Traffic Fine Lookup

How much is a speeding ticket in Alaska?

statewide schedule — one set of amounts everywhere · 4 tiers · every row cited · sources retrieved 2026-07-17

$140state-set

15 mph over the limit, first offense, outside any work zone or safety corridor — the full arithmetic is on this page.

Alaska runs a statewide schedule, so the number printed is the number you pay anywhere in the state — 3 mph over the limit (the schedule's lowest row): $24 · 4-9 mph over: $52 – $92 · 10-19 mph over: $100 – $172. Those totals already include every mandatory assessment and surcharge, and this page itemizes each one with its statute. For 15 mph over the limit, the all-in figure is $140. What raises it: highway work zones and traffic safety corridors; school zone or playground crosswalk (over 20 mph); commercial vehicles. Points: Speeding carries 2 demerit points at 3-9 mph over, 4 points at 10-19 over, and 6 points at 20+ over; speeding in a school zone or playground crosswalk is 6 points at any speed. Every row on this page carries its citation — 4 primary sources (statute text, court fine schedules, DMV publications), each with a retrieval date, plus the local-variation caveat that applies in Alaska. This is a reference to what the law and the schedules print; it is not legal advice.

How Alaska sets it Alaska prices speeding by the mile: the Alaska Supreme Court's statewide bail-forfeiture schedule (Administrative Rule 43.1, printed in the court system's Vehicle and Traffic Offenses Booklet) sets $8 per mph over at 4-19 over and $12 per mph at 20+ over, capped at the $300 statutory maximum for these infractions. Paying the scheduled bail plus a $20 police-training surcharge disposes of the ticket without court, and the bail amount is also the maximum fine a court could impose after trial.

The fine, tier by tier

Speeding fines in Alaska by speed over the limit. “Base fine” is what the statute or schedule names; “what you actually owe” includes the mandatory add-ons where state law fixes them.
Speed over the limit Base fine What you actually owe Citation
3 mph over the limit (the schedule's lowest row) $24 state-set $24 state-set 13 AAC 02.275(b); Admin. Rule 43.1 schedule (PUB-131, Oct. 2025)

The schedule's speeding rows begin at 3 mph over — no bail row exists for 1-2 over, and the booklet's rule is that offenses not listed are mandatory court appearances. The $20 surcharge does not attach to this row: AS 12.55.039(a)(4) imposes it only when the fine or bail amount is $30 or more.
4-9 mph over the limit $32 – $72 state-set $52 – $92 state-set 13 AAC 02.275(b); Admin. Rule 43.1 schedule (PUB-131, Oct. 2025); AS 12.55.039(a)(4)

Bail is $8 for each mph over the limit ($32 at 4 over up to $72 at 9 over); the total adds the mandatory $20 surcharge.
10-19 mph over the limit $80 – $152 state-set $100 – $172 state-set 13 AAC 02.275(b); Admin. Rule 43.1 schedule (PUB-131, Oct. 2025); AS 12.55.039(a)(4)

Same $8-per-mph computation ($80 to $152); the tier boundary matters for points (4 instead of 2).
20+ mph over the limit $240 – $300 state-set $260 – $320 state-set 13 AAC 02.275(b); Admin. Rule 43.1 schedule (PUB-131, Oct. 2025); AS 28.90.010(c); AS 12.55.039(a)(4)

$12 for each mph over ($240 at 20 over), until the computation hits the $300 statutory maximum for 13 AAC infractions at 25 over — every speed beyond that stays $300 bail ($320 with the surcharge), unless doubled in a work zone or traffic safety corridor.

The mandatory add-ons

Already inside the totals above — this is the arithmetic that turns the base fine into the payment:

Add-on How it is computed Citation
Police training surcharge $20 flat per case — mandatory whenever the fine or bail forfeiture amount is $30 or more (so it attaches to every speeding row except the $24 three-over row); may not be waived, deferred, or suspended AS 12.55.039(a)(4), (b)

Worked example: 15 mph over the limit, first offense, outside any work zone or safety corridor

Line Amount Citation
Scheduled bail — $8 × 15 mph over $120 13 AAC 02.275(b); Admin. Rule 43.1 schedule (PUB-131, Oct. 2025)
Police training surcharge $20 AS 12.55.039(a)(4)
Total $140 state-set lines sum to $140

The statewide schedule computes bail per mile per hour over: 15 over × $8 = $120, and the mandatory $20 police-training surcharge brings the payment to $140. Paying it disposes of the case without a court appearance, and if the driver contests and loses, the maximum fine is the same bail amount plus the surcharge. Inside a highway work zone or designated traffic safety corridor the bail doubles to $240 ($260 with the surcharge).

What raises it

License points

Speeding carries 2 demerit points at 3-9 mph over, 4 points at 10-19 over, and 6 points at 20+ over; speeding in a school zone or playground crosswalk is 6 points at any speed.

Violation Points
3-9 mph over 2
10-19 mph over 4
20+ mph over 6
In a school zone or playground crosswalk 6

The Department of Administration may suspend or revoke the license at 12 or more points from offenses in any consecutive 12-month period, or 18 or more points in any 24-month period. (AS 28.15.221 (as quoted in PUB-131, Oct. 2025))

When a court appearance is required

Court appearance is mandatory when the offense is not listed on the bail schedule (which includes ordinary speeding at 1-2 over and commercial-vehicle speeding 15+ over), and for any scheduled offense committed in connection with an accident that caused a death. Otherwise appearance is optional: pay the bail plus surcharge within 30 days, or contest. (PUB-131 (Oct. 2025) introduction; AS 28.05.151(e))

Local variation — the honest caveat

The Supreme Court's schedule governs state-law citations statewide, but municipalities write their own traffic fine schedules by ordinance (AS 28.05.151 requires them to), so a ticket charged under a city ordinance — common in Anchorage and other cities that process their own citations — follows the municipal schedule, and municipal maximums can exceed the state's $300 cap. (AS 28.05.151; PUB-131 (Oct. 2025): 'Municipal and other local ordinances may have a higher maximum amount.')

Sources

Every figure above was compiled from these sources, with a verbatim quote of the sentence carrying each number stored in the dataset so any row can be re-checked against its origin.

This is not legal advice This page republishes what Alaska's statutes, court fine schedules, and driver-licensing publications print, for reference. Amounts change on legislative cycles, and the court named on a citation is the authority on what is owed in that court. Nothing here is advice about any citation or case.