Do work-zone fines rules differ by state?

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Work-zone fines laws by state

People search “Work-zone fines by state”, “Work-zone fines laws by state”, and “Work zone map” when a road trip, boat, bike, or load is about to cross a line. This page is the 50-state index for work-zone fines. Colors and quotes are written for someone in that state today, not for what that state demands of its own registered vehicles.

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Alabama (AL): Alabama: construction-zone moving violation is the greater of $250 or double the ordinary fine, and only while workers are present (§ 32-5A-176.1).
Alaska (AK): Alaska: a Title 28 traffic fine committed in a highway work zone or a traffic safety corridor is double the ordinary fine or maximum (Alaska Stat. § 28.90.030).
Arizona (AZ): Arizona (A.R.S. § 28-652): enhanced / additional work-zone fine when workers are present.
Arkansas (AR): Arkansas: a moving violation in a work zone can add a second fine equal to the first one when personnel are present and advance signs say fines are double (§ 27-50-408).
California (CA): California (Cal. Veh. Code § 42009): double fines in a safety-enhancement-double-fine zone (Veh. Code § 42009).
Colorado (CO): Colorado (C.R.S. § 42-4-614): double fines in a work zone (C.R.S. § 42-4-614).
Connecticut (CT): Connecticut: § 14-212a adds a fee equal to 100% of the fine while work is ongoing in a signed zone (signs read “FINES DOUBLED”). Speeding (§ 14-219) and the phone law (§ 14-296aa) are on that list.
Delaware (DE): Delaware: a first offense of the listed traffic sections inside a signed highway construction or maintenance area is not less than double the ordinary fine (21 Del. C. § 4105(f)).
Florida (FL): Florida: posted construction-zone speeding fines double the § 318.18(3)(b) schedule when workers are present or equipment is on/adjacent to the road (Fla. Stat. § 318.18(3)(e)).
Georgia (GA): Georgia (O.C.G.A. § 40-6-188): double fines when workers are present (O.C.G.A. § 40-6-188).
Hawaii (HI): Hawaii: speeding in a construction area is a $250 fine, plus a trauma-system surcharge of up to $100 (§ 291C-104).
Idaho (ID): Idaho: exceeding the posted work-zone speed is a $50 infraction when the signs show the zone, the reduced limit, and the enhanced penalty (Idaho Code § 49-657). It is not a double of the ordinary speeding fine.
Illinois (IL): Illinois (625 ILCS 5/11-605.1): construction-zone speeding when workers are present — first-offense minimum $375, subsequent $1,000 (625 ILCS 5/11-605.1).
Indiana (IN): Indiana (Ind. Code § 9-21-5-11): enhanced work-zone fine when workers are present (Ind. Code § 9-21-5-11).
Iowa (IA): Iowa: the scheduled fine for a moving violation in a road work zone is double, and speeding uses its own doubled schedule (Iowa Code § 805.8A(14)(i)).
Kansas (KS): Kansas: a moving violation in a road construction zone is double the uniform fine in § 8-2118. Signs must say so (Kan. Stat. § 8-2004).
Kentucky (KY): Kentucky: a listed traffic violation in a highway work zone is $500 if nobody is hurt, and $500–$10,000 if someone is injured or killed (KRS § 189.2327).
Louisiana (LA): Louisiana: speeding, or breaching an active construction or utility zone while workers are on site, is $500–$1,000 (La. R.S. 32:57(H)).
Maine (ME): Maine: speeding in a posted construction or maintenance zone is twice the ordinary speeding fine (29-A M.R.S. § 2075(2)).
Maryland (MD): Maryland (Md. Code, Transp. work-zone penalty): enhanced / doubled work-zone fine when workers are present.
Massachusetts (MA): Massachusetts (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90 work-zone penalty): enhanced work-zone fine (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90).
Michigan (MI): Michigan (MCL 257.601b): enhanced work-zone fine when workers are present (MCL 257.601b).
Minnesota (MN): Minnesota (Minn. Stat. § 169.14): enhanced work-zone fine (Minn. Stat. § 169.14).
Mississippi (MS): Mississippi: work-zone speeding while workers are present is not more than $250 the first time. A later offense doubles the maximum under § 63-9-11 (Miss. Code § 63-3-516).
Missouri (MO): Missouri: a moving violation in a work zone adds $35 ($75 on a later conviction). Speeding or passing while a worker is present adds $250 the first time and $300 after that (§ 304.582).
