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Alamosa council unanimously adopts automated vehicle identification ordinance, raises top fine to $120
Summary
The Alamosa City Council adopted Ordinance 17-2026 to repeal and replace the city’s prior AVIS rules, allow automated citations for speeds more than 25 mph over the limit in designated corridors, and authorize a maximum fine of $120 for those violations; the measure passed unanimously.
The Alamosa City Council on July 20 adopted Ordinance 17-2026, repealing and replacing the city’s earlier AVIS ordinance and adding a new Article 5 to Chapter 19 to govern use of automated vehicle identification cameras.
A city staff presenter told council the state legislature amended the AVIS enabling law this year to allow cameras to be used for vehicles traveling more than 25 miles per hour over the posted limit and to raise the maximum ticket amount for those extreme-speed violations. “The legislature allowed a $120 fine for speeds in excess of 25 miles an hour,” the presenter said, referring to the change incorporated in the new ordinance.
The ordinance applies the program to the corridors already identified in earlier work—Main Street, Sixth Street, Craft and State Street—and preserves the city’s ability to use automated cameras where the statutory standard is met. The presenter said a prior speed study had shown a number of extreme-speed events in those corridors when cameras were piloted under earlier rules.
Councilor Hensley moved adoption of Ordinance 17-2026 after the city opened a public hearing and no members of the public asked to speak. The motion was seconded and the council voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance.
Why it matters: the change allows the city to use automated camera enforcement for more extreme speeding instances and increases the penalty tied to those high-speed violations. City leaders said the ordinance aligns local code with recent state law changes; council members did not request additional amendment before the vote.
The council returned to other agenda items after the vote. The ordinance replaces Ordinance 4-2026 and will be codified as Chapter 19, Article 5 of the City of Alamosa code of ordinances.
