or more over the posted limit. Fines start at $50 and the tickets are civil, like parking tickets, with no points on your license.

Keep an eye out

Speed cameras in Downtown

Yes. Downtown has 5 speed cameras on W 7th St and S San Pedro St.

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In Downtown

25 mph speed limit
W 7th St
Coming soon
Between S Flower St and S Grand Ave
2 cameras, enforcing eastbound and westbound · 25 mph limit · near a school
35 mph speed limit
S San Pedro St
Coming soon
Between E 17th St and E 15th St
1 camera, enforcing northbound · 35 mph limit · near a school
40 mph speed limit
S San Pedro St
Coming soon
Between E 6th St and Winston St
2 cameras, enforcing northbound and southbound · 40 mph limit

Next door

Boyle Heights

35 mph speed limit
E 4th St
Coming soon
Between S Mott Ave and S Evergreen Ave
2 cameras, enforcing westbound and direction not listed · 35 mph limit · near a school
35 mph speed limit
E 4th St
Coming soon
Between S Pecan St and S Boyle Ave
2 cameras, enforcing eastbound and westbound · 35 mph limit · near a school
35 mph speed limit
Marengo St
Coming soon
Between N Mission Rd and Lord St
2 cameras, enforcing eastbound and westbound · 35 mph limit
35 mph speed limit
S Soto St
Coming soon
Between E 6th St and E 4th St
2 cameras, enforcing northbound and southbound · 35 mph limit · near a school

Central-Alameda

30 mph speed limit
E Vernon Ave
Coming soon
Between Wadsworth Ave and Hooper Ave
2 cameras, enforcing eastbound and westbound · 30 mph limit · near a school

Echo Park

35 mph speed limit
Riverside Dr
Coming soon
Between Riverside Ter and Allesandro St
1 camera, enforcing southbound · 35 mph limit · near a school
35 mph speed limit
W Sunset Blvd
Coming soon
Between Rosemont Ave and N Alvarado St
2 cameras, enforcing eastbound and westbound · 35 mph limit · near a school

Historic South-Central

30 mph speed limit
S Figueroa St
Coming soon
Between W Adams Blvd and W 23rd St
2 cameras, enforcing northbound and southbound · 30 mph limit · near a school
30 mph speed limit
E Vernon Ave
Coming soon
Between Wadsworth Ave and Hooper Ave
2 cameras, enforcing eastbound and westbound · 30 mph limit · near a school

Lincoln Heights

35 mph speed limit
Marengo St
Coming soon
Between N Mission Rd and Lord St
2 cameras, enforcing eastbound and westbound · 35 mph limit

Pico-Union

35 mph speed limit
W Olympic Blvd
Coming soon
Between Elden Ave and S Hoover St
2 cameras, enforcing eastbound and westbound · 35 mph limit · near a school
35 mph speed limit
W Olympic Blvd
Coming soon
Between Irolo St and Fedora St
2 cameras, enforcing eastbound and westbound · 35 mph limit · near a school
35 mph speed limit
W Washington Blvd
Coming soon
Between S New Hampshire Ave and S Vermont Ave
2 cameras, enforcing eastbound and westbound · 35 mph limit · near a school

University Park

30 mph speed limit
S Figueroa St
Coming soon
Between W Adams Blvd and W 23rd St
2 cameras, enforcing northbound and southbound · 30 mph limit · near a school

Westlake

35 mph speed limit
W 3rd St
Coming soon
Between Virgil Ave and Commonwealth Ave
2 cameras, enforcing eastbound and westbound · 35 mph limit · near a school
35 mph speed limit
W 8th St
Coming soon
Between S Westmoreland Ave and S Hoover St
2 cameras, enforcing eastbound and westbound · 35 mph limit · near a school
35 mph speed limit
Beverly Blvd
Coming soon
Between Belmont Ave and Witmer St
2 cameras, enforcing eastbound and westbound · 35 mph limit · near a school
35 mph speed limit
W Olympic Blvd
Coming soon
Between Elden Ave and S Hoover St
2 cameras, enforcing eastbound and westbound · 35 mph limit · near a school
35 mph speed limit
Wilshire Blvd
Coming soon
Between S Rampart Blvd and S Park View St
2 cameras, enforcing eastbound and westbound · 35 mph limit · near a school

Questions people ask

Are there speed cameras in Downtown?: Yes. Downtown has 5 speed cameras on W 7th St and S San Pedro St.
Are there speed cameras near Downtown?: Yes. Neighboring Boyle Heights, Central-Alameda, Echo Park, Historic South-Central, Lincoln Heights, Pico-Union, University Park and Westlake have 37 cameras.
When do LA's speed cameras start issuing tickets?: LADOT says the first cameras switch on Oct. 26, 2026, with all of them active by the end of 2026. Each camera starts with a 60-day warning period before tickets go out.
How fast do you have to go to get a speed camera ticket in LA?: Cameras only flag vehicles going 11 mph or more over the posted limit. Fines start at $50 and the tickets are civil, like parking tickets, with no points on your license.

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