Speeding 15 Miles Per Hour or Over (CDL) Fines, Traffic Points and Defense

Speeding has become a dangerous problem on the roads of the United States these days, with state officers and local officers all over the country setting up speed traps to catch offenders and make the roads safer for motorists and pedestrians alike. Speeding 15 miles per hour or over with a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) can bring serious consequences and fines for the motorist. When speeding 15 miles per hour or more with a CDL, the violator is subject to fines, points, and maybe even a license suspension or CDL revocation.

Fines and Penalties

Any driver with a CDL that speeds 15 miles per hour or more over the posted speed limit should expect fines ranging from $100-$300 depending on the state or local township where the violation took place. (See also options to fight a ticket as a CDL holder) Any violation that involves 15 miles per hour or more over the speed limit is recorded as a serious violation on a CDL. If a motorist is convicted of two serious violations within a three-year period, their CDL will be suspended for 60 days. The CDL will be suspended for 120 days if a motorist with this type of license is convicted of three serious violations over a three-year period. If convicted of a serious traffic violation in your private vehicle and your private driver’s license is suspended, your CDL might also be suspended.

Traffic Points and Impact on Driving Record / License

Speeding 15 miles per hour or more over the posted speed limit comes with two points on the driver’s CDL. If the driver of the vehicle was driving 85 MPH or more in a 65 MPH zone then the CDL will be assessed five points. As mentioned earlier, if convicted of two serious traffic offenses within a three-year period, the CDL will be suspended for 60 days. (See also Traffic charge dropped to protect CDL). Another negative effect from these violations is an increase in insurance rates for not only the CDL but also possibly the driver’s private license.

