What an Indiana speeding ticket is

This page quotes the Indiana Code (iga.in.gov, Indiana Code 2026 edition, retrieved 29 Oct 2026): section 2 and parts of section 11 of chapter 5 of article 21 of title 9 (IC 9-21-5-2 and IC 9-21-5-11), on maximum speed limits and worksite speed limits; parts of IC 34-28-5-4, on judgments for infractions; and parts of IC 33-37-4-2 and IC 33-37-5-14, on the infraction costs fee and the highway worksite fee. It also quotes a State Board of Accounts chart of fees collected by the clerk (in.gov/sboa), the Indiana Trial Court Fee Manual of the Indiana Office of Court Services (in.gov/courts), one line of the Harrison County Clerk’s schedule (in.gov/counties/harrison), and Bureau of Motor Vehicles text (in.gov/bmv), all retrieved 29 Oct 2026 and listed under Sources below. It does not apply them to any notice. Read any court, charge, speed limit, alleged speed, section number, appearance date, and amount shown on your notice. Confirm what your notice says.

Another page quotes chapter 32 of article 23 of title 8 of the Indiana Code (IC 8-23-32), on the worksite speed control pilot program, with Indiana Department of Transportation and Indiana Safe Zones pages: Indiana camera citations: what IC 8-23-32 says about the worksite speed control pilot program.

The Indiana Code text below is quoted from the iga.in.gov chapter PDFs as shown when retrieved on 29 Oct 2026. Each page of those Code PDFs is marked “Indiana Code 2026”. Chart and schedule rows are quoted cell by cell as printed, for the columns shown.

What IC 9-21-5-2 says about maximum speed limits

IC 9-21-5-2(a): “Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed for compliance with section 1 of this chapter, the slower speed limit specified in this section or established as authorized by section 3 of this chapter is the maximum lawful speed. A person may not drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed in excess of the following maximum limits:”

(1) “Thirty (30) miles per hour in an urban district.”
(2) “Fifty-five (55) miles per hour, except as provided in subdivisions (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (9).”
(3) “Seventy (70) miles per hour on a highway on the national system of interstate and defense highways located outside of an urbanized area (as defined in 23 U.S.C. 101) with a population of at least fifty thousand (50,000), except as provided in subdivision (4).”
(4) “Sixty-five (65) miles per hour for a vehicle (other than a bus) having a declared gross weight greater than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds on a highway on the national system of interstate and defense highways located outside an urbanized area (as defined in 23 U.S.C. 101) with a population of at least fifty thousand (50,000).”
(5) “Sixty-five (65) miles per hour on: (A) U.S. 20 from the intersection of U.S. 20 and County Road 17 in Elkhart County to the intersection of U.S. 20 and U.S. 31 in St. Joseph County; (B) U.S. 31 from the intersection of U.S. 31 and U.S. 20 in St. Joseph County to the boundary line between Indiana and Michigan; and (C) a highway classified by the Indiana department of transportation as an INDOT Freeway.”
(6) “On a highway that is the responsibility of the Indiana finance authority established by IC 5-1.2-3: (A) seventy (70) miles per hour for: (i) a motor vehicle having a declared gross weight of not more than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds; or (ii) a bus; or (B) sixty-five (65) miles per hour for a motor vehicle having a declared gross weight greater than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds.”
(7) “Sixty (60) miles per hour on a highway that: (A) is not designated as a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways; (B) has four (4) or more lanes; (C) is divided into two (2) or more roadways by: (i) an intervening space that is unimproved and not intended for vehicular travel; (ii) a physical barrier; or (iii) a dividing section constructed to impede vehicular traffic; and (D) is located outside an urbanized area (as defined in 23 U.S.C. 101) with a population of at least fifty thousand (50,000).”
(8) “Fifteen (15) miles per hour in an alley.”
(9) “Sixty-five (65) miles per hour on Interstate Highway 465.”

IC 9-21-5-2(b): “A person who violates subsection (a) commits a Class C infraction.”

That is the statute’s statement. This page does not say how that statement applies to a particular citation, license, or insurance policy. This page quotes all of section 2. This page does not quote IC 9-21-5-1, IC 9-21-5-3, IC 5-1.2-3, or 23 U.S.C. 101. This page does not list the speed limits posted on particular roads, and it does not say whether a particular road is in an urban district or is any other kind of highway named above.

