Greater Boston drivers may soon receive a new type of traffic ticket in their mailboxes.

A new law institutes fines for blocking bus lanes or bus stops. Drivers could face fines ranging from $25 to $125 based on the new regulations that the MBTA’s Board of Directors approved Wednesday.

Unlike all other traffic tickets drivers have historically received in Massachusetts, these citations will be issued not by a police officer, but by an automated camera mounted on the front of a public bus or at a bus stop.

The new ticketing system was made possible by legislation signed by Gov. Maura Healey early this year , allowing for automated ticketing in limited cases, including instances where drivers illegally pass school buses.

“We have nearly 7,000 bus stops that we serve every single day,

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