The City of Newberg uses automated cameras and sensor devices to record and photograph red light violations in an effort to reduce the number of accidents, injuries, and deaths. The enclosed images were taken automatically by a red light camera system.
The camera is connected to the traffic signal and is only activated when the light is red – not yellow or green. Vehicles crossing the stop line or entering the pedestrian crosswalk after the light turned red are detected automatically. The camera is also activated if it has picked up your vehicle going at a rate of speed of 11MPH or more over the speed limit. View the Photo Traffic Enforcement FAQs below for more details on the program.
Photo Traffic Enforcement FAQs
Photo enforcement cameras may flash for a few reasons. Sometimes the system detects a possible red-light or speeding violation and takes a photo for review. Each potential violation is first checked by the vendor and then reviewed by a Newberg-Dundee Police officer before any citation is issued. If the camera flashes but no one appears to have broken the law, it may have been running a routine self-check or calibration. This is a normal part of how the cameras operate to make sure they stay accurate. There are a few reasons why a camera may have flashed:
- You may have committed a violation (red light or speed).
- A vehicle near you in the intersection may have committed a violation.
- The camera(s) may have been adjusting or recalibrating and no violation was committed at all.
Photo Traffic Enforcement is a safety program focused on changing driver behavior at red light intersections through a comprehensive approach involving engineering, education and enforcement. The goal of photo enforcement is to increase safety for pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers. Studies have shown that photo enforcement systems have been effective in reducing the number of speeding and red-light violations.
Between February and November of 2022 traffic studies were conducted at multiple intersections along Highway 99W in Newberg from 1st Street to Brutscher Street. The studies considered traffic volume, violation counts and crash data. As a result, the intersections and 1st (99W) at Main streets and 99W at Villa Road were identified as priorities for photo traffic enforcement. After approval from ODOT, Red light and Speed Enforcement cameras were installed first at 99W and Villa in October of 2024. Re-install of both speed and red light cameras at that location should be completed in December of 2025. Installation of additional speed and red light cameras has also been approved by ODOT at 1st and Main and plans are underway for that intersection as well.
Photo Red Light:
Cameras monitor intersection approaches through advanced detection and imaging technology. A camera takes five images and a short video of the vehicle progressing through the red light. A vendor technician and a Newberg-Dundee Police officer both review each violation before a citation is issued to ensure that the driver failed to stop for a red light.
Photo Speed Enforcement:
This is a safety program that utilizes the same equipment but focuses on speeding violations. The speed of vehicles is measured as they enter the intersection using radar vehicle detection. The technology can track up to 128 objects at a time and measures vehicle speeds through intersections, identifying vehicles traveling faster than the posted speed limit.
Violations occur when the speed exceeds the established threshold. Cameras capture license plate images of violations and computers record all of the relevant data associated with the violation.
A vendor technician and a Newberg-Dundee Police officer will both verify the accuracy of each speeding violation before a citation is issued.
- Come to a complete stop
- Check for bicycles, pedestrians, and oncoming and u-turning cars before proceeding, making sure it is safe to turn
- Yield the right of way to traffic lawfully within the intersection
A vehicle registered in your name was photographed running a red light or speeding.
Please read the instructions below regarding how to take care of this citation/summons.
View the Violation on the internet: A video of the violation is available for viewing and can be accessed from any computer with internet access. It is recommended that you view the video before you proceed with a response. To view the video: www.zerofatality.com
Options to resolve the citation:
1. Appear in Court on your registered Court date/time.
2. Enter a plea of No Contest: Choose this option on the citation and return to the Court with the full fine amount prior to the Court date/time or submit a request for a payment contract. You may also appear at the Court during office hours prior to the court date/time to make payment in full or request a payment contract. Payment in full may also be made online @ https://cityofnewbergor.municipalonlinepayments.com/cityofnewbergor
3. Enter a plea of Not Guilty: Choose this option on the citation and return to the Court prior to the Court date/time or do this in person. The Court will set a future court date for the trial and provide you with a trial notice. Inquire of the Court if you are needing a Trial By Affidavit.
4. Traffic School Request: Qualified defendants may participate in a traffic safety program in exchange for a dismissal of the violation. To be eligible: no traffic citations were received with in the last two years, have not completed a traffic safety program in the last two years, and are not a Commercial Driver’s License holder. If you feel you are eligible, contact the court to confirm eligibility and get a referral.