What IC 9-21-5-11 says about worksite speed limits

IC 9-21-5-11(c): “A worksite speed limit set under this section may be enforced as follows:”

(1) “If workers are present in the immediate vicinity of the worksite.”
(2) “If workers are not present in the immediate vicinity of the worksite, the establishing authority determines that the safety of the traveling public requires enforcement of the worksite speed limit.”
(3) “In the case of a worksite speed limit enforced through a worksite speed control system under IC 8-23-32, if the worksite speed control system indicates that the operator of a motor vehicle has exceeded the worksite speed limit set under this section by at least eleven (11) miles per hour.”

IC 9-21-5-11(d): “This subsection does not apply to a person whose violation of a worksite speed limit is detected and enforced through a worksite speed control system under IC 8-23-32. Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-4(b), a judgment for the infraction of violating a speed limit set under this section must be entered as follows:”

(1) “If the person has not previously committed the infraction of violating a speed limit set under this section, a judgment for a Class B infraction and a fine of at least three hundred dollars ($300) shall be imposed.”
(2) “If the person has committed one (1) infraction of violating a speed limit set under this section in the previous three (3) years, a judgment for a Class B infraction and a fine of at least five hundred dollars ($500) shall be imposed.”
(3) “If the person has committed two (2) or more infractions of violating a speed limit set under this section in the previous three (3) years, a judgment for a Class B infraction and a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) shall be imposed.”

IC 9-21-5-11(g): “In the case of a worksite speed limit enforced through a worksite speed control system, a civil penalty shall be assessed under IC 8-23-32.”

That is the statute’s statement. This page does not say how that statement applies to a particular citation, license, or insurance policy. Section 11 has other subsections, (a), (b), (e), and (f), that this page does not cover. This page does not quote IC 8-23-32; the camera page linked above quotes parts of it, including section 18 of that chapter. Subsection (b) of IC 34-28-5-4 is quoted below. This page does not say whether a particular place is a worksite or whether workers were present at a particular time.

What IC 34-28-5-4 says about judgments for Class B and Class C infractions

IC 34-28-5-4(b): “A judgment of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) may be entered for a violation constituting a Class B infraction.”

IC 34-28-5-4(c): “Except as provided in subsection (f), a judgment of up to five hundred dollars ($500) may be entered for a violation constituting a Class C infraction.”

IC 34-28-5-4(f): “Except as provided in subsections (g) and (h), a person who has admitted to a moving violation constituting a Class C infraction, pleaded nolo contendere to a moving violation constituting a Class C infraction, or has been found by a court to have committed a moving violation constituting a Class C infraction may not be required to pay more than the following amounts for the violation:”

(1) “If, before the appearance date specified in the summons and complaint, the person mails or delivers an admission of the moving violation or a plea of nolo contendere to the moving violation, the person may not be required to pay any amount, except court costs and a judgment that does not exceed thirty-five dollars and fifty cents ($35.50).”
(2) “If the person admits the moving violation or enters a plea of nolo contendere to the moving violation on the appearance date specified in the summons and complaint, the person may not be required to pay any amount, except court costs and a judgment that does not exceed thirty-five dollars and fifty cents ($35.50).”
(3) “If the person contests the moving violation in court and is found to have committed the moving violation, the person may not be required to pay any amount, except: (A) court costs and a judgment that does not exceed thirty-five dollars and fifty cents ($35.50) if, in the five (5) years before the appearance date specified in the summons and complaint, the person was not found by a court in the county to have committed a moving violation; (B) court costs and a judgment that does not exceed two hundred fifty dollars and fifty cents ($250.50) if, in the five (5) years before the appearance date specified in the summons and complaint, the person was found by a court in the county to have committed one (1) moving violation; and (C) court costs and a judgment that does not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) if, in the five (5) years before the appearance date specified in the summons and complaint, the person was found by a court in the county to have committed two (2) or more moving violations.”

IC 34-28-5-4(f) continues: “In a proceeding under subdivision (3), the court may require the person to submit an affidavit or sworn testimony concerning whether, in the five (5) years before the appearance date specified in the summons and complaint, the person has been found by a court to have committed one (1) or more moving violations.”

IC 34-28-5-4(g): “The amounts described in subsection (f) are in addition to any amount that a person may be required to pay for attending a defensive driving school program.”

IC 34-28-5-4(h): “This subsection applies only to infraction judgments imposed in Marion County for traffic violations after December 31, 2010. Subsection (f) applies to an infraction judgment described in this subsection. However, a court shall impose a judgment of not less than thirty-five dollars ($35) for an infraction judgment that is entered in Marion County. These funds shall be transferred to a dedicated fund in accordance with section 5 of this chapter.”

