Back to school season is here and drivers in the Valley are reminded to slow down in school zones. And drivers in Youngstown are reminded that if they don't slow down, they'll be caught on camera.

Youngstown Law Director Lori Shells-Simmons tells 21 News the city's school zone speed cameras will be reactivated on September 4. 

During the first two weeks of the cameras being turned on, drivers caught speeding in school zones will be issued a warning. Beginning September 18 though, those will turn into citations.

Those citations will range from $100 to $150 depending on how fast you're caught going. The cameras will be active between the time school starts until 6:00 p.m.

"What this is is a message for everyone to slow down for our babies. This is your warning. Slow down," Shells-Simmons said.

These are civil penalties, so drivers who are cited will not receive any points on their licenses.

The cameras are returning after a year-long absence in the city stemming from the proper procedures not being in place for drivers to appeal citations they received.

Shells-Simmons says the city worked with the courts and Blue Line Solutions, the company that makes the cameras, to address this issue and are ready to start anew.

The cameras will be unmanned, contrary to Ohio Revised Code Section 4511.093, which states an officer must be present for camera enforcement at all times.

However, Assistant Law Director Joe Fritz previously explained to 21 News this rule does not apply to Youngstown since it is a Home Rule city referencing the Supreme Court Case of Dayton v. State, which ruled that Home Rule cities are exempt from this provision of the Revised Code and as such may install unmanned speed cameras both in school zones and outside of them.

Shells-Simmons says if you had received a citation from the city's previous use of speed cameras and did not pay it, that citation is now waived.