School Zone Speed Enforcement Program

The Tampa Police Department is using digital speed cameras equipped with advanced radar technology to help reduce speeding and collisions, especially near schools.

These cameras monitor vehicle speeds and capture images when a driver exceeds the posted limit. Each image includes the date, time, speed, and location of the violation. Tampa Police carefully review every incident before issuing a Notice of Violation or Citation.

All recorded videos and photos capturing a violation will be destroyed within 90 days after the final disposition of the of the recorded event.

Speed safety cameras are proven to reduce speeding and possible reckless driving, which could lead to pedestrian-related crashes. Cities using this technology consistently see safer roads and fewer collisions.

Cameras will be installed at the following school zones:

• Alexander Elementary
• B.T. Washington Elementary
• Ferrell Girls Preparatory Academy
• Orange Grove Middle Magnet
• Potter Elementary
• Shaw Elementary
• Sulphur Springs Elementary
• Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary
• Young Middle Magnet
• Lomax Elementary
• Other approved schools which may be included in the future are Shore Elementary, West Tampa Elementary, and other schools when approved by City Council based upon a safety study.

The City of Tampa and Hillsborough County Transportation Planning Organization collaborated to conduct a School Safety Study in order to provide an outline for encouraging walking, biking, and busing around schools. Based on the School Safety Study, schools were identified as having a heightened safety risk based on factors such as proximity to busy corridors, number of bike and pedestrian collisions, vehicular crashes, density of students, and roadway network characteristics. By encouraging the reduction of speed through the use of school zone speed cameras in these heightened safety risk areas, the City hopes to reduce the dangers to students and the community caused by drivers who choose to speed in school zones. City Council approved the initial schools for the school zone speed cameras under Resolution 2024-3.

A Notice of Violation for speeding was issued if your vehicle was found to be traveling more than 10 miles per hour over the school zone speed limit during one of the following times:

a) Within 30 minutes before through 30 minutes after the start of a regularly scheduled breakfast program.

b) Within 30 minutes before through 30 minutes after the start of a regularly scheduled school session.

c) During the entirety of a regularly scheduled school session.

d) Within 30 minutes before through 30 minutes after the end of a regularly scheduled school session.

Violations can occur during the reduced school speed time periods within the designated school zones as may be indicated by flashers, or during the regularly scheduled school day when the posted speed limit will apply to the school zone. There is a two-minute grace period at the start of each flasher speed reduction enforcement period where violations will not be cited for the reduced speeds to ensure vehicles in the school zone at the time of the flasher initiation have cleared the school zone. Violations may be cited during this grace period for exceeding the regularly posted speed by more than 10 miles per hour.

The motor vehicle owner is liable for payment of a statutory penalty of $100 for the Notice of Violation. There are no points assessed for this Notice of Violation. If the vehicle owner does not pay the statutory penalty, request a hearing, or submit an affidavit by the due date listed on the Notice of Violation, a Uniform Traffic Citation will be issued. The issuance of a Uniform Traffic Citation will result in additional administrative court costs even if paid without a hearing. Upon the finding of a violation after contesting a Notice of Violation or a Uniform Traffic Citation, additional hearing or court costs, fees, or fines will be added. A finding of no violation after a hearing will not result in fines or costs.

Online Payment:

The fastest and easiest way to pay your Notice is to pay online. Go to www.ViolationInfo.com and log on with your Notice # and PIN shown in the red box on the front of this notice. Click the Pay button. There is a convenience/service fee for this service.

Payment by Phone:

Call toll-free 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: 1-866-225-8875. There is a convenience/service fee for this service.

Payment by Mail:

Mail your check or money order (payable to the City of Tampa) in the enclosed envelope with the coupon printed at the bottom of the reverse side of your notice. DO NOT MAIL CASH. Be sure to put the Notice # on the face of your payment. If you have any questions, please contact Customer Service at info@violationinfo.com.

If you receive a UTC and elect to pay it, you must pay the Hillsborough County Clerk of Circuit Court.

Online Payment:

The fastest and easiest way to pay your UTC is to pay online with a credit card. For information on online payment, visit the Hillsborough County Clerk of Circuit Court website.

• A 3.5% transaction fee is charged for all credit card transactions.

Payment by Phone:

Call toll-free 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: 1-813-276-8100 (have your traffic ticket and Florida driver’s license or identification ready).

• A 3.5% transaction fee is charged for all credit card transactions.

Payment by Mail:

Mail your personal or cashier’s check or money order (including a copy of your ticket) to the Clerk of the Circuit Court – Traffic, PO Box 3360, Tampa, FL 33601-3360. DO NOT MAIL CASH. Be sure to put the citation # on the face of your payment.

For more information, visit the Hillsborough County Clerk of Circuit Court website. Hyperlink this: https://www.hillsclerk.com/home

• Credit Card payments are not accepted by mail

If you have multiple violations in one city, you may send one check with the individual coupons enclosed and the notice numbers written on it. If you have multiple violations in different cities, you must send a separate check for each violation. If you send one check for multiple violations that occurred in different cities, your check will be rejected and returned to you

The notice you just received could be for additional violations, or it could be a UTC issued due to late payment of the Notice of Violation. If it is a UTC, chances are that your payment and the UTC crossed in the mail. Once the payment is mailed, it can take as many as 5 business days to show in the system. Call 1-866-225- 8875 to confirm that your payment was received. Once verified, the UTC can be dismissed.

If payment is not received by the Notice of Violation due date, a Uniform Traffic Citation will be issued at a higher cost.