State Fines and Penalties

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State	Avg. Fines	Points	Traffic School	License Suspension Rate	Jail
Alabama	Up to $175	2 points for infractions under 85MPH, 5 points for infractions over 85MPH, expect insurance rate increases to correlate to severity of citation	No, but judge and case specific circumstances allow for traffic school as means of dismissing ticket	Case Specific	Excluded from point count after two (2) years, unstated officially regarding driving record, but typically, never more than three (3) years
Alaska	Up to $300 for racing, consistently over $100	4 points, expect insurance rate increases	Yes, more than 6 points in a year for provision license holders. Traffic school can be used once annually to reduce overall point total	Two (2) suspensions based on points in two (2) years	Point accumulating offenses on driving record for five (5) years
Arizona	Up to $250	3 points, insurance rates to increase based on recklessness of offense	Not required, but voluntary attendance will dismiss ticket and avoid being placed on driving record	Case Specific	Point accumulating offenses on driving record for five (5) years
Arkansas	Not more than 30 days imprisonment, fine of up to $100	Noted as criminal offense, class C misdemeanor, up to 8 points, massive insurance rate increases expected	Case specific, but potentially required	License revocation on case specific basis	Point accumulating offenses on driving record up to five (5) years, major or criminal driving offenses potentially for a decade or more
California	Up to $200	1 or 2 points depending on actual citation, expect heavy premium increases	Yes, case specific, but one offense per eighteen months may be masked from public view if completing traffic school	License suspension reinstatement automatically requires administrative hearing	One (1) point offenses remain on record for three (3) years, two (2) point offenses remain on record for seven (7) years
Colorado	$80 to $120, , offenses in excess of six (6) points require court hearing and may be significantly higher, but no more than $1000	4 points at least, higher speeds can increase point count up to 12 points	Yes, case specific, but will not dismiss points from record	Hearing required to determine on case specific basis, 12 points accumulated equals mandatory suspension	Point accumulating offenses on driving record no less than seven (7) years Colorado CDL Traffic Violations
Connecticut	At least $50 up to $444 or more for offenses in school or construction zones	Two (2) points up to Four (4) points in cases of racing, expect heavy insurance premiums increase	May be required by clerk, dismissal of fines or points possible through clerk approved traffic school arrangement	Ten (10) points accrued result in suspension, revocation case specific pending hearing	Points remain on driver record for two (2) years
Delaware	Officer discretion	5 points on record, expect significant insurance premium increases	Yes, case specific and required, may be used to reduce overall point count	Accumulation of fourteen (14) points means mandatory suspension for four (4) months	Mandatory suspension for 25MPH or over offenses, and longer suspensions for driving over 100MPH on highway
DC	Officer discretion, may result in immediate license suspension	4 points assessed to driving record, expect larger insurance premium costs	Yes, may be required, and can be used as means of reducing point total	10 points accumulated requires 90-day suspension, 12 point accumulation requires revocation needing official reinstatement	Points remain on driver's record for two (2) years
Florida	$180 up $250 or more	4 points assessed to driving record, expect larger insurance premium costs	Yes, and basic driver improvement courses are option for dimissing points	Twelve (12) points in one (1) year requires mandatory suspension, revocation is case specific and determined by hearing	Offenses resulting in points kept on driving record for seven (7) years
Georgia	Court discretion, speeding fines can be up to $1,000, but rarely breach $300 for all practical purposes	2 to 6 points, pending actual speed	Yes, and potentially used for one violation reduction every five (5) years	Accumulation of fifteen (15) points in two years results in suspension	Offenses resulting in points kept on driving record for seven (7) years
Hawaii	Officer discretion	Point system not applicable in state	Yes, may be mandated in event of serious offenses	Case specific	Offenses may remain on traffic abstract for no more than ten (10) years
Idaho	Officer discretion $10 to $141.5	Up to 4 points, expect insurance premiums to rise	Yes, once every three (3) years, drivers may reduce point total by three points	Risk of suspension after 11 points in one (1) year or 17 points in two (2) years	Point accumulating offenses on driving record for three (3) years
Illinois	$75	20 points or more, expect large insurance premium increase	Yes, required for some offenses, can be used as means of dismissing points in lieu of license suspension	Mandatory suspension for accumulation of 15 points, revocations begin at 110 points	Point accumulating offenses remain on record four (4) to five (5) years
Indiana	Always in excess of $100, larger fines typically at officer discretion as well	4 to 8 points assessed, pending speeed over, expect rate increases	Yes, driver safety program required in case specific situations and in lieu of point total nearing suspension levels	Suspension based on hearing if driver accrues more than 18 points in two (2) years	Point accumulating offenses remain on record for two (2) years Indiana CDL Traffic Violations
Iowa	Case specific	None unless in excess of 25MPH, violation may increase insurance premium rates though	Yes, courts may require driver improvement program	Suspension required if three (3) or more violations assessed in one (1) year period	Point and other violations remain on record for at least five (5) years
