Traffic Fine Lookup

How much is a speeding ticket in Kansas?

amounts written into the statute · 4 tiers · every row cited · sources retrieved 2026-07-17

$161 – $183state-set

15 mph over the limit, first offense, state-law ticket paid by mail (district court) — the full arithmetic is on this page.

Kansas writes speeding fines into state law itself — 1–10 mph over: $131 – $153 · 11–20 mph over: $137 – $213 · 21–30 mph over: $200 – $303. Where mandatory surcharges attach on top, this page itemizes them with their statutes. For 15 mph over the limit, the all-in figure is $161 – $183. What raises it: road construction zone; school zone; court appearance (other than to plead and pay). Points: Kansas assigns no demerit points for speeding — there is no points schedule in the licensing statutes. License actions attach to specific convictions and patterns instead, and the mildest speeding convictions are kept off the public record entirely. 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 Kansas. This is a reference to what the law and the schedules print; it is not legal advice.

How Kansas sets it Kansas writes the fine schedule directly into the statute: K.S.A. 8-2118(c) sets $45 for 1–10 mph over and then a per-mph formula above that, uniform statewide for state-law tickets paid by mail. A statutory district-court docket fee is added as court costs. City tickets are different — municipal judges set their own ordinance-infraction schedules that may vary from the state amounts.

The fine, tier by tier

Speeding fines in Kansas 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
1–10 mph over the limit $45 state-set $131 – $153 state-set K.S.A. 8-2118(c) (speeding, §§8-1558 to 8-1560b); K.S.A. 28-172a(b)

Total = $45 fine + district-court docket fee ($86 by statute; district courts were still quoting $108 with the judicial-branch surcharge as of retrieval — see caveats).
11–20 mph over the limit $51 – $105 state-set $137 – $213 state-set K.S.A. 8-2118(c); K.S.A. 28-172a(b)

Fine formula: $45 plus $6 per mph over 10 mph over the limit ($51 at 11 over, $105 at 20 over). Total adds the docket fee ($86–$108, see caveats).
21–30 mph over the limit $114 – $195 state-set $200 – $303 state-set K.S.A. 8-2118(c); K.S.A. 28-172a(b)

Fine formula: $105 plus $9 per mph over 20 mph over the limit ($114 at 21 over, $195 at 30 over). Total adds the docket fee ($86–$108, see caveats).
31 and more mph over the limit at least $210 cap only at least $296 cap only K.S.A. 8-2118(c); K.S.A. 28-172a(b)

Fine formula: $195 plus $15 per mph over 30 mph over the limit — $210 at 31 over, rising $15 for each additional mph with no statutory cap. Total adds the docket fee.

The mandatory add-ons

These attach on top of whatever fine the court sets:

Add-on How it is computed Citation
District court docket fee (court costs) $86 flat per citation disposed under K.S.A. 8-2118(a)/(b); the statute makes this docket fee 'the only fee' collected as court costs K.S.A. 28-172a(b), (f)
Judicial branch surcharge $22 added to the docket fee — statutory authorization ran July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2025 (K.S.A. 28-172a(f)); district-court pages retrieved 2026-07-17 still quote the combined $108 docket fee K.S.A. 28-172a(f); Saline County District Court traffic page

Worked example: 15 mph over the limit, first offense, state-law ticket paid by mail (district court)

Line Amount Citation
Fine — $45 plus $6 × 5 mph over 10 $75 K.S.A. 8-2118(c)
District court docket fee $86 K.S.A. 28-172a(b)
Judicial branch surcharge (still quoted by district courts; statutory authority sunset June 30, 2025) $22 K.S.A. 28-172a(f); Saline County District Court
Total $161 – $183 state-set lines sum to $183

The fine is fixed by the statute's own formula: $45 plus $6 for each of the 5 mph beyond 10 over = $75, the same everywhere in Kansas for a state-law ticket. Court costs are the statutory docket fee — $86 in the statute's current text, $108 as district courts were still quoting it with the judicial-branch surcharge whose authorization expired June 30, 2025 — hence a $161–$183 total. A city-ordinance ticket in municipal court follows that city's own schedule instead.

What raises it

License points

Kansas assigns no demerit points for speeding — there is no points schedule in the licensing statutes. License actions attach to specific convictions and patterns instead, and the mildest speeding convictions are kept off the public record entirely.

The official driving handbook lists 'conviction of three (3) moving violations within a twelve-month period' (K.S.A. 8-255) as a suspension trigger. Separately, convictions for 10 mph or less over a 55–75 mph limit (or 6 mph or less over a 30–54 mph limit) are not reported by the Division of Vehicles and may not be considered by insurers. (Kansas Driving Handbook (ksrevenue.gov), Loss of Driving Privileges; K.S.A. 8-255; K.S.A. 8-1560d)

When a court appearance is required

No speeding tier requires an appearance: speeding at any mph over is a traffic infraction on the uniform schedule, payable by written plea and mail payment before the time in the notice to appear. A case not resolved by the mail-in written plea is heard in the district (or municipal) court named on it. (K.S.A. 8-2118(a)–(b); K.S.A. 8-2116)

Local variation — the honest caveat

Cities prosecute the same conduct as ordinance traffic infractions in municipal court, where the fine schedule is set by the municipal judge and 'may vary' from the state schedule, and municipal court costs differ from the district-court docket fee. The state schedule and docket fee here describe state-law citations (sheriff/highway patrol tickets) in district court. (K.S.A. 8-2118(d); K.S.A. 12-4305)

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 Kansas'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.