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File ID: #5001
Ordinance
Sponsored by: Francis Suarez, Mayor, Joe Carollo, Commissioner, Manolo Reyes,
Commissioner
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION REPEALING CHAPTER
35/ARTICLE XI OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED,
TITLED "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC/DANGEROUS INTERSECTION
SAFETY," DEAUTHORIZING THE INSTALLATION AND UTILIZATION OF TRAFFIC
INFRACTION DETECTORS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE CITY OF MIAMI
RED LIGHT CAMERA PROGRAM, AND RELATED LOCAL HEARINGS AND LOCAL
HEARING OFFICERS.
City of Miami File ID: 5001 (Revision:) Printed On: 4/7/2025
City of Miami
Legislation
Ordinance
Enactment Number: 13811
File Number: 5001 Final Action Date: 12/13/2018
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION REPEALING CHAPTER
35/ARTICLE XI OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED,
TITLED "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC/DANGEROUS INTERSECTION
SAFETY," DEAUTHORIZING THE INSTALLATION AND UTILIZATION OF TRAFFIC
INFRACTION DETECTORS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE CITY OF MIAMI
RED LIGHT CAMERA PROGRAM, AND RELATED LOCAL HEARINGS AND LOCAL
HEARING OFFICERS.
WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of Section 316.0083, Florida Statutes, the
Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act ("Act") authorizes municipalities to utilize traffic infraction
detectors to promote compliance with red light signal directives and to adopt and incorporate the
provisions of the Act; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 10-01199 adopted on December 16, 2010, the
City Commission amended Chapter 35/Article XI of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended, titled "Motor Vehicles and Traffic/Dangerous Intersection Safety", to provide for the
use and installation of traffic infraction detectors to implement the City of Miami's ("City") Red
Light Camera Program ("Program") and local hearing process in accordance with the Act; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 17-0621 adopted on December 14, 2017, the
City Commission directed the City Manager to terminate the City's agreement with the Program
vendor, American Traffic Solutions, Inc., to furnish, install, operate, and maintain the City's
traffic infraction detector program; and
WHEREAS, the City no longer issues traffic infraction detector violations under the
Program or maintains the related local hearings and procedures; and
WHEREAS, it is in the interests of the public health, safety, recreation, and general
welfare of the residents of the City to repeal Chapter 35/Article XI and deauthorize the use of
traffic infraction detectors, the related local hearings, and authority of local hearing officers;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 35 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, is
amended in the following particulars:1
"CHAPTER 35
1 Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and
unchanged material.
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MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
ARTICLE XI. DANGEROUS INTERSECTION SAFETY RESERVED
Sec. 35 3/18. Intent.
The purpose of this article is to authorize the use of traffic infraction detectors to promote
compliance with red light signal directives and to adopt and incorporate the provisions of
ChTapter 2011 0-80 Lave f Florida (201 (t }e4Aark Wandall Traffic Safety n�a ay be
amcndcd from timc to timc, for the enforcement of red light signal violations. This article shall
accordancc with othcr routine statutory traffic enforcement techniques.
Sec. 35 3/19. Use of traffic infraction detectors.
h the provisions of the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety 4c4 as magi be
amcndcd from timc to timc, the city authorizes the installation and utilization of traffic infraction
detectors to enforce C C § 31 F n7i1 (1) or 31 F n75(1)(c)1 ac amender -I when a driver fails to
stop at a traffic signal on strccts and highways within the city. The implementation and use of
the traffic infraction detectors shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Mark Wandall
Traffic Safety Act and F.S. §§ 316.003, 316.0076, 316.008, 316.0083, 316.07/15, 316.07/156,
50, 31-8.1-1, 348.1-8, 321.50, anal 322 27 and Chapter 2n13_160
of Florida as may be amended from time to time.
Sec. 35 350. Establishing and authorizing local hearings and local hearing officers within the
City of Miami.
In accordance with the provisions of the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act and F.S. §§
316.003, 316.0076, 316.008, 316.0083, 316.07/15, 316.07/156, 316.0776, 316.6/10, 316.650,
318.1/1, 318.18, 321.50, 322.27, and Chapter 2013 160, Laws of Florida as may be amended
from time to time, hearings related to notices of violations issued within the City of Miami
detected through the use of traffic infraction detectors to enforce F.S. ch. 316, the State of
hearing officers or special masters designated by the city commission. The local hearing officer
may require the petitioner to pay municipal costs, not to exceed $85.00, if the notice of violation
is upheld.
In addition to the notices required pursuant to the Mark Wandall Safety Act, the city will
provide a supplemental notice of violation to the violator within 30 days from the date of the first
notice of violation.
Secs. 35 3-54-348 - 35-364. - Reserved.
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Section 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and
adoption thereof.2
This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated
herein. whichever is later.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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