DELRAY BEACH, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — Delray Beach drivers are getting more time before school zone speed cameras start issuing tickets.
A spokesperson for the Delray Beach Police Department said the city is extending its warning period for automated school zone speed cameras and will not begin issuing fines on Jan. 12, the date previously announced. Police said they are working on a new start date and will notify the public once that date is set.
The program covers speed cameras at nine public and private schools in Delray Beach. Police emphasized the goal is safety for students, parents, and school staff, and urged drivers to slow down and stay alert in school zones.
Here’s how enforcement is designed to work.
At public schools, flashing school zone lights mark the times when the limit drops to 20 mph. The lights flash 30 minutes before school and 30 minutes after school. During those flashing periods, the enforced speed limit is 20 mph.
Outside those flashing periods — and throughout the school day — enforcement is based on the regular posted speed limit for the roadway. Police gave an example: if the posted speed is 35 mph, that posted limit is the enforced speed during the day.
Drivers will be cited if they are more than 10 mph over the posted speed limit, according to the department. Each violation carries a $100 civil fine, and police said no points are added to a driver’s license.
The cameras are not intended to run around the clock. Police said they do not operate in the evening, on weekends, on holidays, or when school is not in session.
The warning period for the cameras began Dec. 1, 2025. Police said live enforcement is expected to begin soon, but stressed there is no confirmed start date yet. When the city locks in an official start date, police said they will let the public know. Signs are posted at the public and private schools where the cameras are installed.
Schools listed with speed cameras include Carver Middle School (101 Barwick Road), Pine Grove Elementary (400 SW 10th Street), Trinity Delray (400 N. Swinton Avenue), Plumosa School of the Arts (2501 Seacrest Boulevard), Village Academy (400 SW 12th Avenue), Banyan Creek Elementary (4243 Sabal Lakes Road), Mount Olive Christian (40 NW 4th Avenue), St. Vincent Ferrer (840 George Bush Boulevard), and Daughter of Zion Junior Academy (250 NW 3rd Avenue).
For now, police are asking drivers to treat the areas the same way they would with an officer standing nearby: watch the posted limit, pay attention to the flashing school zone lights at public schools, and keep it slow when students are arriving and leaving.
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Source: Delray Beach Police Department spokesperson (statement provided to Boca Post)
