(Because these amounts frequently change, please use these amounts only as estimates.)
There are various costs and fines associated with a speeding ticket in Virginia. If you decide to prepay your speeding ticket the fines will be approximately as follows:
46.2-870 | Speeding Generally | $6 per mph over the speed limit |
46.2-871 | Speeding: School Buses | $6 per mph over the speed limit |
46.2-872 | Speeding: Special Permit Vehicles | $6 per mph over the speed limit |
46.2-873 | Speeding in School Zone | $7 per mph over the speed limit |
46.2-874 | Speeding in Business/Residential Districts | $6 per mph over the speed limit |
46.2-876 | Speeding: Passenger Vehicles w/ Trailers | $6 per mph over the speed limit |
46.2-878 | Exceeding Speed Limit Set by DOT | $6 per mph over the speed limit |
46.2-878.1 | Speeding in a Work Zone | $7 per mph over the speed limit |
46.2-878.2 | Speeding: Certain Residential Zone | $200 + $8 per mph over the limit |
46.2-881 | Speeding in Certain Bridges/Tunnels | $6 per mph over the speed limit |
If you are charged with a speeding offense or any traffic offense in a Highway Safety Corridor then the fine doubles.
Court costs for Speeding tickets (also known as Processing Fees) are $62.00 for the first traffic ticket and $11 for each additional charge with the same court date.
When a driver goes to court to challenge a speeding ticket, the worst maximum fine the judge may order is $250 in addition to the $62 court costs. (If you are charged with speeding in a Highway Safety Corridor then the fine can be up to $500).