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Can you get arrested for speeding?
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Speeding a normal traffic violation.
The police will give you a ticket and let you go.
But, there are two reasons you can get arrested for speeding:
The only thing you’ll get charged with for speeding is fines.
Speeding is a civil infraction punishable by fines.
A civil infraction is not a criminal offense.
For traffic offenses that are civil infractions, you will:
But if you’re speeding gets defined as reckless driving, you’ll get charged with:
You will have to show up in traffic court to defend yourself.
Fill out the form on this page to get a criminal defense attorney to defend you.
You could spend up to a year in jail for reckless driving.
We offer free consultations to give you some legal advice on your situation.
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On average, you’ll spend $150 on a speeding ticket.
But what you get charged for speeding depends on:
An example from Maine’s speeding laws is:
Your speeding fines can double if you’re speeding in:
How fast you have to go to get arrested depends on the state you live in.
Some speeds that you will get arrested for are:
You’ll need to look up your specific state’s reckless driving laws.
Reckless driving is normally a misdemeanor traffic violation.
In most states, you’ll get up to 90 days to a year in jail for these speeding violations.
Yes, you can be arrested for not signing a ticket.
A police officer has the authority to arrest anyone who doesn’t sign a ticket.
Signing a traffic ticket is not an admission of guilt.
And you can appear in traffic court to contest the traffic ticket.
Signing a traffic ticket just proves that you are aware of the speeding ticket.
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Yes, cops can catch you speeding from behind.
Most cop cars have have a dual function radar units.
These allow police officers to record your speed from the front and rear of their car.
Yes, you can go to jail for speeding.
But only if you are hitting speeds deemed as reckless driving per your local traffic laws.
Reckless driving, depending on your state, is doing:
You won’t go to jail for getting a normal speeding ticket.
But, there is a possibility that you can go to jail depending on:
You can go to jail for speeding for up to 30 days to 1 year.
How long you can go to jail for speeding depends on the state you live in.
Speeding in a construction zone will land you with increased:
To get in trouble for speeding in a construction zone:
When you get pulled over for speeding, the police officer will ask for your:
They run your information through the system during the traffic stop.
This tells them things like your:
Once they know your driving records, they know what type of citation to give you.
They will write you a speeding ticket, ask you to sign it, and let you go.
Here are some other questions that we get about getting arrested for speeding.
You can get a ticket out of state.
And you will have to go back to the county you got the ticket in to go to traffic court.
But that’s only if you want to contest the out of state ticket.
What if you just want to pay it?
Usually, you can just pay your out of state ticket online.
To contest the ticket, you need traffic ticket attorneys from where you got the ticket.
You won’t go to jail for speeding in Texas unless you:
Yes, most speeding tickets are a Class C misdemeanor in Texas.
The police can go as fast as they want to while responding to an emergency call.
Let’s say they are not responding to a call.
Then they must obey posted speed limits and traffic rules.
Most cop cars can co up to 155 mph.
Law enforcement is allowed to go this fast if they are responding to a call.
You cannot get arrested for a traffic violation.
The only way to get arrested for a traffic violation is for another situation, like:
We don’t normally associate DUIs with speeding tickets.
If you get pulled over for both, you might be wondering, “will I go to jail?”
For driving motor vehicle under the influence, yes.
But you won’t get arrested for speeding in this case.
Both situations will get added to your driving records.
If you have an open container, that will be an additional, third charge.
If you are facing a going to jail for speeding, fill out the form on this page.
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