Boca Raton’s first tranche of speed enforcement cameras placed in several school zones around the city began issuing tickets Thursday after a grace period to begin the 2025-26 school year. The initial data, according to the city, has shown that the area around one particular school has accounted for almost half of the warnings generated by the system since it came online over a month ago.
Since launching Sept. 2, the cameras have captured about 1,300 motorists who met the criteria to be issued a ticket, though they were sent warnings during the grace period. Now, drivers will be fined $100 when they drive 10 miles per hour over the school speed limit while the lights on adjacent school zone signs are flashing.
School speed cameras and zone signs near the J.C. Mitchell Elementary School. (Photo: Boca Daily News)
School speed cameras and zone signs near the J.C. Mitchell Elementary School. (Photo: Boca Daily News)
City data shows nearly 50 percent of the warnings were linked to cameras around the J.C. Mitchell Elementary School on NW 5th Avenue. Along NW 5th Avenue in the school zone, the speed limit during pickup and dropoff periods is reduced from 30 m.p.h. to 15 m.p.h., meaning vehicles doing 25 m.p.h. or more – still less than the regular speed limit – will receive tickets. The speed limit on the back end of the school, along NW Boca Raton Boulevard (2nd Avenue) drops to 20 m.p.h. when alert lights are flashing. The tickets are civil infraction – not moving violations – and do not result in points on a driver’s license or insurance penalties…