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1. When were the cameras deactivated?

Red light cameras in Sugar Land were turned off on June 2, 2019.

2. Do I still have to pay outstanding red light tickets?

All outstanding notice of violations, regardless of the date of violation, are exempt from payment responsibility and no further administrative hearings will be scheduled or heard. No refunds will be issued for violation payments already processed.

3. What if I recently mailed payment?

If your payment has not been processed, checks will be returned to you.  If you do not receive your returned payment within 60 days of being mailed, contact Peggy Heinemeyer at 281-275-2055.

4. What about my driving record?

Fines assessed from red light camera violations were civil fines, not criminal. Because the violation was a civil matter, it did not count as a moving violation and was not reported on your driving record.

5. Was there be a cost to Sugar Land to deactivate the cameras?

The city’s red light camera vendor will remove the equipment per the city’s contract. The removal process could take four to six months. Sugar Land’s RLC contract includes an adverse legislation termination clause. The city’s RLC vendor will remove their equipment at their cost.

6. How will the City still monitor these intersections?

The Sugar Land Police Department will continue to monitor traffic concerns and accidents. Traffic officers will be deployed to locations where there’s an identified need.

7. How was red light camera revenue spent?

Per state law, the revenue from red light penalties was first used to cover expenses from the program.  The remaining funds were split 50/50 between the state and City.  These funds were placed in the City’s general fund to be used only for traffic safety programs, intersection improvements, public safety programs and traffic enforcement, including the Safe Light Sugar Land initiative.

8. How much revenue did Sugar Land’s red light camera program generate?

Revenue from red light cameras represented approximately one percent of the City's general fund operating budget prior to termination of the program and could only be used for traffic safety programs.

9. Is there data on who was running red lights in Sugar Land?

Approximately 70 percent of violators did not live in Sugar Land.