Red-light cameraVerified
Suffolk County Red Light Safety Program
- Run by
- Suffolk County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency
- Status
- discontinued
- Authorized
- not documented
- Started
- Jun 15, 2010
- Ended
- Dec 1, 2024
- Legal basis
- New York Vehicle and Traffic Law section 1111-b and Suffolk Local Law 20-2009 (effective June 30, 2009). Extended by Chapter 127 of 2014 to Dec. 1, 2019, with no more than 100 intersections. A 2024 state extension did not pass and the authority expired.
- Cameras
- 0 documented
The first listed camera went live on June 15, 2010 at the I-495 South Service Road and CR 93 in Ronkonkoma; cameras were added in 2011, 2013 and 2014. In 2020 the county reported 100 active intersections and 216 camera systems. The Suffolk Legislature voted 11-7 in September 2019 to extend the program; the cameras were switched off on Dec. 1, 2024 after the state authority expired.
The county's $30 administrative fee (Resolution 908-2012) was voided by a Suffolk Supreme Court ruling in 2020 and by the Appellate Division in McGrath v Suffolk County (Nov. 27, 2024). A proposed $57.5 million class settlement would repay up to $36 per ticket for tickets issued after April 1, 2013.
Tickets and money
How we count| Figure | Period | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameras installed | 2020 | 216 | Verified | Suffolk County TPVA: Red Light Safety Program 2020 Annual Report |
| Camera intersections | 2020 | 100 | Verified | Suffolk County TPVA: Red Light Safety Program 2020 Annual Report |
| Tickets issued | 2020 | 322,452 | Verified | Suffolk County TPVA: Red Light Safety Program 2020 Annual Report |
| Fines and fees collected | 2020 | $24,164,101 | Verified | Suffolk County TPVA: Red Light Safety Program 2020 Annual Report |
| Paid to camera contractors | 2020 | $7,222,083 | Verified | Suffolk County TPVA: Red Light Safety Program 2020 Annual Report |
| Fines and fees collected | 2014 | $27,500,000 | Reported | TBR News Media: Too late to brake on red light cameras |
| Paid to camera contractors | 2014 | $9,500,000 | Reported | TBR News Media: Too late to brake on red light cameras |
Contracts and vendors
| Contract | Company | Term | Payment terms | Status | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-light camera vendor contract (Xerox, then Conduent) | Conduent | not documented | Vendor share of fines: 42% according to TBR News Media (2019); 45% according to the Long Island Press (2024). The sources disagree. | Disputed | TBR News Media: Suffolk legislature votes to extend red-light camera program |
Camera locations
No camera locations documented yet.
Records
| Document | Type | Date | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBR News Media: Too late to brake on red light cameras | News report | Apr 14, 2016 | |
| TBR News Media: Suffolk legislature votes to extend red-light camera program | News report | Sep 5, 2019 | |
| Suffolk County TPVA: Red Light Safety Program 2020 Annual Report | Financial report | Nov 15, 2021 |