Reckless Driving Laws by State

(AL Code Sec. 32-5A-190)

• First conviction: Imprisonment for a period between 5 and 90 days and/or a fine not less than $25 but not more than $500
• Second or more convictions: Imprisonment of no less than 10 days but no more than 6 months, and/or a fine of no less than $50 but no more than $500. The court can prohibit the person from driving a motor vehicle on the public highways for a period not exceeding 6 months, and the person's license may be suspended for said time.

(AK ST Sec. 28.35.400)

(ARS 28-693)

(AR Code 27-50-308)

• First conviction: Imprisonment of between 5 and 90 days and/or a fine of between $25 and $500
• First conviction if physical injury to a person results: Imprisonment of between 30 days and 90 days and/or by a fine of between $100 and $1,000
• Second conviction within 3 years from first conviction: Imprisonment of between 30 days and 6 months, and/or by a fine of between $500 and $1,000.
• Second conviction if physical injury to a person results: Imprisonment of between 60 days and 1 year, or by a fine of between $500 and $1.000, or both

Reckless driving (California Vehicle Code Section 23103)

Reckless driving: Bodily injury (California Vehicle Code Section 23104)

• Conviction without bodily harm: Imprisonment in county jail of between 5 and 90 days, and/or a fine of between $145 and $1,000
• The conviction with bodily injury: Imprisonment of between 30 days and 6 months, and/or a fine of between $220 and $1,000

(CRS 42-4-1401)

• First motor vehicle offense: Between 10-90 days in jail and/or up-to $300 in fines
• Multiple convictions: If convicted a second time, a fine of between $50 and $1,000, and/or jail time between 10 days and 6 months

(GSC section 14-222)

• First Conviction: Imprisonment of no more than 30 days, and/or a fine of between $100 and $300
• Second or subsequent conviction: Fine of no more than $600, and/or imprisonment of no more than one year

(DE Code Title 21 section 4175)

• First offense: Fine of between $100 and $300, and/or imprisonment of between 10 and 30 days
• Every subsequent offense within a 3-year term: Fine of between $300 and $1,000 and/or imprisonment of between 30 and 60 days

(DC Code section 50-2201.04)

• First conviction: Incarceration of no more than 90 days, and/or a fine of $500
• Subsequent convictions within 2 years: Fine of $500 and/or incarcerated for no more than 180 days

(FS 316.192)

• Any person who drives any vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property
• Fleeing a law enforcement officer in a motor vehicle is reckless driving per se

• First Conviction: Imprisonment for a period of no more than 90 days, and/or a fine of between $25 and $500
• Second Conviction: Imprisonment of no more than 6 months, and/or by a fine of between $50 and $1,000
• If damage to the property or person of another occurs: Imprisonment of no more than 1 year
• If a serious bodily injury occurs: Imprisonment of no more than 5 years

• If damage to the property or person of another occurs: Misdemeanor of the first degree
• If serious bodily injury occurs: Felony of the third degree

Reckless driving

(Georgia Code 40-6-390)

(HRS section 291-2)

(ID Statutes section 49-1401)

• First conviction: Imprisonment of no more than 6 months, and/or fine of up to $1,000
• Subsequent convictions within 5 years from first conviction: Imprisonment of no more than 1 year, or maybe fined no more than $2,000.00, or both. Driver's license or privileges may also be suspended.

• First Conviction: Misdemeanor
• Subsequent convictions within 5 years from first conviction: Misdemeanor

(625 ILCS 5/11-500 to 5/11-505)

• Reckless driving: Possible sentence of up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.
• Aggravated Reckless Driving: Sentence of up to 3 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $25,000.

• Reckless driving: Class A misdemeanor
• If violation causes bodily harm to a child or school crossing guard, or if it causes greatly bodily harm: Class 4 Felony.

(Indiana Code 9-21-8-52)

• drives at such an unreasonably high rate of speed or at such an unreasonably low rate of speed under the circumstances as to endanger the safety or the property of others; or block the proper flow of traffic;
• Passes another vehicle from the rear while on a slope or on a curve where vision is obstructed for a distance of fewer than 500 feet ahead;
• Drives in and out of a line of traffic, except as otherwise permitted; or
• Speeds up or refuses to give one-half ( ½ ) of the roadway to a driver overtaking and desiring to pass.

(IA Code section 321.277)

• Conviction up to 30 days in jail and/or $25 to $625 in fines

(KS Statutes 8-1566)

• First Conviction: Imprisonment of between 5 and 90 days, or a fine of between $25.00 and $500.00, or both.
• Subsequent Conviction: Imprisonment of between 10 days and 6 months, or a fine of between $50.00 and $500.00, or both.

