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How much is a speeding ticket in Nevada?

statute caps it; each court sets the amount · 4 tiers · every row cited · sources retrieved 2026-07-17

set by the local courtcourt-set

15 mph over the limit, first offense (civil infraction) — the full arithmetic is on this page.

Nevada law only CAPS the fine — 1–10 mph over the limit (civil infraction): set by the local court · 11–20 mph over the limit (civil infraction): set by the local court · 21–29 mph over the limit (civil infraction): set by the local court — and the amount you actually pay is set by the court handling the ticket, with local costs and add-ons attaching on top. This page shows the statutory ceilings, what is uniform statewide, and exactly where the local court takes over. For 15 mph over the limit, the honest answer is set by the local court — the page decomposes what is knowable statewide instead of inventing a total. What raises it: temporary traffic control (work) zone; pedestrian safety zone; active school zone or school crossing zone (effective july 1, 2026); violation causing injury or property damage. 30 mph or more over the posted limit — a criminal charge, outside a fine table's scope, noted here as a fact. Points: Speeding adds 2 to 5 DMV demerit points depending on mph over: 2 points (1–10 and 11–20 over), 4 points (21–30 and 31–40 over), 5 points (41+ over). Points double for violations in an active school zone from July 1, 2026. Every row on this page carries its citation — 12 primary sources (statute text, court fine schedules, DMV publications), each with a retrieval date, plus the local-variation caveat that applies in Nevada. This is a reference to what the law and the schedules print; it is not legal advice.

How Nevada sets it Nevada decriminalized most speeding effective 2023: under 30 mph over the limit is a civil infraction, and the statutes set only ceilings — the fine may not exceed $20 for each mph over the limit, and the general civil-infraction penalty is capped at $500. The actual amount comes from the schedule of whichever justice or municipal court handles the citation, and statewide administrative assessments (a sliding-scale assessment plus flat fees) are added on top of whatever that court imposes. At 30 or more mph over, speeding is still a misdemeanor.

The fine, tier by tier

Speeding fines in Nevada 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 (civil infraction) up to $200 cap only set by the local court court-set NRS 484B.600(6); NRS 484A.7043(1)

The statutory ceiling is $20 per mph over — $20 at 1 over, up to $200 at 10 over. The court's own schedule sets the actual penalty (the City of Las Vegas Municipal Court schedule, for example, lists $75 plus costs for a first offense), and administrative assessments are added to it.
11–20 mph over the limit (civil infraction) up to $400 cap only set by the local court court-set NRS 484B.600(6); NRS 484A.7043(1)

Ceiling of $20 per mph over ($220–$400 across this bracket); the court's schedule sets the actual penalty, plus administrative assessments.
21–29 mph over the limit (civil infraction) up to $500 cap only set by the local court court-set NRS 484B.600(6); NRS 484A.7043(1)

Two ceilings interact: $20 per mph over ($420 at 21 over, $580 at 29) and the general $500 civil-penalty cap — so the effective ceiling runs $420 up to $500. The court's schedule sets the actual penalty, plus administrative assessments.
30 mph or more over the limit — misdemeanor set by the local court court-set set by the local court court-set NRS 484B.600(8)

A criminal charge, outside a fine table's scope: driving 30 mph or more over the posted limit is a misdemeanor, sentenced by the criminal court rather than priced by an infraction schedule. See criminal thresholds.

The mandatory add-ons

These attach on top of whatever fine the court sets:

Add-on How it is computed Citation
Administrative assessment (sliding scale) Added to every civil-infraction penalty in the amount that would attach to an equal misdemeanor fine: $30 on a penalty of $5–$49, $45 on $50–$59, $50 on $60–$69, $55 on $70–$79, $60 on $80–$89, $65 on $90–$99, $75 on $100–$199, $85 on $200–$299, $95 on $300–$399, $105 on $400–$499, $120 on $500–$1,000 NRS 484A.7043(2); NRS 176.059(1)
Specialty court programs assessment $7 flat per violation NRS 484A.7043(2); NRS 176.0613(2)
Genetic marker analysis assessment $3 flat per violation NRS 484A.7043(2); NRS 176.0623(1)
Court facilities assessment $10 flat — only in counties/cities that have authorized it by ordinance NRS 484A.7043(2); NRS 176.0611(1)-(2)

Worked example: 15 mph over the limit, first offense (civil infraction)

Line Amount Citation
Statutory ceiling on the civil penalty at 15 mph over — $20 × 15 mph $300 NRS 484B.600(6)
Where it lands set by the local court court-set

There is no statewide amount to print: the statute caps the penalty at $300 for 15 over ($20 per mph), and the number on the citation comes from the individual justice or municipal court's schedule — the City of Las Vegas Municipal Court, for example, lists $100 plus costs for 11–15 over (first offense) on its published schedule. Whatever the court imposes, statewide administrative assessments are added: the sliding-scale assessment (e.g., $75 on a $100–$199 penalty), $7 for specialty courts, $3 for genetic marker analysis, and $10 court-facilities in jurisdictions that adopted it.

What raises it

License points

Speeding adds 2 to 5 DMV demerit points depending on mph over: 2 points (1–10 and 11–20 over), 4 points (21–30 and 31–40 over), 5 points (41+ over). Points double for violations in an active school zone from July 1, 2026.

Violation Points
1–10 mph over posted limit 2
11–20 mph over posted limit 2
21–30 mph over posted limit 4
31–40 mph over posted limit 4
41+ mph over posted limit 5

12 or more points within 12 months brings an automatic 6-month license suspension. Points expire 12 months after the conviction date (the conviction itself stays on the record); a DMV-approved traffic safety course can remove 3 points once every 12 months for drivers with 3–11 points. (Nevada DMV demerit point system (dmv.nv.gov); NRS 484B.370(3))

When a court appearance is required

No appearance is required for a civil infraction: the citation must be responded to within 90 calendar days (payment, or a written/electronic response; a hearing happens only on request), and failing to respond results in an order assessing the penalty and assessments. Speeding 30 mph or more over the limit is a misdemeanor handled as a criminal case. (NRS 484A.7035(1)(j); NRS 484A.704; NRS 484B.600(8))

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

This is the whole model: each justice and municipal court adopts its own fine schedule under the statutory ceilings, so identical tickets cost different amounts across Nevada. Example from a published schedule (City of Las Vegas Municipal Court, revised Dec. 29, 2022): 1–10 over $75 + costs, 11–15 over $100 + costs, 16–20 over $100 + costs, 21–30 over $200 + costs (first offense). The court-facilities $10 assessment also applies only where adopted by local ordinance. (NRS 484A.7043(1); City of Las Vegas Municipal Court Fine and Bail Schedule (12/29/2022))

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 Nevada'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.