Loudoun County Speeding Ticket Fines
What to Do if You Are Stopped for a Speeding Ticket
In Virginia, speeding tickets are taken seriously by law enforcement authorities. As your speed increases, potential fines increase and so do the number of points assessed against your driver’s license by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The basic point schedule for a Leesburg speeding ticket is as follows:
- 1 – 9 MPH over the speed limit, 3 points
- 10 – 19 MPH over the limit, 4 points
- More than 20 MPH over the limit, 6 points
Those stopped for speeding will pay $5.00 for every MPH over the speed limit, along with court fees (typically around $62.00 in Virginia).
If you pay the fine on your speeding ticket in Leesburg, or if you are convicted in court, these points are reported to DMV. If you accumulate more than 18 points in 12 months, or 24 points in 24 months, your license will be suspended. Insurance companies access DMV records and can increase your automobile insurance rates if they find you are an unsafe driver.
Learn more about Leesburg traffic tickets and types of traffic violations
It is not easy to get out of a speeding ticket in Virginia. Prosecutors and municipalities are under great pressure to keep their streets safe for their citizens. However, with an experienced and knowledgeable speeding ticket defense lawyer, you can fight a speeding ticket. Attorney Kershner and the staff at his Leesburg law firm have the experience and know-how to advocate successfully on your behalf.
It is important to be polite and cooperative with the officer when you are stopped for speeding. But you should not admit anything. If asked a question by the police officer, simply respond that you would rather review it with your attorney first. Then, contact a speeding ticket defense lawyer as soon as possible.
Caleb A. Kershner, speeding ticket lawyer in Leesburg
Fighting a speeding ticket requires a defense lawyer who knows how the police, the prosecutors and the courts think and work. Attorney Caleb A. Kershner has been a prosecutor and has tried hundreds of criminal and traffic cases in Loudoun County and Northern Virginia. He knows all about fighting a speeding ticket in Virginia. Contact Attorney Kershner today to begin your speeding ticket defense. He can help save your license and save you from paying unnecessary fines and increased insurance rates.
The Law Office of Caleb Kershner represents clients throughout Northern Virginia, including: Leesburg, Sterling and the surround areas of Loudon County as well as Clark County, Frederick County, Fairfax County & Prince William County.
