Fairfax Speeding Tickets

Many people think that it is easier to pre-pay fines for Fairfax speeding tickets and avoid taking the time to go to court.  However, pre-paying Fairfax speeding tickets is an admission of guilt will result in a conviction that will remain on the offender’s driving record for 5 years. It will also be punished with DMV demerit points.  Accumulating too many points in a short time period could lead to driver’s license suspension by the DMV.

Speeding in Fairfax can even be a crime.  Driving more than 20 miles per hour over the speed limit or driving more than 80 miles per hour can be charged as speeding or Reckless Driving.  Reckless Driving in Fairfax is punished with jail, high fines, and driver’s license suspension.  Because it is a crime, a conviction for Reckless Driving in Fairfax will result in a permanent criminal record that can never be expunged.

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Why Do Drivers Receive Fairfax Speeding Tickets?

The Virginia Code has specified the maximum safe speeds at which drivers can travel on certain roadways.  The speed limits are posted and traveling above these speeds in Fairfax can result in Fairfax speeding tickets.  Certain areas have reduced speeds at certain times and/or increased fines and additional penalties for speeding.  These areas include school crossings and school zones (Va. Code §46.2-873), highway work zones (Va. Code §46.2-878.1), and residential areas (Va. Code §46.2-878.2).

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Driving Too Slowly

Drivers in Fairfax can also receive tickets for driving too slowly.  Va. Code §46.2-877 states that if a driver operates a motor vehicle so slowly that he impedes the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, he can receive a ticket for driving too slowly.  Of course, this statute does not apply to driving slowly in dangerous conditions.

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Measuring a Car’s Speed in Fairfax

Police officers use RADAR, LiDAR, microcomputer devices connected to odometer cables, and pacing to measure a vehicle’s speed in Fairfax.  Police officers must verify that their speed-monitoring equipment is working properly to convict a Farfax driver of speeding.  The equipment must also be properly calibrated.

Fines for Fairfax Speeding Tickets

Fairfax speeding tickets are punished with fines.  The fine is pre-payable and is based on the number of miles over the posted speed limit the offender was driving (Va. Code §46.2-878.3). The driver will generally be assessed a fine of $6 for every mile over the speed limit he was driving.

The fine increases for speeding in certain areas.  For example, speeding at a school crossing or in a highway work zone in Fairfax will be punished with a fine of $7 for every mile per hour over the posted speed limit the driver was traveling, and speeding in a residential district in Fairfax is punished with a fine of $8 for every mile per hour over the posted speed limit the driver was traveling (Va. Code §46.2-878.3).

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Fairfax Speeding Tickets and DMV Points

Convictions for Fairfax speeding tickets will also automatically result in DMV demerit points. The number of points depends on the driver’s speed:

• Driving 1-9 miles over the posted speed limit will result in 3 demerit points (Va. Code §46.2-491(D)(3)).
• Driving 10-19 miles over the speed limit will result in 4 demerit points (Va. Code §46.2-491(D)(2)).
• Driving more than 20 miles over the posted speed limit will result in 6 demerit points (Va. Code §46.2-491(D)(1)).

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