5. Fill out the Certificate of Innocence form: If you were not the driver of the vehicle at the time and location described on the citation, you may fill out the Certificate of Innocence form and return it along with a legible photocopy of the front and back of your driver’s license. You must complete and return the form to the court prior to the date/time the Citation requires you to appear. If your form and attachments are properly submitted, your citation will be dismissed. A Police Officer may review your Certificate of Innocence form by comparing the photo red light photograph(s) with your driver’s license photograph. If the Officer believes you were the driver at the time of the violation, a Citation/Summons will be reissued. If your form and attachments are not properly submitted, information is omitted, or you do not include a photocopy of the front and back of your driver’s license, the citation will not be dismissed.
6. Fill out a Non Liability form: The Certificate of Non-Liability form requires you to identify the driver of the vehicle. You will need to complete and return the form to the court prior to the date/time the citation requires you to appear. When the court receives the completed form, the citation will be dismissed against the business or public agency. The information will be forwarded to the Police Department to review the information and possibly re-issued the citation/summons to the identified driver. Where the citation is issued to a business or public agency and you do not identify the driver, the citation/summons will not be dismissed.
Traffic Citation FAQs
- You must have have a clean driving record as of the last two years with no citations.
- You cannot be a commercial driver's license holder.
- You must not have taken a traffic safety class within the last two years for another citation.
Visit our front office in the lobby of the Public Safety Building between 8:00 AM-4:30 PM. You must appear on or before your court date to inquire about traffic school.
401 E Third St, Newberg, OR 97132
Over the Phone
If you are unable to appear in person, you can give us a call during our phone hours at (503) 537-1203. You must call on or before your court date to see if we can make other accommodations for you to sign up.
If you were cited for a traffic or code violation we will do a courtesy two week reset. You will get a reset letter in the mail. The reset letter will be sent to the address listed on the citation. Please call the court at (503) 537-1203 if you have an address change.
If you have already received your two-week courtesy reset, you will need to appear to that reset date and ask the Judge for more time.
You can also pay in full or make your monthly payment online @ https://cityofnewbergor.municipalonlinepayments.com/cityofnewbergor
You will need to show proof of the fix to the court, on or before your court date. There will also be a fix-it fee to be paid in full at the time of showing proof, to get the charge dismissed. You may also request a 30-day payment contract for the fix-it fee.
A vehicle registered in your name was photographed running a red light or speeding.
Please read the instructions below regarding how to take care of this citation/summons.
View the Violation on the internet:
A video of the violation is available for viewing and can be accessed from any computer with internet access. It is recommended that you view the video before you proceed with a response. To view the video: www.zerofatality.com
Options to resolve the citation:
1. Appear in Court on your registered Court date/time.
2. Enter a plea of No Contest: Choose this option on the citation and return to the Court with the full fine amount prior to the Court date/time or submit a request for a payment contract. You may also appear at the Court during office hours prior to the court date/time to make payment in full or request a payment contract. Payment in full may also be made online @ https://cityofnewbergor.municipalonlinepayments.com/cityofnewbergor
3. Enter a plea of Not Guilty: Choose this option on the citation and return to the Court prior to the Court date/time or do this in person. The Court will set a future court date for the trial and provide you with a trial notice. Inquire of the Court if you are needing a Trial By Affidavit.
4. Traffic School Request: Qualified defendants may participate in a traffic safety program in exchange for a dismissal of the violation. To be eligible: no traffic citations were received with in the last two years, have not completed a traffic safety program in the last two years, and are not a Commercial Driver’s License holder. If you feel you are eligible, contact the court to confirm eligibility and get a referral.
5. Fill out the Certificate of Innocence form: If you were not the driver of the vehicle at the time and location described on the citation, you may fill out the Certificate of Innocence form and return it along with a legible photocopy of the front and back of your driver’s license. You must complete and return the form to the court prior to the date/time the Citation requires you to appear. If your form and attachments are properly submitted, your citation will be dismissed. A Police Officer may review your Certificate of Innocence form by comparing the photo red light photograph(s) with your driver’s license photograph. If the Officer believes you were the driver at the time of the violation, a Citation/Summons will be reissued. If your form and attachments are not properly submitted, information is omitted, or you do not include a photocopy of the front and back of your driver’s license, the citation will not be dismissed.
6. Fill out a Non Liability form: The Certificate of Non-Liability form requires you to identify the driver of the vehicle. You will need to complete and return the form to the court prior to the date/time the citation requires you to appear. When the court receives the completed form, the citation will be dismissed against the business or public agency. The information will be forwarded to the Police Department to review the information and possibly re-issued the citation/summons to the identified driver. Where the citation is issued to a business or public agency and you do not identify the driver, the citation/summons will not be dismissed.