Kansas	$100 up to $496, pending speed	Does not adhere to point system	Yes, may be required, and may be done every three (3) years to garner better insurance premiums	Conviction of three (3) moving violations in one (1) year risks license suspension	Violation convictions on record up to five (5) years
Kentucky	Not more than $100	6 points, expect high rate increases	Yes, can elect to attend once per year if eligible to dismiss violation for given offense causing attendance	Suspension hearing required if accumualted more than twelve (12) points in two (2) year period	Points expire after two (2) years, but remain on driver record for five (5) years
Louisiana	Not more than $175 for first offense	No point system, reported to PDPS	Yes, may be required, and can be used to suspend conviction of violation	Specific violations result in suspension, including the vague wording of "excessive violations", number not noted	Less than ten (10) years convictions remain on driving record
Maine	No less than $25 and not more than $500	6 points assessed, expect large insurance premium increases	Yes, may be mandated, can be used to dimiss three (3) demerit points per one (1) year period	License suspension for fifteen (15) days required for persons with more than 12 demerit points in 12 month period	Violations remain on driving record for three (3) years up to no more than ten (10) years
Maryland	Jurisdictional discretion, not more than $500 by state law	5 points assessed, expect rapid increase in insurance rates	None	License revoked for drivers with 12 points (19 if driver using vehicle for employment) in two (2) years	Violations expunged from driving record every three (3) year cycle Maryland CDL Traffic Violations
Massachusetts	At least $50, with additional $10 for every MPH over limit	No surchargeable points assessed for first offense, 2 points for second	Yes, required if driver accumulates five (5) surchargeable events in three (3) years	License suspensions begin with three (3) speeding violations being recorded in a one (1) year period	All driving records remain in affect from "mid-eighties" to present
Michigan	Jurisdictional, not more than $50 in almost all cases on freeways	4 points assessed to driving record, expect larger insurance premium costs	Yes, potentially mandated	Accrual of 12 points on two (1) year period subject driver to license suspension of not more than one (1) year	Points remain on driving record ever more than ten (10) years, affecting insurance rates for about three (3) years
Minnesota	Not more than $200	None, violations may increase insurance premium rates though	Yes, courts may require driver imporvement course in lieu of or on top of existing offenses	Conviction of three (3) offenses in one (1) year results in license suspension, length determined via hearing	Offense counts ended on yearly cycle
Mississippi	Not more than $100 first offense, not more than $200 second offense in one (1) year	No point system in state	Yes, potentially mandated, but can be used to dimiss offenses	Suspension or revocation at discretion of licensing agency	Offenses maintained on active record for more than four (4) years
Missouri	Not more than $500	2 to 3 points assessed, pending whether in violation of state or local laws	Yes, either mandated or voluntarily undergone to reduce point total	Driver subject to suspension for accumulation of more than 8 points in eighteen (18) months	Moving violations maintained on record up to three (3) years, suspension on record for five (5) years
Montana	$40 for first offense	3 points assessed, expect insurance rates to increase	Yes, potentially mandated as sanction, but will not reduce or dismiss points	Accrual of 6 points in eighteen (18) months makes driver subject to sanctions, but accrual of 15 points in thirty-six (36) months mandates suspension	Points applied to record for three (3) years, but traffic violations remain in state database permanently
Nebraska	$125 to $200	3 points assessed, expect insurance rates to increase	Yes, possibly mandated as sanction, but also, can be used to remove 2 points every five (5) years	Accumulation of 12 points in two (2) years immediately revokes license for six (6) months	Driver's record viewed as public record, and infractions remain visible indefinitely
Nevada	Not more than $1,000 for any offense, generally significantly less	3 to 4 points assessed pending actual speed	Yes, potentially required, but also, can be used once per one (1) year period to reduce points voluntarily	Accrual of 12 points in twelve (12) months results in six (6) month license suspension	Driver records maintained for three (3) years for private individuals, longer for commercial drivers
New Hampshire	Not more than $1,000	3 to 4 points assessed pending whether over or under above 25 MPH above posted limit	Yes, required in some instances and as possible means of reducing points	Accrual of 12 points in twelve (12) months results in three (3) month license suspension	Points remain on driving record for three (3) years using Jan.1 as effective start date of three year period
New Jersey	No less than $50 and not more than $200	2 to 5 points incurred, pending actual speed	Yes, case pending may be required, otherwise can be used to remove 2 points from record	Accrual of 12 points in two (2) year period requires 30 day suspension of license	Driver history abstract available in complete form or within five (5) year period
New Mexico	$10 to $200	5 to 8 points depending on speed, expect rate increases	Yes, may be mandated or voluntarily undergone for points reduction	Accumulation of 7 to 10 points in one (1) year may result in three (3) month suspension, pending hearing
New York	Not more than $60 to $200	4 points or more, expect rate increases	Yes, potentially required in specific cases, and may be used to remove up to 4 points in some cases	Accumulation of 11 points in eighteen (18) month period results in one (1) month license suspension	Driving record points may be removed no later than four (4) years from offense, but potetnial to view last ten (10) years of record available
