How long can I go to jail on account of a speeding ticket (If I was wearing a seatbelt)?

Answer 1

You shouldn't go to jail at all. Just a fine. Unless you were drunk or had drugs.

Answer 2

If you go to jail or not depends upon a lot of factors. You can actually end up in jail for nothing more than a speeding ticket. There was a case in Texas that went all the way to the Us Supreme court back in the 90s where a grandma was exceeding the limit by about 5 mph. She was mouthy with the Highway Patrol Officer and he decided that rather than citing her and releasing her he would book her into county jail. The Court found basically that if an officer can arrest you for hte offense he can do just that, even if it is the common practice to cite an offender and release them.

When you are given a speeding ticket you are essentially being cited and released. The officer tells you the charge (speeding), writes you a ticket (citation) and required you to sign it (your promise to appear in court, not an admission of guilt). An officer could just haul you off to the county lock-up instead.

Now, if you got the citation at the scene, you likely wont face jail unless there are other circumstances, such as this is you 30th speeding ticket this year, or you don't have a driver's license, or you exceeded the speed limit by some set amount (say 25mph) or you doubled the limit (say doing 50 in a 25 zone).

Only an attorney can tell you for certain.

Answer 3

a speeding ticket by itself is not a jailable offense unless your were being pursued and some states if your over 100 mph they can arrest you, but most just give you a ticket that is more than your car value. if you haven't had any in three years, you can elect a traffic class which is one day and the ticket is not put on your record and you pay the ticket still and the class fee. the class is worth it compared to having three years of increased insurance rates which will cost ten times more than the ticket will.

Answer 4

You won't be going to jail based on your ticket. You'd be going to jail based on the fact you were issued a citation with mandatory court and you failed to appear. Your warant will be for 'Failure to appear' not for 'speeding'.

It could be only 24 hours, bail could be set ... all depends on the JUDGE.

Dude, just own up already and call the courts to take responsibilty. Most likely they'll just reschedule you. It's SO the better alternative.

Answer 5

sure. often the seatbelt fee ticket is issued after an officer has stopped a vehicle for yet another site visitors violation. yet some states have regulations that make failure to placed on a seatbelt a "accepted" offense, particularly than a secondary offense. In those states, an officer can end you for the seatbelt infraction itself.

Answer 6

Are you refusing to pay the ticket? If yes 30 to 60 days. If no then you won't go at all assuming you are from the states.

Answer 7

how fast ? reckless driving

if you don't have a drivers license

no insurance on your car

also if you get a ticket and don't show up at court, they issue a warrant and you are arrested.

so more information is needed for a really good answer

Answer 8

depends on how fast you were going. I was threatened with jail, was going 95 in a 55 in my blazer and was only 17. Didn't get my license or anything revoked, because it was my first offense.

Answer 9

Not more than 50 years.

Answer 10

i don't think you can go to jail for speeding, unless it is over 20+mph over the limit, then it is a different charge.