That is the statute’s statement. This page does not say how that statement applies to a particular citation, license, or insurance policy. This page quotes all of subsection (f) and all of subsections (g) and (h), which subsection (f) names. Section 4 has other subsections, (a), (d), (e), and (i), that this page does not cover. This page does not quote IC 34-28-5-5. This page does not say which subdivision applies to a particular notice, what judgment a court enters, or what court costs a court collects.

What IC 33-37-4-2 and IC 33-37-5-14 say about infraction or ordinance violation costs and highway worksite fees

IC 33-37-4-2(a): “Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), for each action that results in a judgment: (1) for a violation constituting an infraction; or (2) for a violation of an ordinance of a municipal corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-10); the clerk shall collect from the defendant an infraction or ordinance violation costs fee of seventy dollars ($70).”

IC 33-37-4-2(b): “In addition to the infraction or ordinance violation costs fee collected under this section, the clerk shall collect from the defendant the following fees, if they are required under IC 33-37-5:”

(1) “A document fee (IC 33-37-5-1, IC 33-37-5-3, or IC 33-37-5-4).”
(2) “An alcohol and drug services program fee (IC 33-37-5-8(b)).”
(3) “A law enforcement continuing education program fee (IC 33-37-5-8(c)).”
(4) “An alcohol and drug countermeasures fee (IC 33-37-5-10).”
(5) “A highway worksite fee (IC 33-37-5-14).”
(6) “A deferred prosecution fee (IC 33-37-5-17).”
(7) “A jury fee (IC 33-37-5-19).”
(8) “A document storage fee (IC 33-37-5-20).”
(9) “An automated record keeping fee (IC 33-37-5-21).”
(10) “A late payment fee (IC 33-37-5-22).”
(11) “A public defense administration fee (IC 33-37-5-21.2).”
(12) “A judicial insurance adjustment fee (IC 33-37-5-25).”
(13) “A judicial salaries fee (IC 33-37-5-26).”
(14) “A court administration fee (IC 33-37-5-27).”
(15) “A DNA sample processing fee (IC 33-37-5-26.2).”

IC 33-37-5-14(a): “This section applies to criminal, infraction, and ordinance violation actions that are traffic offenses (as defined in IC 9-13-2-183).”

IC 33-37-5-14(b): “The clerk shall collect a highway worksite fee of fifty cents ($0.50). However, the clerk shall collect a highway worksite fee of twenty-five dollars and fifty cents ($25.50) if: (1) the criminal action, infraction, or ordinance violation is: (A) exceeding a worksite speed limit (as provided in IC 9-21-5-2 and authorized by IC 9-21-5-3); or (B) failure to merge (as provided in IC 9-21-8-7.5); and (2) the judge orders the clerk to collect the fee for exceeding a worksite speed limit or failure to merge.”

That is the statute’s statement. This page does not say how that statement applies to a particular citation, license, or insurance policy. Section 2 of IC 33-37-4 has other subsections, (c) to (f), that this page does not cover, including subsections (d) and (e), which subsection (a) names. This page quotes all of IC 33-37-5-14. This page does not quote the other sections of IC 33-37-5 named in subsection (b), IC 36-1-2-10, IC 9-13-2-183, IC 9-21-5-3, or IC 9-21-8-7.5. This page does not say which fees a clerk collects in a particular case.

What the State Board of Accounts chart lists for infraction and ordinance violation cases

The State Board of Accounts chart is headed “FILING FEES BY CASE TYPE COLLECTED BY THE CLERK” and “(JULY 1, 2025)”. Under “INFRACTION/ORDINANCE VIOLATION CASES”, it lists these rows. This page shows each row’s name, code citation, and amount cell as printed; in the chart, some amount cells are printed after a “$” sign.

