Traffic ticket fines in New Jersey
96Typical speeding fine (about 10 mph over)
$96.00 for exceeding the limit by 10 to 14 mph (39:4-98) in the Statewide Violations Bureau Schedule effective April 27, 2020. Assessments and costs are included.1
The details
- Speeding fines
- 1 to 9 over $86.00, 10 to 14 $96.00, 15 to 19 $106.00, 20 to 24 $201.00, 25 to 29 $221.00, 30 to 34 $241.00, 35 to 39 $261.00.1
- Running a red light
- Failure to observe traffic signal (39:4-81), $86.00.1
- No seatbelt
- Failure to wear seat belt, $47.00.1
- Where fines are set
- The Statewide Violations Bureau Schedule. Each amount incorporates a fine within the statutory range, assessments and costs. 40 mph or more over needs a court appearance.12
The sources we read do not say: driving without insurance, handheld phone, points system.
The current schedule on njcourts.gov could not be read, so amounts come from the April 2020 schedule. Later updates are not confirmed. Hackettstown lists $85 and $95.
Sources
- Directive #15-20 Promulgation of Updated Statewide Violations Bureau Schedule, New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts (copy posted by Township of Maplewood) (secondary), checked 2 November 2026
- Directive #16-21 Process for Promulgation of Updates to Statewide Violations Bureau Schedule, New Jersey Courts, checked 2 November 2026
Checked 2 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.