Grace Period Ending for Safety Cameras, Errors in Citations Corrected
The Richmond Police Department reminds motorists that the grace period for speeding violations at the newest Safety Camera locations ends October 1. Violations at these locations on or after October 1 will result in a citation.
Please note several incorrect citations have been issued by the program vendor instead of warnings. The automatic system of identifying speeding violators in front of schools at student arrival and dismissal times was designed to send warnings to the registered owners of the vehicles during the grace period.
The vendor has begun sending letters notifying those who were issued violations instead of warnings at the new camera locations. Those violations have been voided and no payment is required. For those who have already paid the erroneous fines – refunds will be issued.
The two pilot locations at Linwood Holton Elementary (West Laburnum Avenue and Hermitage Road) and Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts (Semmes Avenue) have been in operation since March of this year and are continuing to issue valid violations.
The RPD, in conjunction with the city’s Vision Zero Task Force, under the umbrella of the Richmond Department of Public Works (DPW), and with the support of the Safe and Healthy Streets Commission, the Richmond City Council, and Mayor Levar M. Stoney, have deployed safety cameras at Richmond schools at nine new locations.
