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Totally depends on the cop and prosecutor. The US tends to have much more lax laws than Europe when it comes to minimum punishment but reserves the right to sc
by dsfyu404ed 8y ago
Totally depends on the cop and prosecutor.
The US tends to have much more lax laws than Europe when it comes to minimum punishment but reserves the right to screw people hard if it wants.
In most states if the cop doesn't like something about you they can make 20-over (which BTW is normal traffic speed on a lot of highways when they aren't clogged with traffic) a misdemeanor which can carry all sorts of penalties if the prosecutor wants to throw the book. There's also "catch-all" violations that are vaguely worded that they can nab your for even if you're doing nothing (at which point it's basically up to the court to decide WTF to do).
- jmnicolas 8y agoThere's no standard amount to pay for speeding ? I understand that anywhere in the world a cop can "find" something to charge you, but in the case of a speeding ticket I would expect some kind standard fine say $500 for 20mph or less and $1000 for more.
- apacheCamel 8y agoCops won't always give you a ticket for "driving over the speed limit" either. Sometimes, if a cop is letting you off easy, they will give you a smaller fine like "disobeying traffic signs" or something similar. Each has a different minimum. I think they may also vary from state to state.