So you got a Utah speeding ticket, and you’re trying to get the severity of that citation or infraction reduced with the city. You might be wondering what your next step should be, or what could happen if you go to a bench trial.
Consequences of a Utah Speeding Ticket
The good news is that you aren’t going to Jail on a speeding citation alone. The worst that can happen to you if you lose after a contested Infraction bench trial is having to pay a fine of up to $ 750.00. And most likely a far lesser amount.
Speeding Ticket Community Service instead of Fine
Community service may be offered to help pay off your ticket at $10.00 per hour if you can’t pay the ticket fine. However, don’t worry – community service isn’t required or can be required from a Utah speeding ticket. Depending on the Utah court, the judge will allow community service instead of paying the traffic fine. But don’t count on it.
Max Speeding Fine for an Infraction: $750.
Utah Speeding Bail Schedule. See State of Utah Uniform Fine Schedule. In order to keep a check on extreme decisions of judges, Utah has published a uniform fine schedule that lists all traffic offense, whether they are moving violations and what the recommended fine should be. Rarely will a judge deviate from the recommended bail (or fine) schedule. The Intent of the Utah Uniform Fine Schedule is to minimize disparity between like offenses and like offenders.
Traffic Accident Fines
A $30 accident fee may be added to your traffic ticket.
Failure to Appear or Pay within 14 days.
If you fail to appear to your hearing or pay your fine, a $50 increase to your bail fine will accumulate, and increase to $75 after forty days.
Mandatory Appearance Traffic Citations.
All traffic citations involving death or personal injury are mandatory court appearances. Even then, you can sometimes appear through an attorney when the judge waives your court appearance.
Utah Speeding Ticket Fines and Charges
As of March 2021, here are the fines for Utah speeding tickets, and whether it is Class C Misdemeanor or Infraction:
IF (Infraction) MC (Class C Misdemeanor)
Speeding in a Construction Zone –
41-6a-209(2)(a) 1-10 MPH Over Speed Limit IN $170
41-6a-209(2)(a) 11-15 MPH Over Speed Limit IN $220
41-6a-209(2)(a) 16-20 MPH Over Speed Limit IN $320
41-6a-209(2)(a) 21-25 MPH Over Speed Limit IN $470
41-6a-209(2)(a) 26-30 MPH Over Speed Limit IN $670
41-6a-209(2)(a) 31+ MPH Over Speed Limit IN $870
Speeding
41-6a-601 1-10 MPH Over Speed Limit IN $120
41-6a-601 11-15 MPH Over Speed Limit IN $150
41-6a-601 16-20 MPH Over Speed Limit IN $200
41-6a-601 21-25 MPH Over Speed Limit IN $270
41-6a-601 26-30 MPH Over Speed Limit IN $370
41-6a-601 31+ MPH Over Speed Limit IN $470 Add $10 for every mph over 31
Speeding in a School Zone (1st Offense)
41-6a-604 0-9 MPH Over Speed Limit MC Y $140
41-6a-604 10-19 MPH Over Speed Limit MC Y $240
41-6a-604 20+ MPH Over Speed Limit MC Y $440
Speeding in a School Zone (2nd or Subsequent Offense)
41-6a-604 0-9 MPH Over Speed Limit MC Y $140
41-6a-604 10-19 MPH Over Speed Limit MC Y $370
41-6a-604 20+ MPH Over Speed Limit MC Y $780
BE CAREFUL OF RECKLESS DRIVING TICKETS. THEY ARE MANDATORY APPEARANCE AND CLASS B MISDEMEANORS.
