Legislation to force Virginia traffic camera fine payments will make ‘nightmarish’ court workloads

By: Jim Morrison, WHRO

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: September 30, 2026

Words: 1,464

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago


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By Jim Morrison/WHRO

New Kent County has been the state’s poster child for speed camera citations, issuing more than 71,000 in work and school zones last year. At $100 per ticket, that adds up to more than $7.1 million for the county in just five months of a new work zone camera campaign.

For violators of speed zone cameras in New Kent and across the state, the infraction does not add points …

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