Speeding: State Laws
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State | Statute |
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Alabama | Reasonable and prudent speed (AL Code section 32-5A-170) Maximum limits (AL Code section 32-5A-171) |
Alaska | Negligent driving (AK Statutes section 28.35.410) |
Arizona | Speed Restrictions (ARS Title 28; scroll to sections 28-701 to 28-710) |
Arkansas | Speed Limits (AR Code Title 27, Ch. 51, Subchapter 2) |
California | Speed Laws, Generally (California Vehicle Code sections 22348 - 22366) Other Speed Laws (California Vehicle Code sections 22400 - 22413) |
Colorado | Speed limits (CRS section 42-4-1101) |
Connecticut | Speeding (GSC section 14-219) |
Delaware | Speed Restrictions (DE Code Title 21, Ch. 41, Subchapter VIII) |
District of Columbia | Speeding and reckless driving (DC Code Title 50, Ch. 22, Subchapter I; scroll to section 50-2201.04) |
Florida | Unlawful speed (FS section 316.183) |
Georgia | Speed limits (Georgia Code section 40-6-181) |
Hawaii | Speed restrictions; basic rule (HRS section 291C-101) Noncompliance with speed limit prohibited (HRS section 291C-102) |
Idaho | Basic rule and maximum speed limits (ID Statutes section 49-654) |
Illinois | Speed Restrictions (625 ILCS 5/11-601 to 5/11-611) |
Indiana | Speed Limits (Indiana Code section 9-21-5) |
Iowa | Speed Restrictions (IA Code Title VIII, Subtitle 2, Ch. 321; scroll to sections 321.285 to 321.295) |
Kansas | Maximum speed limits (KS Statutes section 8-1558) |
Kentucky | Speed -- Secretary authorized to increase speed limit in certain areas by official order -- Parking [PDF] (KRS section 189.390) Fines for speeding -- Doubling of fines in school areas with flashing lights [PDF] (KRS section 189.394) |
Louisiana | Maximum speed limit (LRS section 32:61) General speed law (LRS section 32:64) |
Maine | Rates of speed (MRS Title 29-A section 2074) |
Maryland | Speed Restrictions [PDF] (MD Transp. Code Title 21; scroll to sections 21-801 et seq.) |
Massachusetts | Speed limits (90 MGL section 17) Speed limit: Massachusetts Turnpike (90 MGL section 17A) |
Michigan | Speed restrictions (MI Vehicle Code sections 257.627 to 257.633) |
Minnesota | Speed limits, zones; radar (MN Statute section 169.14) |
Mississippi | Restrictions on Speed (MS Code Title 63, Ch. 3, Article 11) |
Missouri | Definitions, maximum speed limits, violations, penalty (MRS section 304.010) |
Montana | Speed restrictions (MCA section 61-8-303) |
Nebraska | Speed limit violations; fines (R.R.S. Nebr. section 60-682.01) |
Nevada | Restrictions on speed (NRS sections 484B.600 to 484B.633) |
New Hampshire | Speed limitations: basic rule and maximum limits (NH Statutes section 265:60) |
New Jersey | Rates of speed (NJ Statutes sections 39:4-98 to 39:4-98.9) |
New Mexico | Speed regulation (NMS section 66-7-301) |
New York | Speed restrictions (NY Vehicle & Traffic Code Article 30; click VAT and scroll to Article 30) |
North Carolina | Speed restrictions (NCGS section 20-141) |
North Dakota | Speed restrictions [PDF] (ND Code Chapter 39-09) |
Ohio | Speed limits (ORC section 4511.21) |
Oklahoma | Speed limits (OK Statutes Title 47; scroll to section 47-11-308a) |
Oregon | Rules of the Road: Speed (OR Vehicle Code; scroll to sections 811.100 to 811.127) |
Pennsylvania | Rules of the Road: Speed Restrictions (PA Vehicle Code Chapter 33; scroll to Subchapter F) |
Rhode Island | Speed Restrictions (RI Code Chapter 31-14) |
South Carolina | Restrictions on Speed (SC Code Title 56, Ch. 5; scroll to Article 11) |
South Dakota | Speed Regulation (SD Codified Laws Chapter 32-25) |
Tennessee | Speed limits (TN Code section 55-8-152) |
Texas | Speed restrictions (TX Transportation Code sections 545.351 and 545.352) |
Utah | Speed Restrictions (UT Code sections 41-6a-601 to 41-6a-609) |
Vermont | Local speed limits (23 VSA section 1007) Basic rule and maximum limits (23 VSA section 1081) |
Virginia | Maximum speed limits generally (VA Code section 46.2-870) |
Washington | Speed restrictions: basic rules and maximum limits (RCW section 46.61.400) |
West Virginia | Speed limitations generally; penalty (WV Code section 17C-6-1) |
Wisconsin | Speed restrictions (WI Code Chapter 346; scroll to section 346.57) |
Wyoming | Speed Regulations (WY Statutes Title 31, Ch. 5, Article 3) |
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