Denver proposal would expand traffic-camera enforcement to more violations
The draft adds bus-lane, bicycle-lane and school-bus stop-arm enforcement, with notice and a warning period before most new deployments. Denver Public Safety projects a first-quarter 2027 start if approved.
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A proposed Denver ordinance would let the city use automated cameras to cite drivers for bus-lane and bicycle-lane violations and for passing stopped school buses with their warning signals activated. It also covers speeding, signal and sign violations, and certain moving violations in school zones and on safe routes to school, the proposed ordinance says.
For most new camera deployments, the bill would require at least 30 days of advance public notice online and signs at the installation location, followed by 30 days when operators could issue warnings but not citations. Those requirements would not apply when a mobile camera is moved within an already established corridor.
The bill would require violation notices to be sent within 30 days for vehicles registered in Colorado and within 60 days for out-of-state vehicles. Owners would have at least 45 days to pay or request an administrative hearing. A final order could be appealed in Denver County Court.
Denver Public Safety plans to begin the rollout with mobile cameras, including the police department’s speed vans, and projects that enforcement in designated corridors would start in the first quarter of 2027, according to its presentation. The proposed ordinance also lists state-highway segments, where enforcement would require state approval.
The Health and Safety Committee agenda schedules testimony and discussion/action on Oct. 7. Committee consideration would not itself adopt the ordinance; the presentation describes it as seeking City Council approval.