Traffic ticket fines in Virginia
60Typical speeding fine (about 10 mph over)
$6 per mile over the speed limit, so $60 at 10 mph over, plus a $51 processing fee (Rule 3B:2 Uniform Fine Schedule).1
The details
- Speeding fines
- $6 per mile over the limit. School crossing and highway work zone $7 per mile. Residence district $200 plus $8 per mile.1
- No seatbelt
- Failure of a person at least 18 in the front seat to use a safety belt, $25.1
- Handheld phone
- Holding a handheld personal communications device while driving, $125 fine plus $51 processing fee, $176 total.2
- Where fines are set
- Prepayable amounts are in Supreme Court of Virginia Rule 3B:2. Costs are paid under the Code of Virginia.12
The sources we read do not say: running a red light, driving without insurance, points system.
Speeding amounts are from the July 1, 2020 order. The September 29, 2023 order read here did not show speeding entries.
Sources
- Order amending Rules 3B:2 and 3C:2, effective July 1, 2020, Supreme Court of Virginia, checked 1 November 2026
- Order amending Rule 3B:2, entered September 29, 2023, Supreme Court of Virginia, checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.