What a Pennsylvania speeding ticket is

A Pennsylvania speeding ticket handed out by an officer is typically charged as a summary offense for exceeding a maximum speed limit under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3362. It is not the same paper as a mailed camera notice. Pennsylvania also has a separate automated speed-enforcement statute for certain active work zones (75 Pa.C.S. § 3369); this page does not invent that program’s amounts or clocks — confirm what your paper says. For mailed Pennsylvania automated camera notices (work-zone and other programs), see Pennsylvania automated camera notices. If the paper is an officer citation for speeding, the officer / court track below applies.

US overview: What a speeding ticket notice is. Contrast: What an NYC speeding ticket is · What a California speeding ticket is · What a Florida speeding ticket is.

Maximum speed / base fine (75 Pa.C.S. § 3362)

75 Pa.C.S. § 3362 (Pennsylvania General Assembly, retrieved 13 Sep 2026): except when a special hazard requires lower speed under § 3361, no person shall drive faster than the maximum limits stated in the section (for example, 35 mph in an urban district; 65 or 70 mph on freeways where posted; 55 mph in other locations; and other limits established under that subchapter). That is the statute’s statement.

75 Pa.C.S. § 3362(c) Penalty (retrieved 13 Sep 2026): any person violating this section is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of:

(i) $42.50 for violating a maximum speed limit of 65 mph or higher; or (ii) $35 for violating any other maximum speed limit.

Any person exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than five miles per hour shall pay an additional fine of $2 per mile for each mile in excess of five miles per hour over the maximum speed limit. That is the statute’s statement, not an instruction from us.

UNKNOWN from § 3362 alone: total clerk / county costs and local add-ons beyond the statutory fine. Confirm the amount printed on your citation and with the court named on it.

Surcharge (75 Pa.C.S. § 6506) — in addition to the fine

75 Pa.C.S. § 6506(a)(4) (retrieved 13 Sep 2026): upon conviction for a violation of section 3362, the following surcharge applies in addition to fines, fees, or penalties:

$45 for exceeding the maximum speed limit by 6 to 10 mph or 11 to 15 mph; $60 for 16 to 25 mph; $75 for at least 26 mph. That is the statute’s statement. Other paragraphs of § 6506 address other offenses and city surcharges; this page does not invent a full statewide “total ticket” calculator.

PennDOT points (75 Pa.C.S. § 1535)

75 Pa.C.S. § 1535 (retrieved 13 Sep 2026) and PennDOT “The Pennsylvania Point System” fact sheet (March 2024, retrieved 13 Sep 2026) schedule points for exceeding maximum speed under § 3362 by mph over the limit:

6–10 over — 2 points; 11–15 — 3 points; 16–25 — 4 points; 26–30 — 5 points; 31 and over — 5 points and departmental hearing / sanctions under § 1538(d).

PennDOT fact sheet / § 1535(e): for a conviction under § 3362 in an active work zone by exceeding the posted limit by 11 mph or more, the department shall suspend operating privilege for 15 days (in addition to other provisions). That is the statute’s and PennDOT’s statement. We do not tell you how a ticket will affect your license or insurance.

PennDOT fact sheet (retrieved 13 Sep 2026): corrective action begins when a record reaches 6 or more points; at 11 or more points the license is automatically suspended on the schedule that page states. Three points are removed for every 12 consecutive months without a point violation (as that page describes). That is PennDOT’s statement, not an instruction from us.

Excessive speeding hearing (75 Pa.C.S. § 1538(d))

75 Pa.C.S. § 1538(d) (retrieved 13 Sep 2026): when any person is convicted of driving 31 miles per hour or more in excess of the speed limit, the department shall require attendance at a departmental hearing and a driver improvement school, and shall notify the person in writing. A hearing examiner may recommend a special examination under § 1508 and/or suspension not exceeding 15 days; the department shall effect at least one of the sanctions but may not increase any suspension beyond 15 days. Failure to attend or comply results in suspension until requirements are completed. That is the statute’s statement. PennDOT’s fact sheet restates the same 31+ mph hearing path. We do not tell you how to respond to a PennDOT notice.

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