(Miami, FL) - The two-week warning period is over as the Miami Dade School Bus camera program officially goes back on line.
The program was taken offline in April of 2025 after drivers complained they got a ticket even though they obeyed the law.
Now, 900-school buses are equipped with AI-powered stop-arm cameras and an increase in the number of deputies monitoring the footage.
As of today, drivers who blow past a stopped school bus again face a $225 dollar fine.
And if you received a ticket before April 2025, you are still required to comply with the law.
According to the law:
• Drivers must stop for stationary school buses when their red lights are flashing, and remain stopped until the buses resume moving, or until the red lights stop flashing.
• On two-lane roads, all traffic in both directions must stop.
• On four-lane roads or multi-lane roads without barriers, including roads with a center turn lane, all traffic in both directions must stop. The exception is where at least a 5-foot raised median exists between the multi-lane roads.
According to Florida Statute 318.19. (2): The driver of a vehicle upon a divided highway with an unpaved space of at least 5 feet, a raised median, or a physical barrier is not required to stop when traveling in the opposite direction of a school bus which is stopped in accordance with the provisions of this section.
• You must remain stopped until the stop arm is withdrawn and the red lights stop flashing.