ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A new law will change how Maryland drivers are fined for automated speed camera violations, replacing the state’s flat penalty with a tiered system that scales with speed.
House Bill 182, sponsored by Delegate Vaughn Stewart [D-Montgomery] and several others, takes effect Oct. 1 after being signed into law by Gov. Wes Moore [D] earlier this year. The General Assembly passed the measure in the 2025 session, amending state transportation law that for years had capped all camera citations at $40.
The House approved the bill on a 100–37 vote, with two not voting and two absent. The Senate later passed it 35–11, with one senator not voting. Both tallies reflected the split views that emerged during debate over expanding penalties for automated enforcement.
Under the new statute, fines will rise with severity:
- 12–15 mph over the limit: $40
- 16–19 mph over: $70
- 20–29 mph over: $120
- 30–39 mph over: $230
- 40 mph or more over: $425
The penalties remain civil citations and will not add points to a driver’s license.
Speed cameras in Maryland may be placed only under certain conditions: in school zones, on residential roads with limits of 35 mph or less, and on specific highways including Maryland Route 210 in Prince George’s County, Interstate 83 in Baltimore City, and designated stretches of Route 175 in Anne Arundel County and Route 333 in Talbot County.
The law also directs the State Highway Administration to convene a workgroup to review best practices for school zone enforcement. The group must include local governments, law enforcement, and education stakeholders, and deliver recommendations to the governor and General Assembly by Dec. 1, 2025.
To standardize enforcement, the District Court is required to prescribe a uniform citation form for speed monitoring violations.
HB 182 represents the first major change to Maryland’s automated speed enforcement since the program was created in 2009, tying penalties more closely to the level of speeding. As the Oct. 1 effective date approaches, local jurisdictions operating cameras will be required to implement the new schedule, and the SHA’s school-zone workgroup will begin its study.
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Put them on all the road stop these idiots
I’m not a “speeder” though I might accidentally exceed it to the point that it would meet the criteria listed on the low end of the chart so I don’t have a problem with this.
Y’all keep electing those “tax & spend (your money) democrats, ya hear?!!
You can’t prove who is driving… that’s why they’re civil citations. Eat my shorts.
You can open up that wallet
Better open up that wallet
its ok if you don’t think this is responsible
Yep, I know, look at your dashboard after you’ve stopped + you’re going o 0 (zero). Was I going that fast was I going that fast was I going that fast. You can tell the judge you’re not sure if you were going that fast because when you looked it was 0. Ask the judge how to check your sppeed because you’re not sure how to do it. He (she) might need the make + model of your vehicle. Its rare, but you + the judge may have the same kind of vehicle.
its unlikely we can donate the proceeds of the ticket to our church.
So another poor tax, got it
supposedly, these tickets cannot be used to raise your insurance\ not reported to your insurance but please keep inmind….. what information does your insurance have on you? Good question: what sbeing used to raise our insurance rates? Does your insurance raise your rates if it thinks you use birth control? It should be disclosed what information is used to determine our rates and how it is used. I wonder, if we wear 2 different socks if that could be used to raise our rates?