Speed Penalties & Points

Penalties:

No Prior Within One Year:

- Minor Misdemeanor
- No jail time
- $150 Maximum Fine

1 Prior Within One Year:

- Minor Misdemeanor
- No Jail Time
- $150 Maximum Fine 

2 Priors Within One Year:

- Misdemeanor of the Fourth Degree
- 30 Days Maximum Jail Time
- $250 Maximum Fine

3 Priors Or More Within One Year:

- Misdemeanor of the Third Degree
- 60 Days Maximum Jail Time
- $500 Maximum Fine

Note:A first offense can be an M4 within municipalities and school zones. License suspensions are within the discretion of the judge.

Ohio Point system

Speeding violations are assigned various points according to how many M.P.H. over the speed limit you go. Points stay on your license for two years from the date of conviction.

Six-point Violations

  • Committing a homicide with your vehicle
  • Driving while under the influence
  • Failing to stop and give necessary information at the scene of a crash
  • Purposely fleeing or eluding a police officer
  • Racing on public roads
  • Driving a vehicle without the owner's permission
  • Driving with a suspended or revoked license
  • Committing a felony with your vehicle

Four-point Violations

  • Driving with wanton disregard of the safety of pedestrians, other drivers, or property
  • Driving under the influence as a minor
  • Going 30 Mph or more over the speed limit

Two Points Violations

  • Most moving violations (excluding issues regarding load limits)
  • Driving a vehicle despite a BMV restriction

No Point Violations

Speeding ticket

  • When the driver was going less than 10 M.P.H. over the limit on highways with a 55 M.P.H. limit or higher, or at less than 5 M.P.H. over the speed limit in a municipality.

  • Non-moving violations, such as forgetting to renew your registration on time or no headlights, may result in a ticket and a fine, but will not result in points being assessed against you, and will not show up on your driving record.
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