Row	Code citation	Amount cell
“Court Costs”	“IC 33-37-4-2”	“$70.00”
“Alcohol and Drug Services Program Fee”	“IC 33-37-5-8(b)”	“*”
“Law Enforcement Continuing Education Fee”	“IC 33-37-5-8(c)”	“4.00”
“Alcohol and Drug Countermeasures Fee”	“IC 33-37-5-10”	“*”
“Highway Worksite Zone Fee”	“IC 33-37-5-14”	“(1)”
“Deferred Prosecution Fee”	“IC 33-37-5-17”	“(2)”
“Jury Fee”	“IC 33-37-5-19”	“6.00”
“Document Storage Fee”	“IC 33-37-5-20”	“5.00”
“Automated Record Keeping Fee”	“IC 33-37-5-21”	“20.00”
“Late Payment Fee”	“IC 33-37-5-22”	“* (4)”
“Public Defense Administration Fee”	“IC 33-37-5-21.2”	“5.00”
“Judicial Insurance Adjustment Fee”	“IC 33-37-5-25”	“1.00”
“Judicial Salaries Fee”	“IC 33-37-5-26”	“20.00”
“DNA Sample Processing Fee”	“IC 33-37-5-26.2”	“3.00”
“Court Administration Fee”	“IC 33-37-5-27”	“5.00”
“Total Infraction/Ordinance Violations Filing Fees”		“$139.00”
“Sheriff's Service of Process Fee”	“IC 33-37-5-15”	“28.00 (3)”
“Total Infraction/Ordinance Violation Filing Fees (with service of process fee)”		“167.00”

The chart’s notes below those rows read:

“* Judge determines if this fee is to be collected and the amount of the fee.”
“(1) Collect $.50 only if traffic offense and could be $25.50 if exceeding the worksite speed limit or failure to merge.”
“(2) $120 fee for court costs if the criminal action is a misdemeanor and the defendant enters the pretrial diversion program.”
“(3) The clerk shall collect this fee from a party requesting service of a writ, an order, a process, a notice, a tax warrant, or any other paper completed by the sheriff. This fee may only be collected one time per case for pre-judgement, and one time for post-judgement. (effective 1/1/25)”
“(4) A court that adopts a local rule imposing a late payment fee may collect $25.”

Those are the agency chart’s statements. The chart has other case types that this page does not cover. This page does not quote the sections of IC 33-37-5 named in the chart’s rows, other than IC 33-37-5-14, which is quoted above. This page does not say whether a newer edition of the chart exists, and it does not say which rows apply to a particular case.

The IOCS manual is headed “Indiana Trial Court Fee Manual” and “Current through 2026 Legislative Session”. Under “Filing Fees/Costs for Infraction and Ordinance Violation Cases”, the IOCS manual has a row that begins “Total Infraction/Ordinance Violations” and whose amount cell reads “$139.00”.

That is the agency document’s statement. The IOCS manual has other rows, columns, and tables that this page does not cover.

What the Harrison County Clerk page lists under its schedule of fines and costs

The Harrison County Clerk page, headed “Traffic Violation Filing Fees”, lists under “Schedule of Fines and Costs” the line “1 to 15 m.p.h over limit - $142.00”.

That is the county page’s statement. It is one county clerk’s schedule. The page lists other lines, including other speed lines, that this page does not cover. Clerk schedules are published county by county; this page does not say what a court in another county lists, and it does not say what amount appears on a particular notice.

What the BMV Driver’s Manual chapter 5 lists for speeding violations

The BMV Driver’s Manual chapter 5 is headed “Points, Suspension, and Insurance Requirements”. Under “POINT VALUES”, the BMV Driver’s Manual chapter 5 states: “Points vary for speeding violations. Examples of speeding violation point totals include:”

Row	Cell
“1 – 15 miles per hour over the speed limit”	“2 points”
“16 – 25 miles per hour over the speed limit”	“4 points”
“26+ miles per hour over the speed limit”	“6 points”

The BMV Driver’s Manual chapter 5 also states: “Points stay active on your driver record for two years from the conviction date.” It also states: “Download the complete point value table at IN.gov/BMV.”

That is the agency document’s statement. This page does not say how that statement applies to a particular citation, license, or insurance policy. The chapter has other rows and other parts that this page does not cover, and this page does not quote the complete table it names.

What the BMV Driver Safety Program page says about a credit

The BMV page, headed “Driver Safety Program”, states under “About the Driver Safety Program (DSP)”: “Any Indiana driver can take a DSP course. The BMV will apply a 4 point credit to an Indiana Official Driver Record for successful completion of a BMV-approved DSP. The credit may only be applied once every three years. However, if an additional course is completed, the time period of the credit will be extended for three years from the new course completion date.”

That is the agency page’s statement. This page does not say how that statement applies to a particular citation, license, or insurance policy. The BMV page has other paragraphs, a list of providers, and questions and answers that this page does not cover.

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