What a West Virginia speeding ticket is

This page quotes W. Va. Code §17C-6-1 from the West Virginia Legislature website (code.wvlegislature.gov), the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles legislative rule 91 CSR 5 from the Secretary of State’s Code of State Rules (apps.sos.wv.gov), and a page of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles (dmv.wv.gov), all retrieved 31 Oct 2026 and listed under Sources below. It does not apply them to any notice. Read any court, charge, statute or ordinance, speed limit, alleged speed, and amount shown on your notice. Confirm what your notice says.

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Statute and rule text below is quoted as shown when retrieved on 31 Oct 2026. Table rows are quoted as printed, for the columns shown.

What W. Va. Code §17C-6-1 says

Section 17C-6-1 of the West Virginia Code is headed “Speed limitations generally; penalty.” W. Va. Code §17C-6-1(b)(1) begins: “Fifteen miles per hour in a school zone during school recess or while children are going to or leaving school during opening or closing hours.” Section 17C-6-1 lists, among other items:

W. Va. Code §17C-6-1(e): “Unless otherwise provided in this section, any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100; upon a second conviction within one year thereafter, shall be fined not more than $200; and, upon a third or subsequent conviction within two years thereafter, shall be fined not more than $500: Provided, That if the third or subsequent conviction is based upon a violation of the provisions of this section where the offender exceeded the speed limit by 15 miles per hour or more, then upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $500 or confined in jail for not more than six months, or both fined and confined.”
W. Va. Code §17C-6-1(f): “Any person who violates the provisions of subdivision (1), subsection (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500: Provided, That if the conviction is based upon a violation of the provisions of subdivision (1), subsection (b) of this section where the offender exceeded the speed limit by 15 miles per hour or more in the presence of one or more children, then upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or confined in jail for not more than six months, or both fined and confined: Provided, however, That if the signage required by subdivision (1), subsection (b) of this section is not present in the school zone at the time of the violation, then any person who violates said provision is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $25.”
W. Va. Code §17C-6-1(g): “If an owner or driver is arrested under the provisions of this section for the offense of driving above the posted speed limit on a controlled access highway or interstate highway and if the evidence shows that the motor vehicle was being operated at 10 miles per hour or less above the speed limit, then, upon conviction thereof, that person shall be fined not more than $5, plus court costs.”
W. Va. Code §17C-6-1(i): “If an owner or driver is convicted under the provisions of this section for the offense of driving above the speed limit on a controlled access highway or interstate highway of this state and if the evidence shows that the motor vehicle was being operated at 10 miles per hour or less above the speed limit, then notwithstanding the provisions of §17B-3-4 of this code, a certified abstract of the judgment on the conviction may not be transmitted to the Division of Motor Vehicles or, if transmitted, may not be recorded by the division: Provided, That the provisions of this subsection do not apply to conviction of owners or drivers who have been issued a commercial driver’s license as defined in chapter 17E of this code if the offense was committed while operating a commercial 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 subsections (e), (f), (g) and (i) of section 17C-6-1 and the first sentence of subdivision (1) of its subsection (b). Section 17C-6-1 has other text in subsection (b) and other subsections, (a), (c), (d), (h) and (j), that this page does not cover. This page does not quote section 17B-3-4 or chapter 17E.

An amount due on a West Virginia speeding notice varies by court. This page does not show any total for the whole state, and it does not say what amount applies to a particular notice. Read any amount printed on your notice.

What 91 CSR 5 lists for speeding

91 CSR 5 is a legislative rule of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles. 91 CSR 5 subsection 1.4 states: “Effective Date. – April 9, 2025”.

91 CSR 5 subsection 7.2 prints a table with columns headed “Statute Violated”, “General Description of Offenses” and “Point Value”. It includes these rows. This page shows the description and value cells of each row as printed. Where a description is printed over several lines with a statute number or value printed beside it, each printed piece of the description is quoted separately, in order; the statute numbers are not shown.

“General Description of Offenses”	“Point Value”
“Speeding in school zone”	“6”
“Speeding in violation of specified or established” “limits where the speed was twenty (20) m.p.h.” “or more over the posted speed limit.”	“6”
“Speeding in violation of specified or established limits” “where the speed was fifteen (15) m.p.h. over the posted speed limit but less than twenty (20) over the posted speed limit.”	“5”
“Speeding in violation of specified or established” “limits where the speed was eleven (11) m.p.h. or moreover the posted speed limit but less than fifteen (15) m.p.h. over the posted speed limit.”	“3”

91 CSR 5 subsection 7.3 is headed “Traffic Convictions with No Point Value.” Its subdivision 7.3.g reads: “Convictions for speeding 10 mph or less over the posted speed limit except if the driver holds a commercial driver’s license or was operating a commercial motor vehicle.”

That is the rule’s statement. This page quotes subsection 1.4 of 91 CSR 5, four rows of the table in its subsection 7.2, and the heading of its subsection 7.3 with subdivision 7.3.g. Subsection 7.2 has other text and rows, and subsection 7.3 has other subdivisions, 7.3.a to 7.3.f and 7.3.h, that this page does not cover. This page does not quote the sections of the West Virginia Code printed in the table.

What 91 CSR 5 and the Division of Motor Vehicles page say about suspension

91 CSR 5 subsection 7.8 is headed “Accumulation of 12 or More Points.” It states: “The Division shall suspend a licensee’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle upon the accumulation of 12 or more points in accordance with the following schedule”, and lists:

91 CSR 5 subdivision 7.8.a: “When a licensee accumulates 12 to 13 points, the period of suspension is 30 days.”
91 CSR 5 subdivision 7.8.b: “When a licensee accumulates 14 to 15 points, the period of suspension is 45 days.”
91 CSR 5 subdivision 7.8.c: “When a licensee accumulates 15 to 17 points, the period of suspension is 60 days.”
91 CSR 5 subdivision 7.8.d: “When a licensee accumulates 18 to 19 points, the period of suspension is 90 days.”
91 CSR 5 subdivision 7.8.e: “When a licensee accumulates 20 or more points, the period of suspension is 120 days.”
91 CSR 5 subdivision 7.8.g: “In lieu of any suspension enumerated above and any reinstatement fee due, the licensee may choose to pay a $200 penalty fee prior to the effective date of the suspension provided that the licensee has not availed himself or herself of this alternative in the prior two years from the date of suspension.”

That is the rule’s statement. This page quotes the opening words of subsection 7.8 of 91 CSR 5, its subdivisions 7.8.a to 7.8.e, and the first sentence of its subdivision 7.8.g. Subsection 7.8 has another subdivision, 7.8.f, and other text in subdivision 7.8.g, that this page does not cover. 91 CSR 5 has other sections and subsections that this page does not cover.

The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles page states: “Motorists who accumulate at least six (6) points against their license will receive a warning letter urging them to exercise more caution and obey all traffic laws.” It also states: “Points for a given infraction remain on a driver's record for two (2) years from the conviction date; the infraction itself remains on the record for five years.” The Division of Motor Vehicles page prints a table headed “Suspension Periods Based on Accumulated Points” with these rows.

“Points Accumulated”	“Suspension Time”
“12–13”	“30 Days”
“14–15”	“45 Days”
“16–17”	“60 Days”
“18–19”	“90 Days”
“20+”	“120 Days”

Those are the agency page’s statements. The Division of Motor Vehicles page has other text, lists and tables that this page does not cover.

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