2x difference in listed speeding ticket fine?
I was issued a 57 mph in a 40 mph zone speeding ticket 5 days ago. I looked up the legislature, updated in July 2007 according to the legislature website, and saw that the fine is plus 6 for every 1 mph over over 10 mph and less than 20. So I'm looking at a ticket. Then I went to the government website and looked at the fine schedule, which lists a 1 fine for 17 mph over, with increments between 1 mph differences.
Are cities allowed to tack on additional fees for normal speeding tickets? Why is the increment less than listed in the law?
Also the fine schedule page is listed as being updated in July 2007. They were updated at the same time.
No, this was not in a construction zone btw. The fine schedule is for regular speeding tickets.
June 13th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
At risk of over simplifiying:
If the ticket was issued by a city cop, follow the city's guidelines.
If it was written by a county sheriff (or equivalent) follow the county's guidelines.
If it was written by a state trooper, follow the state's guidelines.
Where you are going to get HOSED is on the "court costs" part that apparently you missed. Around here, that can be more than twice the actual fine.
June 13th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
It depends on which agency wrote you the ticket (city, county, state). Here in my area, when I (Deputy) write a ticket, the fine is the same as State Troopers, but different than city police. For example, if I write you a ticket for speeding (1-10 over), your fine will be $179.90 where if a city cop wrote the same ticket, it would be $80. Even if I stopped you inside the city limits, my ticket would still be different than the city cop.