Stop-arm Camera Enforcement
Passing a stopped school bus scenarios.

Effective July 1, 2023 Florida Statute 316.173 permitted school districts to contract with third-party providers for stop-arm camera violation enforcement. Santa Rosa County District Schools has partnered with AngelTrax and the Santa Rosa County Sheriffs Office to enforce school bus stop-arm violations within Santa Rosa County.

Starting March 4, 2024, violators will receive a citation by mail. These violations will be sent to the 1st registered person of the vehicle in violation. The violator will have three options to take care of the citation:

1. Pay the fine ($225) online or by mailing a check to the address listed on the citation received.

2. Complete an affidavit requesting the citation be transferred to the responsible party who is not the 1st registered owner of the vehicle.

3. Contest the citation and request an appearance in front of a hearing officer (if the citation is upheld, the violator will be responsible for the cost of the fine plus any additional courts costs as determined by the hearing officer).

Failure to perform one of these three options within 30 days of the violation, the Sheriffs Office will issue an additional Uniform Traffic Citation that will require the person to appear in court. This citation could result in the violation being reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles for further actions against your drivers license.

Contact Information

Child Safety Program

TO PAY THE CIVIL PENALTY-
NOTE: The time period to pay is shown on the reverse side in the box on the top right corner. There is a 3% convenience fee charged by the banking institution for any electronic payments.
ONLINE PAYMENT: Visit www.childsafetyprogram.us, select Pay Fine, enter your Access Code and PIN and click PAY button.
PAYMENT BY PHONE: Call toll-free 1-800-457-1788 between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM CST, Monday through Friday.
PAYMENT BY MAIL: Mail your cashier’s check, personal check or money order (payable to Child Safety Program) with the cut-off portion printed at the bottom of the reverse side of your notice. Include the Access Code (see box on the top right of your violation) on your cashier’s check, personal check or money order. Payment mailing address: Child Safety Program, P.O. Box 2141, Dothan, AL 36302. Checks returned for Insufficient Funds will result in an NSF fee added to your penalty amount, in addition to any fees charged by your banking institution. DO NOT MAIL CASH.

TRANSFER LIABILITY-
NAME THE DRIVER AT THE TIME OF THE ALLEGED VIOLATION:  Submit a sworn, notarized statement that you were not the operator of the vehicle at the time of the violation, providing the name and address of the driver, by completing and submitting the Affidavit of Non-Liability downloaded from www.childsafetyprogram.us to:  Santa Rosa County District Schools, Attn: Purchasing Department, 6544 Firehouse Rd.,  Milton, FL 32570
IF YOU ARE A RENTAL CAR COMPANY: Please complete and submit a notarized Affidavit of Non-Liability downloaded from www.childsafetyprogram.us to:  Santa Rosa County District Schools, Attn: Purchasing Department, 6544 Firehouse Rd.,  Milton, FL 32570
VEHICLE OR PLATE REPORTED STOLEN PRIOR TO ALLEGED VIOLATION: Please complete and submit a notarized Affidavit of Non-Liability downloaded from www.childsafetyprogram.us to:  Santa Rosa County District Schools, Attn: Purchasing Department, 6544 Firehouse Rd.,  Milton, FL 32570
VEHICLE SOLD PRIOR TO ALLEGED VIOLATION: Please complete and submit a notarized Affidavit of Non-Liability downloaded from  www.childsafetyprogram.us to:  Santa Rosa County District Schools, Attn: Purchasing Department, 6544 Firehouse Rd.,  Milton, FL 32570

CONTEST THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION-
CONTEST THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION BY APPEARING IN COURT: Review video evidence online by visiting www.childsafetyprogram.us using your Access Code and PIN (see box on the top right of your violation). To contest the Notice of Violation, visit www.childsafetyprogram.us, using your Access Code and PIN, and follow the instructions above the Contest the Notice of Violation button for the Request for Court Hearing form by submitting a notarized Affidavit of Non-Liability downloaded from www.childsafetyprogram.us to:  Santa Rosa County District Schools, Attn: Purchasing Department, 6544 Firehouse Rd.,  Milton, FL 32570.
NOTE: Unless you submit an affidavit or a Request for Court Hearing form prior to the due date on this notice, a civil penalty of $225.00 must be paid by the due date shown on the front of this notice.
REQUEST TO CHANGE THE SCHEDULED HEARING DATE:  Submit your request in writing to: Santa Rosa County District Schools, Attn: Purchasing Department, 6544 Firehouse Rd.,  Milton, FL 32570 or by email to:  childsafety@santarosa.k12.fl.us.
Note:  Changes to your hearing date may be requested  only one time.