The registered owner of a vehicle will be mailed the Notice of Violation. The vehicle's registered owner is deemed responsible for the violation and the payment of a $100 penalty unless, in compliance with Florida Statute § 316.1896(7), the registered owner establishes by a sworn affidavit that a statutory exemption applies.

The exemptions are that the motor vehicle:

(a) Was, at the time of the violation, in the care, custody, or control of another person;

(b) A law enforcement officer issued a UTC to the driver of the motor vehicle for the same violation of Florida Statutes §§ 316.1895 and 316.183 stated in this Notice; or

(c) The motor vehicle's owner was deceased on or before the date that the UTC was issued.

The registered owner may submit information and supporting documentation by mailing an Affidavit that is downloadable from www.ViolationInfo.com.

THE SUBMISSION OF A FALSE AFFIDAVIT IS A CRIME IN VIOLATION OF § 316.1986(11).

If you assert paragraph (a) that the vehicle was in the care, custody, or control of another person, you must provide the name, address, date of birth, and, if known, the driver's license number of the person who leased, rented, or otherwise had care, custody, or control of the vehicle at the time of the violation. Acceptance of this assertion by the Police Department will result in the issuance of a Notice of Violation to the person named in the affidavit. If the vehicle was stolen, then the affidavit must include a copy of a police report showing the vehicle to have been stolen.

If you assert paragraph (b) that a UTC was issued by a law enforcement officer for the violation of Florida Statue §§ 316.1895 or 316.183, stated in the notice, then you must include the serial number of the UTC. For faster processing, you may, but are not required to, include a copy of the UTC. The affidavit must be sworn before a notary public or other person authorized to administer oaths. If an owner furnishes satisfactory evidence and the affidavit complies with the requirements of Florida Statute § 316.1896, the violation will be dismissed. When naming another person as the driver, a Notice of Violation will be issued to the person identified in the evidence as the operator of the motor vehicle at the time of the Violation.

If you assert paragraph (c) that the motor vehicle's owner was deceased on or before the date that the Notice of Violation was issued, then you must include a certified copy of the owner’s death certificate showing that the date of death occurred on or before the issuance of the uniform traffic citation and one of the following:

a. A bill of sale or other document showing that the deceased owner’s motor vehicle was sold after his or her death but on or before the date of the alleged violation,

b. Documentary proof that the registered license plate belonging to the deceased owner’s vehicle was returned to the department or any branch office or authorized agent of the department on or before the date of the alleged violation, or

c. Copy of a police report showing the deceased owner’s registered license plate or motor vehicle was stolen after the owner’s death but on or before the date of the alleged violation.

If you fail to respond with a payment, submit an affidavit, or schedule a hearing, a Uniform Traffic Citation will be issued with additional statutory court fees and costs added to the $100 penalty. Upon issuance of a UTC, you shall have the remedies specified in Florida Statute § 318.14, which include the right to have a hearing before a designated official, who shall determine whether a violation was committed. If the official concludes that no violation was committed, no costs or penalties are imposed. If the official concludes that a violation was committed, the official may impose an additional civil penalty not to exceed $500 and court fees and costs.

A post-UTC Affidavit is used to establish a statutory exemption and must be downloaded from www.ViolationInfo.com and mailed to the address on the affidavit. You may also bring the affidavit to a court hearing with the Clerk of Court.

In order to submit an affidavit, you must download the Post UTC Affidavit from the links at the bottom of the page on www.ViolationInfo.com. The Post UTC Affidavit must be mailed to the Tampa Police Department. Submission of an affidavit does not guarantee a dismissal of the UTC. You may call Customer Service at 1-866-225-8875 ten (10) days after submission to check on status.

The citation issued by a police officer takes precedence over the Notice of Violation. You must submit an affidavit with the serial number of the UTC that you received for violation of Florida Statutes Florida Statutes §§ 316.1895 and 316.183. For faster processing of the affidavit, you can include a copy of the UTC.

A speed violation of Florida Statutes §§ 316.1895 and 316.183 is a civil violation assessed against the vehicle's owner; it is not a criminal violation. Similar to a parking ticket, there is no need to identify the driver and, therefore, no need to capture the driver's image.

You can view your images on any computer with an internet connection. Log on to www.ViolationInfo.com. To log on to the site, you must enter the Notice Number and the PIN Number located at the top right of your Notice of Violation. If you do not have internet access, you may view your images at your local public library.

No, this is a non-criminal infraction and is not reported to the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles or insurance agencies.

You can elect to contest your violation by following the instructions on the Notice of Violation and be heard by a local hearing officer. If you want to be heard by a traffic court judge or magistrate, you may do nothing and a Uniform Traffic Citation will be issued to you and a hearing date can then be set before a traffic court judge or magistrate.

Yes, you can schedule a hearing. If you wish to have a hearing after the issuance of a Notice of Violation (“NOV”), print and sign your name on the hearing request coupon located on the back of the NOV, place it in the included envelope, and mail it to the address located on the front of the coupon. Once a hearing has been scheduled, you will be notified of the location, date, and time. If you wish to have a hearing after issuing a Uniform Traffic Citation (“UTC”), follow the instructions on the UTC. You can’t make this request over the phone. You may bring a lawyer to the hearing.

Images of your vehicle were captured and recorded by a speed camera. You can review your images and video of the actual occurrence online. The images and video were reviewed by several qualified technicians and finally by the Police Department before the alleged civil infraction was affirmed and mailed to you as the registered owner or identified driver.

Call Verra Mobility at 1-866-225-8875 or the Tampa Police Department at 813-276-3491.