(KRS 189.290)

• First Conviction: Fined at least $20 but no more than $100.
• Subsequent convictions: Could face up to 6-month license suspension

(LRS 32:58)

• First Conviction: Fined of no more than $175.00, or by imprisonment for no more than 30 days, or both.
• Subsequent Conviction: Fined no more than $500.00, or by imprisonment of no more than 90 days, or both.

(MRS Title 29-A section 2413)

(MD Transp. Code section 21-901.1)

1. In wanton or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property; or
2. In a manner that indicates a wanton or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property.

(MGL chapter 90 Sec. 24)

1. A person who operates a motor vehicle recklessly, or operates such a vehicle negligently so that the lives or safety of the public might be endangered.
2. A person who, without stopping and making known his name, residence, and the register number of his motor vehicle goes away after knowingly colliding with or otherwise causing injury to any other vehicle or property.
3. A person who loans or knowingly permits his license or learner's permit to operate motor vehicles to be used by any person.
4. A person who makes false statements in an application for such a license or learner's permit, or whoever knowingly makes any false statement in an application for registration of a motor vehicle.

• Fine of between $20.00 and $200 or by imprisonment of between 2 weeks and 2 years.

(MI Vehicle Code sections 257.625 to 257.626c)

• If no serious bodily injury results: Imprisonment of not more than 93 days, or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
• If serious bodily injury results: Imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or a fine of between $1,000.00 or $5,000.00, or both.

• If no serious bodily injury results: Misdemeanor
• If serious bodily injury results: Felony

(MN Statute 169.13)

• Reckless Driving: A person who drives a motor vehicle or light rail transit vehicle while aware of and consciously disregarding a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the driving may result in harm to another or another's property. The risk must be of such a nature and degree that disregard of it constitutes a significant deviation from the standard of conduct that a reasonable person would observe in the situation.
• Careless Driving: Any person who operates or halts any vehicle upon any street or highway carelessly or heedlessly in disregard of the rights of others, or in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger any property or any person, including the driver or passengers of the vehicle.

• Reckless driving: Up to 90 days in jail and/ or 1000 in fines.
• Reckless driving resulting in serious injuries: Up to 1 year in jail and/ or 3000 in fines

• Reckless driving without bodily harm; and careless driving: A misdemeanor
• Reckless driving resulting in bodily harm: Gross misdemeanor

(MS Code 63-3-1201)

• First conviction: Fine of between $5.00 and $100.00
• Subsequent convictions: Imprisonment of no more than 10 days or by a fine of no more than $500.00, or both.

(MRS 304.012)

• Reckless driving: Up to 6 months in jail and a maximum fine of $1000.
• Reckless driving involving an accident: Up to a year in jail and a maximum fine of $2000.

(MCA section 61-8-301 and section 61-8-715)

1. Operates a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property; or
2. Operates a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property while passing, in either direction, a school bus that has stopped and is displaying the visual flashing red signal.

• First conviction: Imprisonment for a term of not more than 90 days, or a fine of between $25.00 and $300.00, or both.
• Subsequent convictions: Imprisonment for a term of between 10 days and 6 months, or a fine of between $50.00 and $500.00, or both.
• Reckless driving resulting in death or serious bodily injury: Fine of not more than $10,000.00, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year, or both.

(R.R.S. Nebr. § 60-6, 213; 60-6,215; 60-6,217 )

• Second offense: Cannot drive a motor vehicle for any purpose for a period of not between 60 days and 2 years from the date of the court's order.
• Third and subsequent offenses: Cannot drive a motor vehicle for any purpose for a period of 1 year from the date of the court's order, and their drivers license will be revoked for a similar period of time.

• First offense: Class III misdemeanor.
• Second offense: Class II misdemeanor.
• Third and subsequent offenses: Class I misdemeanor.

(NRS 484B.653)

• Drives a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard of the safety of persons or property on a highway or premises to which the public has access; or
• Drives a vehicle in an unauthorized speed contest on a highway or premises to which the public has access; or
• Drives a vehicle in an unauthorized trick-driving display on a public highway.

• First Offense: A fine of between $250.00 and $1,000.00, or perform between 50 and 99 hours of community service, and maybe punished by imprisonment of not more than 6 months.
• Second Offense: A fine of between $1,000.00 and $1,050.00, or perform between 100 and 199 hours of community service, and maybe punished by imprisonment of not more than 6 months.
• Third Offense: A fine of between $1,500.00 and $2,000.00, or perform 200 hours of community service, and maybe punished by imprisonment of not more than 6 months.