North Carolina	Not more than $1000	3 points assessed, expect rates to increase	Yes, driver improvement clinics may be mandated, and can be used once every five (5) years for 3 point reduction	Accumulation of more than 12 points in three (3) years makes license subject to suspension	Driving record points counted against driver for up to three (3) years, and violations on record available for viewing up to seven (7) years
North Dakota	$100, plus $5 for every MPH over limit	3 points assessed, expect rates to increase	Yes, and driver may elect to undergo driver improvement course once annually to reduce by 2 points	Every point accumulated above 11 points requires seven (7) day license suspension	Violations older than three (3) years do not remain on driving record
Ohio	$100 to not more than $500	At least 2 points with additional point added per 5 MPH in excess	Yes, remedial dirving instruction may be legally required to reinstate driving priviledges	Accumulation of more than 12 points in two (2) years makes drivers subject to six (6) month suspension	Violtaions older than three (3) years are not included in current driving record
Oklahoma	Not less than $10 not more than $200	2 points assessed	Yes, potentially mandated, but also can be used to reduce 2 points	Accumulation of more than 10 points subjects driver to license suspension of one (1) month	Offenses in last three (3) years are recorded on driving records
Oregon	No less than $75 and not more than $600	No point system	Yes, if mandated, but not possible to reduce offense total	Conviction of four (4) offenses in eighteen (18) month period requires hearing with driver improvement interview	Offenses and convictions for traffic violations remain on record more than five (5) years
Pennsylvania	$42.50 plus $5 for every additional MPH over 5 MPH over limit	3 points up to 5 points assessed, pending speed, expect insurance rates to increase	Yes, if mandated as sanction, but not means of reducing violation or dismissing points	Accumulation of more than 6 points requires examination, accumulation of 6 more points requires hearing of potential suspension	Violations remain on record for three (3) years, and for employment checks only, ten (10) year records can be obtained
Rhode Island	$10 fine per MPH above limit	No point system	Yes, if mandated by licensing authority	Incurring three or more major violations in three year period results in one to five year suspension of license	Records of violations and offenses kept for three (3) years
South Carolina	Not more than $200 for first offense	4 to 6 points assessed, expect rates to increase	Yes, potentially mandated and means of removing 4 points	Accumulation of 12 points in twelve months results in suspension, points older than one (1) year counted at half value	Driving records are available in three (3) and ten (10) year increments
South Dakota	Not more than $200 for first offense	Points not assessed for speeding violations, but fines required	No	Accumulating 15 more points in one (1) year, or 22 points in two (2) year period results in suspension of 60 days	Driving records of offenses and violations maintained indefintitely, points remain on record for three (3) years
Tennessee	Not more than $250 for first offense	4 points up to 6 points, pending offense	Yes, may be mandated, and drivers may reduce points through course once every five (5) years	Accumulation of more than 12 points in one (1) year period results in license suspension	Driving records maintained for three (3) years
Texas	$1 to $200 per state statutes	2 points assessed	Yes, potentially required, and may be used to dismiss violation	Incurring four (4) or more violations in one (1) year runs risk of suspension	Driving record offenses and violations remain on record for no more than five (5) years
Utah	Officer and court authority discretion	Up to 75 points assessed	Yes, possibly court mandated, and if necessary, can be used once every three (3) years to remove 50 points	Accumulating more than 200 points on license, if over 21 years old, in three (3) year period results in mandatory suspension of three (3) months	Moving violations remain on driving record for three (3) years
Vermont	Not more than $175 for first offense	2 to 8 points, pending amount over limit	Yes, possibly required as part of license reinstatement	Incuring 10 or more points in two (2) year period results in license suspension	Violations remain on record for no more than three (3) years
Virginia	Not more than $200	3 point violation or typically assessed	Yes, driver improvement clinic may be required, and possibly used to offset 5 demerit points	Accumulating more than 18 points in one (1) year, or more than 24 points in two (2) years results in license suspension	Moving violations remain on driving record for three (3) years and speeding violations remain on record for five (5) years in state
Washington	Not more than $250	State does not adhere to point system	Yes, potentially required by court authority	Accruing four (4) offenses in one (1) year or five (5) offenses in two (2) years leaves potential for authority to suspend license as desired	Moving violations and accidents remain on driving record for five (5) years
West Virginia	Not more than $100	Up to 6 points	Yes, drivers may be legally bound to attend, and attendance may reduce points as well	Accumulating more than 12 points results in license suspension for no more than one (1) year at discretion of authority
Wisconsin	$40 to $300 for first offense, fine double for second offense	4 to 6 points incurred	Yes, sometimes required, but voluntarily taken can reduce points by 3 every five (5) years	Incurring 12 or more points in one (1) year makes driver subject to suspension at discretion of authority	Violations, suspensions, and revocations remain on record for five (5) years from date of conviction
Wyoming	No more than $200	State does not adhere to point system	No	Conviction of four (4) violations in one (1) year period results in 90 day suspension	Violations remain on driver's record for no more than three (3) years

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