Manassas Speeding Tickets

Manassas speeding tickets can be pre-paid online, avoiding the need to go to court. However, pre-paying Manassas speeding tickets is admitting guilt and will result in a conviction that will remain on the offender’s driving record for several  years.  It will also be punished with automatic DMV demerit points.  Accumulating too many DMV demerit points in a short time period could lead to driver’s license suspension by the DMV.

Speeding in Manassas can sometimes 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 Manassas is punished with jail, high fines, and driver’s license suspension.  A conviction for a Manassas Reckless Driving charge will remain on the driver’s permanent criminal record.

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Why Do Drivers Receive Manassas Speeding Tickets?

The Virginia Code has specified the maximum safe speeds at which drivers can travel on certain roadways.  Speed limits in Manassas are posted and traveling above these speeds can result in Manassas speeding tickets.  Additionally, certain areas have reduced speeds at certain times and increased fines 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).

Driving Too Slowly in Manassas

Drivers in Manassas can even receive tickets for driving too slowly.  Pursuant to Va. Code §46.2-877, if a driver operates a motor vehicle so slowly that he impedes the normal and reasonable flow of traffic, he can receive a ticket for driving too slowly.

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Measuring a Car’s Speed in Fairfax

Police officers measure vehicle speed in Manassas by using RADAR, LiDAR, microcomputer devices connected to odometer cables, and pacing.  The officer must verify that the speed-monitoring equipment was working and the equipment must also be properly calibrated.

Fines for Manassas Speeding Tickets

Manassas speeding tickets are punished with fines.  The fine is pre-payable and is based on the number of miles over the speed limit the offender was driving (Va. Code §46.2-878.3).  The fine is usually $6 for every mile over the speed limit.

The fine increases for speeding in certain areas in Manassas, including school crossings and school zones, highway work zones, and residential areas.

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Manassas Speeding Tickets and DMV Points

Convictions for Manassas speeding tickets automatically result in DMV demerit points. The number of points depends on how fast the offender was driving:

• Speeding 1-9 miles over the speed limit will result in 3 demerit points.
• Speeding 10-19 miles over the speed limit will result in 4 demerit points.
• Speeding 20 miles or more over the speed limit will result in 6 demerit points.

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