(NH Statutes 265:79)

• First Offense: Fined at least $500.00 plus penalty assessment and his or her license shall be revoked for a period of 60 days.
• Second Offense: Fined at least $750.00 plus penalty assessment and his or her license shall be revoked for a period of 60 days to one year.
• Subsequent Offenses: Fined at least $1,000.00 plus penalty assessment.

(NJ Statutes 39:4-96)

• First Offense: Imprisonment of no more than 60 days, or a fine between $50.00 and $200.00, or both.
• Second Offense: Imprisonment for not more than 3 months, or a fine between $100.00 and $500.00, or both.

(NMS 66-8-113)

• First Conviction: Imprisonment of between 5 and 90 days, or by a fine of between $25.00 and $100.00, or both.
• Second and Subsequent Convictions: Imprisonment of between 10 days and 6 months, or by a fine of between $50.00 and $1,000.00, or both.

(NY Vehicle & Traffic Law Section 1212)

• First offense: up to 30 days in jail and a fine of $100 to $300.
• Second offense: up to 90 days in jail and a fine of $100 to $525.
• Third offense: up to 180 days in jail and a fine of $100 to $1,125.

(NCGS section 20-140)

• Any person who drives any vehicle upon a highway or any public vehicular area carelessly and heedlessly in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others.
• Any person who drives any vehicle upon a highway or any public vehicular area without due caution and circumspection and at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property.

• First offense: Up to 30 days in jail and/ or a fine up to $1000
• Subsequent Offense: Up to 60 days in jail and/ or a fine up to $1000

(ND Code Chapter 39-08 scroll to 39-08-03)

• Recklessly in disregard of the rights or safety of others; or
• Without due caution and circumspection and at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or the property of another.

• Reckless driving: 8-30 days in jail with a maximum fine of $1000.
• Aggravated reckless driving: 8days- 1 year in jail with a maximum fine of $2000.

(ORC section 4511.20)

• First offense: A maximum fine of $100.
• If you have a prior conviction: up to 30 days in jail and/ or a maximum fine of $250.

• First Offense: Minor misdemeanor.
• Second Offense: Misdemeanor in the fourth degree.

(OK Statute 47-11-901)

• First Conviction: Imprisonment of between 5 and 90 days, or by a fine of between $100.00 and $500.00, or both.
• Second Conviction: Imprisonment of between 10 days and 6 months, or by a fine of between $150.00 and $1,000.00, or both.

(OR Vehicle Code 811.140)

• Sentence up to 1 year in jail and a maximum fine of $6250

(PA Vehicle Code Ch. 37; Section 3736)

(RI Code 31-27-4)

• First Conviction: Fine up to $500 and 6 months in jail
• Second and subsequent Offenses: Fine up to $1000 and up to 5 years in jail.

• First Conviction: Misdemeanor.
• Second Conviction and Subsequent Convictions: Felony.

(SC Code section 56-5-2920)

• Fine of between $25.00 and $200.00; or
• Imprisonment for no more than 30 days.

(SD Codified Laws Ch. 32-24-1)

(TN Code section 55-10-205)

(TX Transp. Code Ch. 545.401)

• A fine not exceeding $200.00; or
• Confinement in jail for not more than 30 days; or
• Both fine and confinement.

• somewhere between a Class C and a Class B Misdemeanor

(UT Code 41-6a-528)

• In willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property; or
• While committing three or more moving traffic violations under Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code, in a series of acts occurring within a single continuous period of driving covering three miles or less in total distance.

• You could face up to 6 mot=nths in jail and a maximum of $1000 fine.

(23 VSA section 1091)

• First offense: Imprisonment of not more than 1 year, or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
• Subsequent offense: Imprisonment of not more than 2 years, or a fine of not more than $3,000.00, or both.
• Serious bodily injury or death results: Imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or a fine of not more than $3,000.00, or both.

• First conviction: Misdemeanor
• Subsequent convictions: Felony

Reckless driving; penalties (VA Code 46.2-868)

(RCW section 46.61.500)

(WV Code section 17C-5-3)

• First Conviction: Imprisonment for in between 5 and 90 days, or fine of between $25.00 and $500.00, or both.
• Subsequent Conviction or If Serious Bodily Injury Results: Imprisonment of in between 10 days and 6 months, or fined between $50.00 or $1,000.00, or both.

(WI Code Chapter 346 Section 346.62)

• First offense: $25 to $200 fine
• Repeated offenses: $50 to $500 in fines and up to a year in prison
• Offenses resulting in minor injuries: $300 to $2000 in fines and 30 days- 1 year in prison.
• Repeated offense leading to great bodily injury: Up to 3.5 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines.

(WY Statutes Title 31, Ch. 5 Section 31-5-229)

• 6months in jail and/or a maximum $750 in fines.