Traffic Fine Lookup

How much is a speeding ticket in Florida?

amounts written into the statute · 6 tiers · every row cited · sources retrieved 2026-07-17

at least $208cap only

15 mph over the limit, first offense, no school/construction/enhanced-penalty zone — the full arithmetic is on this page.

Florida writes speeding fines into state law itself — 1–5 mph over: $0 fine (by statute) · 6–9 mph over: at least $83 · 10–14 mph over: at least $158. Where mandatory surcharges attach on top, this page itemizes them with their statutes. For 15 mph over the limit, the all-in figure is at least $208. What raises it: school zone or designated school crossing; posted construction zone (personnel present); enhanced penalty zone; posted toll-collection zone; second or subsequent 30+ mph-over conviction within 12 months; school-zone speed detection (camera) enforcement. Dangerous excessive speeding (effective July 1, 2025) — a criminal charge, outside a fine table's scope, noted here as a fact. Points: 3 points for speeding 15 mph or less over the limit; 4 points for more than 15 over; 6 points if unlawful speed results in a crash. Every row on this page carries its citation — 6 primary sources (statute text, court fine schedules, DMV publications), each with a retrieval date, plus the local-variation caveat that applies in Florida. This is a reference to what the law and the schedules print; it is not legal advice.

How Florida sets it Florida's statute prints an exact base penalty for each mph-over tier — $25 to $250 — and speeding is a noncriminal civil infraction, not a crime. But the statutory 'fine' is only the start: state law bolts on mandatory court costs and fees ($57.50 statewide), and counties may add more, so the amount on a county clerk's payment schedule is always higher than the number in the statute. The totals below are statewide floors, not what every county charges.

The fine, tier by tier

Speeding fines in Florida 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
1–5 mph over the limit $0 fine (by statute) state-set $0 fine (by statute) state-set Fla. Stat. §318.18(3)(b)

The statute prescribes a warning — no dollar penalty and no costs attach outside special zones. In a legally posted school zone or enhanced penalty zone, 1–5 over is instead a $50 fine (§318.18(3)(c), (f)), and costs then attach.
6–9 mph over the limit $25 state-set at least $83 cap only Fla. Stat. §318.18(3)(b), (12)(a), (19), (20)

Total floor = $25 base + $57.50 statewide mandatory costs; county add-ons raise it further.
10–14 mph over the limit $100 state-set at least $158 cap only Fla. Stat. §318.18(3)(b), (12)(a), (19), (20)

Total floor = $100 base + $57.50 statewide mandatory costs; county add-ons raise it further.
15–19 mph over the limit $150 state-set at least $208 cap only Fla. Stat. §318.18(3)(b), (12)(a), (19), (20)

Total floor = $150 base + $57.50 statewide mandatory costs; county add-ons raise it further.
20–29 mph over the limit $175 state-set at least $233 cap only Fla. Stat. §318.18(3)(b), (12)(a), (19), (20)

Total floor = $175 base + $57.50 statewide mandatory costs; county add-ons raise it further.
30 mph and above over the limit $250 state-set at least $308 cap only Fla. Stat. §318.18(3)(b), (12)(a), (19), (20); §318.19(5)

A mandatory hearing is required at 30+ over (§318.19(5)), so this is not a pay-by-mail amount; the officiating official can also impose within statutory limits. At 50+ over the separate criminal offense in §316.1922 applies (see criminal thresholds).

The mandatory add-ons

These attach on top of whatever fine the court sets:

Add-on How it is computed Citation
Court costs — moving traffic infractions $35 flat on every moving traffic infraction Fla. Stat. §318.18(12)(a)3.
Administrative fee $12.50 flat on all noncriminal moving and nonmoving violations Fla. Stat. §318.18(19)
Article V assessment $10 flat on all noncriminal moving and nonmoving violations Fla. Stat. §318.18(20)
Law-enforcement radio system surcharge $3 flat on all noncriminal moving traffic violations — but the statute's own text says 'This subsection expires July 1, 2026,' and the 2026 bills to extend it (SB 2508; HB 5207, 2026E) died, so its status after that date is unverified; it is EXCLUDED from the totals on this page Fla. Stat. §318.18(18)

Worked example: 15 mph over the limit, first offense, no school/construction/enhanced-penalty zone

Line Amount Citation
Base civil penalty (15–19 mph over) $150 Fla. Stat. §318.18(3)(b)
Court costs — moving traffic infraction $35 Fla. Stat. §318.18(12)(a)3.
Administrative fee $13 Fla. Stat. §318.18(19)
Article V assessment $10 Fla. Stat. §318.18(20)
Where it lands at least $208 cap only

The statewide floor is $207.50: the $150 statutory penalty plus $57.50 of mandatory statewide costs. The actual amount on a county clerk's schedule is usually higher, because counties may add up to $30 for court facilities (§318.18(14)(a)1.) and up to $3 for assessment centers (§318.18(12)(b)), and the $3 radio-system surcharge (§318.18(18)) applies only if it survived its July 1, 2026 sunset. That is why this page prints a floor, not a single exact total.

What raises it

License points

3 points for speeding 15 mph or less over the limit; 4 points for more than 15 over; 6 points if unlawful speed results in a crash.

Violation Points
Not in excess of 15 mph over 3
In excess of 15 mph over 4
Unlawful speed resulting in a crash 6

12 points within 12 months: suspension up to 30 days; 18 points within 18 months: up to 3 months; 24 points within 36 months: up to 1 year. (Fla. Stat. §322.27(3)(a)–(c))

When a court appearance is required

A mandatory hearing is required for exceeding the speed limit by 30 mph or more (violations of §§316.183(2), 316.187, or 316.189), and for any infraction that results in a crash causing death or serious bodily injury. (Fla. Stat. §318.19(1), (2), (5))

Where speed becomes a criminal charge

Criminal penalties are a courtroom matter and outside a fine table's scope — this page records the threshold as a fact and stops there.

Local variation — the honest caveat

The base penalties and the $57.50 of statewide costs are uniform, but each county's clerk publishes the amount actually collected, and counties are authorized to add up to $30 (court facilities surcharge) plus up to $3 (assessment centers) per infraction — so the same ticket costs different amounts in different Florida counties. (Fla. Stat. §318.18(12)(b), (14)(a)1.)

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 Florida'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.