Fine for Speeding in Highway Work Zone in Fairfax

Speeding in Fairfax can result in a fine, DMV demerit points, and a conviction on the offender’s driving record.  There are also increased fines for speeding in highway work zones, school crossings and school zones, and residential areas.  This post focuses on the fine for speeding in highway work zone in Fairfax.

For more information on other penalties that could result from speeding in a highway work zone in Fairfax, click here.

Fine for Speeding in Highway Work Zone in Fairfax

The fine for speeding in Fairfax is usually $6 for every mile per hour over the speed limit the offender was driving.  Speeding in a highway work zone in Fairfax, however, is punished with a higher fine.  This fine is $7 for every mile per hour over the speed limit and the fine can be as high as $500.

The increased fine applies if a driver is exceeding the speed limit in a highway work zone when workers are present.  The highway work zone must be marked with signs informing drivers of the speed limit and the penalties for speeding.  For information on what is considered a highway work zone in Virginia, click here.

If a driver pre-pays the fine for speeding in a highway work zone in Fairfax, he is admitting guilt to the offense and will have a conviction for speeding on his Virginia driving record for 5 years.

Statutes Outlining Fine for Speeding in Highway Work Zone in Fairfax

Fine for Speeding in Highway Work Zone in Fairfax

§46.2-878.1. Maximum speed limits in highway work zones; penalty.

Operation of any motor vehicle in excess of a maximum speed limit established specifically for a highway work zone, when workers are present and when such highway work zone is indicated by appropriately placed signs displaying the maximum speed limit and the penalty for violations, shall be unlawful and constitute a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $500.  For the purposes of this section, “highway work zone” means a construction or maintenance area that is located on or beside a highway and marked by appropriate warning signs and, for projects covered by contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2012, with attached flashing lights or other traffic control devices indicating that work is in progress.  Nothing in this section shall preclude the prosecution or conviction for reckless driving of any motor vehicle operator whose operation of any motor vehicle in a highway work zone, apart from speed, demonstrates a reckless disregard for life, limb, or property.

Pre-Payment of Fine for Speeding in Highway Work Zone in Fairfax

§46.2-878.3. Prepayment of fines for violations of speed limits.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Traffic Infractions and Uniform Fine Schedule adopted by the Supreme Court for prepayment of fines shall, in all instances where prepayment of a fine is permitted, include a fine of $6 per mile-per-hour in excess of posted speed limits provided for in this article. However, such Traffic Infractions and Uniform Fine Schedule shall include a fine of $7 per mile-per-hour in excess of posted speed limits for a violation of §§46.2-873 and 46.2-878.1 and $8 per mile-per-hour in excess of posted speed limits for a violation of §46.2-878.2.

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