What a Maine speeding ticket is
This page quotes sections 2073 and 2074 of Title 29-A of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Maine Legislature website (legislature.maine.gov), parts of the Schedule of Amounts Due of the Maine Judicial Branch Violations Bureau (courts.maine.gov), part of the Maine Driver’s License Manual of the Secretary of State (maine.gov), and part of a copy of Secretary of State rule 29-250 C.M.R. ch. 1, § 4 published by the Legal Information Institute (law.cornell.edu), all retrieved 30 Oct 2026 and listed under Sources below. It does not apply them to any notice. Read any court, charge, statute, speed limit, alleged speed, answer date, and amount shown on your notice. Confirm what your notice says.
If the paper names Title 29-A, section 2308, subsection 5, on the registered owner of a vehicle involved in passing a stopped school bus, see Maine school bus camera rules: what Title 29-A, sections 2117 and 2308, say about cameras on school buses and the registered owner.
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The statute text below is quoted from the legislature.maine.gov section pages as shown when retrieved on 30 Oct 2026. Schedule and table rows are quoted cell by cell as printed, for the columns shown.
What Title 29-A, sections 2073 and 2074, say about speed
Title 29-A, section 2073, is headed “Authority to regulate speeds”. Title 29-A, section 2073, subsection 3, headed “Prohibition.”, states: “A person may not operate a vehicle in excess of maximum speeds fixed pursuant to this section, as long as notice of changes in speed limits has been given by signs erected by the Department of Transportation.”
Title 29-A, section 2074, is headed “Rates of speed” and begins: “An operator shall operate a vehicle at a careful and prudent speed not greater than is reasonable and proper having due regard to the traffic, surface and width of the way and of other conditions then existing.”
Title 29-A, section 2074, subsection 1: “Except when conditions or other regulations require a lower speed, the following are maximum rates of speed:”
- (C) “Twenty-five miles per hour in a business or residential district or built-up portion unless otherwise posted; and”
- (D) “Forty-five miles per hour on all other public ways unless otherwise posted.”
Title 29-A, section 2074, subsection 3, headed “Criminal offense.”, states: “A person commits a Class E crime if that person operates a motor vehicle at a speed that exceeds the maximum rate of speed by 30 miles per hour or more.” It continues: “The complaint for a violation of a speed limit must specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have operated a motor vehicle.”
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 subsection 3 of section 2073. Section 2073 has other subsections, 1, 2, 4 and 5, and two unnumbered closing paragraphs, that this page does not cover. This page quotes the opening paragraph of section 2074, the opening words of its subsection 1 with paragraphs C and D, and its subsection 3. Section 2074 has other paragraphs in subsection 1, A, B, E and F, and other subsections, 1-A, 2, 3-A, 3-B and 4, that this page does not cover. The Maine Legislature pages for both sections state “Data for this page extracted on 10/05/2026 17:28:28.”
What the Maine Violations Bureau Schedule of Amounts Due lists for speeding
The Schedule of Amounts Due, a PDF headed “MAINE JUDICIAL BRANCH” and “VIOLATIONS BUREAU”, states: “The listed amounts that appear in this schedule are the amounts that will be accepted by the Maine Judicial Branch Violations Bureau for traffic infractions if paid with an answer of "not contested" filed in a timely manner.” It states: “This Schedule of Amounts Due is effective for traffic infractions occurring on and after September 24, 2025, unless otherwise ordered by the Chief Judge of the District Court.” In its instructions, the Schedule of Amounts Due states: “The amount due shown in this book includes all statutory surcharges.”
In its listing of traffic infractions by title and section, the Schedule of Amounts Due prints these rows for section 2073. Its list of abbreviations gives “LMT” as “Limit(ed)”. This page shows each row’s cells as printed, for the columns shown.
| Title | Section | Subsection | Description | “Amount Due” |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “29-A” | “2073” | “3” | “Speeding 1 to 9 mph over lmt” | “114.00” |
| “29-A” | “2073” | “3” | “Speeding 10 to 14 mph over lmt” | “129.00” |
| “29-A” | “2073” | “3” | “Speeding 15 to 19 mph over lmt” | “170.00” |
| “29-A” | “2073” | “3” | “Speeding 20 to 24 mph over lmt” | “230.00” |
| “29-A” | “2073” | “3” | “Speeding 25 to 29 mph over lmt” | “278.00” |
The Schedule of Amounts Due prints these rows for section 2074, subsection 1A.
