America’s Most Expensive Speeding Tickets

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If you’re upset over a $200 speeding ticket, be glad you’re not a Virginia resident. While their traditional fine is only $100 over the national median for a first time offense, they’ve recently added a $1,050 surcharge for state residents. At $1,350 total, that’s the most expensive speeding ticket in the US for first offenders.

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For the rest of us, Georgia is the state to watch out for. First-time speeders in Georgia face a maximum fine of $1,000 and possibly even up to a year in jail. North Carolina is slightly more lenient; you can only be fined up to $1,000 and spend up to sixty days in jail. Illinois, Nevada and New Hampshire also carry maximum fines of $1,000, but no jail time.

Of course, these don’t include fines and/or jail time for multiple offenses, reckless endangerment or for speeding in construction zones. As always, the best way to avoid getting the most expensive speeding ticket (or any speeding ticket) is to avoid speeding.