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Traffic ticket fines in California

$35 base, $158 total bail for 1 to 15 mph over (Santa Clara 2025 Traffic Bail Schedule speed chart). Penalty assessments are included in total bail.Typical speeding fine (about 10 mph over)

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The details

Speeding fines
Speed chart: 1 to 15 mph over $35 base and $158 total. 16 to 25 over $70 and $287. 26 and over $100 and $410.1
Driving without insurance
VC 16028(a) proof of financial responsibility: $200 base, $855 total bail, 0 DMV points.2
Points system
Vehicle Code sections 12810, 12810.2, 12810.3 and 12810.4 set the point count.3
Where fines are set
The Judicial Council Uniform Bail and Penalty Schedule, adopted by each county court. Total bail includes the base and the added penalties and assessments.3

The sources we read do not say: running a red light, no seatbelt, handheld phone.

The speed chart in the 2026 schedules could not be read, so speeding figures come from Santa Clara's 2025 schedule. Totals can differ by county.

Sources

  1. 2025 Traffic Bail Schedule, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, checked 1 November 2026
  2. 2026 Uniform Bail and Penalty Schedule, Tehama edition, Superior Court of California, County of Tehama, checked 1 November 2026
  3. Bail and Penalty Schedule effective January 1, 2026, Superior Court of California, County of Glenn, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.