| Title | Section | Subsection | Description | “Amount Due” |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “29-A” | “2074” | “1A” | “Speeding 1 to 9 mph over lmt in school zone” | “203.00” |
| “29-A” | “2074” | “1A” | “Speeding 10 to 14 mph over lmt in school zone” | “233.00” |
| “29-A” | “2074” | “1A” | “Speeding 15 to 19 mph over lmt in school zone” | “315.00” |
| “29-A” | “2074” | “1A” | “Speeding 20 to 24 mph over lmt in school zone” | “435.00” |
| “29-A” | “2074” | “1A” | “Speeding 25 to 29 mph over lmt in school zone” | “531.00” |
The Schedule of Amounts Due prints these rows for section 2075, subsection 2.
| Title | Section | Subsection | Description | “Amount Due” |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “29-A” | “2075” | “2” | “Speeding 1 to 9 mph over lmt in construction zone” | “203.00” |
| “29-A” | “2075” | “2” | “Speeding 10 to 14 mph over lmt in construction zone” | “233.00” |
| “29-A” | “2075” | “2” | “Speeding 15 to 19 mph over lmt in construction zone” | “315.00” |
| “29-A” | “2075” | “2” | “Speeding 20 to 24 mph over lmt in construction zone” | “435.00” |
| “29-A” | “2075” | “2” | “Speeding 25 to 29 mph over lmt in construction zone” | “531.00” |
Those are the schedule’s statements. The schedule lists other infractions, and has other instructions, columns and entries, that this page does not cover. This page does not quote section 2075 or Title 4, section 164. This page does not say which court handles a particular notice, and it does not say which row applies to a particular notice. Read any amount printed on your notice.
What the Maine Driver’s License Manual and rule 29-250 say about speeding
The Maine Driver’s License Manual of the Secretary of State, under the heading “Suspension for Demerit Point Accumulation: The Maine Point System”, states: “By law, the Secretary of State is required to adopt rules establishing a uniform system of assigning demerit points for persons convicted of certain motor vehicle traffic offenses.” It continues: “Once certain point levels are reached (currently 6 points), a warning is issued by the Secretary of State, and if the point total reaches 12 points or more the driver's license will be suspended.” It adds: “Points will be erased from a driver's record when they become one year old.”
Under “Suspension Periods for Designated Convictions”, the Driver’s License Manual states: “Persons convicted of the following offenses may have their licenses suspended for a period of 30 days:”
- “Speeding by 30 miles per hour or more over the speed limit”
Those are the agency document’s statements. The list has other items, and the manual has other sections, that this page does not cover.
The Legal Information Institute copy of Secretary of State rule 29-250 C.M.R. ch. 1, § 4 is headed “SUSPENSION PERIODS FOR DEMERIT POINT ACCUMULATION” and states: “The following is a listing of certain convictions or adjudications for which demerit points have been assigned.” It continues: “The convictions and adjudications as listed herein are not intended to be the total list of convictions and adjudications to which the Secretary of State may assign demerit points.” It lists these rows, in this order. This page shows each row’s cells as printed.
| “CONVICTIONS AND ADJUDICATIONS” | “DEMERIT POINTS” |
|---|---|
| “Exceeding Posted Speed by at Least 15 Miles Per Hour But Less Than 30 Miles Per Hour” | “6” |
| “Exceeding Posted Speed by Less Than 15 Miles Per Hour” | “4” |
Those are the rule’s statements. The rule copy has other sentences and rows that this page does not cover. The Legal Information Institute is not a Maine agency. This page does not say how those statements apply to a particular citation or license.
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Sources retrieved 30 Oct 2026:
- https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/29-A/title29-Asec2073.html
- https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/29-A/title29-Asec2074.html
- https://courts.maine.gov/courts/traffic/schedule.pdf
- https://www.maine.gov/sos/sites/maine.gov.sos/files/inline-files/Maine%20Driver%20License%20Manual_2.pdf
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/maine/29-250-C-M-R-ch-1-SS-4
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Information on this page was last checked against official sources on November 8, 2026.