Speeding
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9 offenses
Dangerous excessive speeding
Florida Statute § 316.1922
Choose either complete track. 50+ over — §316.1922(1)(a): operate a motor vehicle at least 50 mph above the applicable speed limit; no additional threat/interference element is required. OR 100+ with threat/interference — §316.1922(1)(b): operate at least 100 mph AND either threaten the safety of other persons/property or interfere with vehicle operation. Document reliable speed evidence, the lawful limit, and specific threat/interference facts for the second track. Prior convictions affect punishment and qualifying repeat violations affect revocation.
Dangerous Excessive Speeding
Florida Statute § 316.1922
Choose either complete track. 50+ over — §316.1922(1)(a): operate a motor vehicle at least 50 mph above the applicable speed limit; no additional threat/interference element is required. OR 100+ with threat/interference — §316.1922(1)(b): operate at least 100 mph AND either threaten the safety of other persons/property or interfere with vehicle operation. Document reliable speed evidence, the lawful limit, and specific threat/interference facts for the second track. Prior convictions affect punishment and qualifying repeat violations affect revocation.
Municipal/county speed zone violation
Florida Statute § 316.189
Determine the municipal or county road's applicable speed limit, including a lawfully established local speed zone. The general municipal/business/residential limit is 30 mph, but authorized changes must be posted with plainly visible, legible signs before taking effect. Record the precise location, speed, limit, signage, and any zone boundary. State-highway limits are set by the Department of Transportation, so do not assume a local ordinance changes a state road's limit. Mandatory court date: an excess of exactly 30 mph qualifies under §318.19(5) when cited under §316.183(2), §316.187, or §316.189. The person must appear before the designated official at the scheduled hearing; ordinary payment or driver-school election under §318.14(4) or (9) is unavailable. See the dedicated Speeding 30+ MPH over limit — mandatory court hearing entry.
School zone speeding
Florida Statute § 316.1895(10)
School-zone unlawful speed is cited under 316.1895(10): driving a vehicle within a designated school zone above the lawfully posted speed in force. Subsections (5), (6) and (7) govern active arrival/departure periods, posted times or beacons, and portable signs. Record speed, operative limit, zone location, date/time, signs, school schedule and measurement foundation. The reduced limit is not automatically active all day. Officer citations use 318.18(3)(b)/(c), including a $50 school-zone fine for 1–5 mph over. Camera enforcement under 316.1896 uses a separate more-than-10-mph threshold, $100 penalty and no points. Section 318.19(5) does not list 316.1895; do not presume a mandatory 30-mph-over hearing solely for this subsection. Crash consequences and separate criminal speed offenses require their own facts.
Speeding 15 MPH or less over limit
Florida Statute § 316.183 / 316.189
Establish the vehicle's speed and the lawful limit in effect at that location and time; this entry covers an excess of 15 mph or less. Record the measurement method, speed, posted/statutory limit, and any active school or work zone. A 1–5 mph excess generally carries a warning under §318.18 outside the specified school/construction exceptions; it is not the same penalty band as 6–15 mph. Even below a maximum, speed may be unlawful for actual hazards under §316.183.
Speeding 30+ MPH over limit — mandatory court hearing
Florida Statute § 318.19(5) / 316.183(2) / 316.187 / 316.189
Mandatory court appearance applies when BOTH the vehicle exceeds the lawful speed limit by 30 mph or more AND the cited speeding infraction is under §316.183(2), §316.187, or §316.189. Exactly 30 mph over qualifies. Record measured speed, lawful limit, excess speed, measurement method, location, and the applicable speeding statute. Section 318.19(5) is the hearing requirement, not a separate speeding charge. The person must appear before the designated official at the scheduled time and location; §318.14(2), (4), and (9) options are unavailable, including ordinary payment and driver-school election. Section 318.19(5) does not list §316.1895; assess a school-zone citation by its actual statutory track and any other hearing trigger. The 30+ threshold alone is a civil infraction; separately assess dangerous excessive speeding under §316.1922 at 50 mph or more over, or at 100 mph or more with the required threat/interference. A second or subsequent qualifying 30+ mph speeding conviction within 12 months doubles the scheduled fine under §318.18(3)(i).
Speeding more than 15 MPH over limit
Florida Statute § 316.183 / 316.189
Establish the measured speed and lawful limit; this entry covers more than 15 mph over that limit. Record the exact excess because points, fine bands, and mandatory-hearing rules differ, including hearings for 30 mph or more over. Check whether §316.1922's separate criminal threshold applies at 50 mph or more over, or at 100 mph or more with the specified threat/interference. Document school/work-zone status and conditions rather than treating all high-speed violations as the same charge. Mandatory court date: an excess of exactly 30 mph qualifies under §318.19(5) when cited under §316.183(2), §316.187, or §316.189. The person must appear before the designated official at the scheduled hearing; ordinary payment or driver-school election under §318.14(4) or (9) is unavailable. See the dedicated Speeding 30+ MPH over limit — mandatory court hearing entry.
Too fast for conditions / special hazard
Florida Statute § 316.185
Driving below the posted limit does not excuse failure to reduce speed for an intersection, curve, hillcrest, narrow/winding road, pedestrian/traffic hazard, weather, or roadway condition. Identify the particular hazard and why the speed was unsafe or a reduction was necessary to avoid a collision. Document visibility, surface, traffic, and the driver's response. This section requires a conditions-based assessment rather than proof that a posted numerical limit was exceeded.
Unlawful speed
Florida Statute § 316.183
A driver must keep speed reasonable and prudent for actual and potential hazards, even below the posted limit, and must obey the applicable maximum. Reduce speed appropriately for intersections, rail crossings, curves, hillcrests, narrow roads, weather, and other hazards. Excessively slow driving that blocks normal traffic is also prohibited unless needed for safety or legal compliance. Identify whether the violation is excessive measured speed, unsafe speed for conditions, or unlawful impediment; document the supporting conditions and applicable limit. Mandatory court date: an excess of exactly 30 mph qualifies under §318.19(5) when cited under §316.183(2), §316.187, or §316.189. The person must appear before the designated official at the scheduled hearing; ordinary payment or driver-school election under §318.14(4) or (9) is unavailable. See the dedicated Speeding 30+ MPH over limit — mandatory court hearing entry.