Montana (MT): Montana: a work-zone traffic conviction is not less than double the ordinary penalty when a highway worker is present within 1,000 feet (Mont. Code Ann. § 61-8-314).
Nebraska (NE): Nebraska: the speeding fines in § 60-682.01(2) are doubled in a signed maintenance, repair, or construction zone where workers are present.
Nevada (NV): Nevada: listed traffic violations in a work zone add a penalty equal to the fine the court imposes (NRS 484B.130).
New Hampshire (NH): New Hampshire: speeding in a manned construction or maintenance zone on a state or interstate highway is $250–$500 (RSA 265:6-a, III).
New Jersey (NJ): New Jersey (N.J.S.A. 39:4-203.5): double fines in a work zone (N.J.S.A. 39:4-203.5).
New Mexico (NM): New Mexico: obey construction-zone signs, signals, and flaggers (§ 66-7-303.1). That section does not double the fine. The sentence is the ordinary misdemeanor in § 66-8-7.
New York (NY): New York (N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law §§ 1180(f), 1800): double fines in a work zone (VAT §§ 1180(f), 1800).
North Carolina (NC): North Carolina (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-141): $250 additional work-zone penalty (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-141).
North Dakota (ND): North Dakota: speeding in a highway construction zone is $150 for 1–10 mph over, plus $2 for each mph over 10. That fee applies only while people doing the construction are present and the sign says “Minimum Fee $150” (N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.1-06).
Ohio (OH): Ohio (Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.98): double fines in a work zone (Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.98).
Oklahoma (OK): Oklahoma: exceeding the posted speed where repair, maintenance, or construction is in progress and workers are present doubles the fine (47 O.S. § 11-806(C)).
Oregon (OR): Oregon (Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.230): double fines in a work zone (Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.230).
Pennsylvania (PA): Pennsylvania (75 Pa.C.S. §§ 3326, 3365): enhanced work-zone fine (75 Pa.C.S. § 3326 / § 3365).
Rhode Island (RI): Rhode Island: when the work-zone signs are up, the total of fines, penalties, and costs for a traffic conviction in that temporary traffic-control zone is twice the ordinary amount (R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-14-12.1).
South Carolina (SC): South Carolina: endangering a highway worker is $500–$1,000 if the worker is not hurt, $1,000–$2,000 if that act is the sole cause of physical injury, and $2,000–$5,000 if it is the sole cause of great bodily injury (S.C. Code § 56-5-1535). Ordinary tickets are not doubled.
South Dakota (SD): South Dakota: a work-zone speeding fine is double the usual speeding fine, and it cannot exceed the Class 2 misdemeanor maximum in § 22-6-2 (§ 32-25-19.1).
Tennessee (TN): Tennessee (Tenn. Code work-zone penalty): enhanced work-zone fine when workers are present.
Texas (TX): Texas (Tex. Transp. Code § 542.404): twice the minimum and maximum fine when workers are present (Tex. Transp. Code § 542.404).
Utah (UT): Utah: speeding where highway workers are present is at least double the uniform recommended fine. Doubled-fine signs are required (Utah Code § 41-6a-209).
Vermont (VT): Vermont: the civil penalty for breaking a work-zone speed limit set under § 1006a is twice the penalty for the same speed outside a work zone (23 V.S.A. § 1006a).
Virginia (VA): Virginia (Va. Code § 46.2-878.1): $500 additional work-zone penalty (Va. Code § 46.2-878.1).
Washington (WA): Washington (RCW 46.61.527): double fines in a work zone (RCW 46.61.527).
West Virginia (WV): West Virginia: work-zone speeding with a worker present is not more than $500 if you are under 15 mph over, and not more than $1,000 if you are 15 mph or more over (§ 17C-3-4b, H.B. 4538).
Wisconsin (WI): Wisconsin (Wis. Stat. § 346.60): double fines in a work zone (Wis. Stat. § 346.60).
Wyoming (WY): Wyoming: construction-zone speeding uses a higher schedule than ordinary speeding. Under 6 mph over is $65 plus $2 per mph over the limit. More than 20 mph over is $195 plus $7 per mph over 20 (Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-1201).

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