Speeding: State Laws
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| State | Statute |
| Alabama | Reasonable and prudent speed (AL Code 32-5A-170) (AL Code 32-5A-171) |
| Alaska | Negligent Driving (AK Statutes 28.35.410) |
| Arizona | Speed Restrictions (ARS Title 28 scroll to 28-701 to 28-710) |
| Arkansas | Speed Limits (AR Code Title 27, Ch. 51, Sub-Chapter 2) |
| California | Speed Laws, Generally (California Vehicle Code Sections 22348 - 22366) Other Speed Laws (California Vehicle Code Sections 22400 - 22413) |
| Colorado | Speed limits (CRS 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 316.183) |
| Georgia | Speed limits (Georgia Code 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 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 8-1558) |
| Kentucky | Speed -- Secretary authorized to increase speed limit in certain areas by official order -- Parking [PDF] (KRS 189.390) Fines for speeding -- Doubling of fines in school areas with flashing lights [PDF] (KRS 189.394) |
| Louisiana | Maximum speed limit (LRS 32:61) General speed law (LRS 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 sections 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 Ch. 33; scroll to Subchapter F) |
| Rhode Island | Speed Restrictions (RI Code Ch. 31-14) |
| South Carolina | Restrictions on Speed (SC Code Title 56, Ch. 5 scroll to Article 11) |
| South Dakota | Speed Regulation (SD Codified Laws Ch. 32-25) |
| Tennessee | Speed limits (TN Code section 55-8-152) |
| Texas | Speed Restrictions (TX Transp. 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) (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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