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SafeSpeed Violations

The fine for a Safespeed violation is contained within the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government Code of Ordinances. Here is an insert from the code:

(b) Except as provided in (c) and (d) below, the Owner of a vehicle is liable for a civil penalty as shown in the following tables if the vehicle is traveling at a speed in miles per hour (mph) greater than the Speed Limit as shown in the following tables at a System Location. The following civil penalties shall apply to the Owner when captured by the System in accordance with the vehicles recorded speed and the corresponding Speed Limit of the roadway where the citation was issued:

School Zones
Posted School Zone Speed Threshold Speed Recorded Vehicle Speed Fine Amounts for Various Recorded Speeds in School Zones
$25 $50 $100 $200 $300
25 0 Range 26
thru
30
31
thru
35
36
thru
40
41
thru
45
> 46
30 0 Range 31
thru
35
36
thru
40
41
thru
45
46
thru
50
> 51
35 0 Range 36
thru
40
41
thru
45
46
thru
50
51
thru
55
> 56
40 0 Range 41
thru
45
46
thru
50
51
thru
55
56
thru
60
> 61
45 0 Range 46
thru
50
51
thru
55
56
thru
60
61
thru
65
> 66

 

Non-School Zones
Posted Speed Limit Threshold Speed Recorded Vehicle Speed Fine Amounts for Various Recorded Speeds
in Non-School Zones
$25 $50 $100 $150
25 6 Range 31
thru
35
36
thru
40
41
thru
45
> 46
30 6 Range 36
thru
40
41
thru
45
46
thru
50
>51
35 8 Range 43
thru
45
46
thru
50
51
thru
55
> 56
40 8 Range 48
thru
50
51
thru
55
56
thru
60
> 61
45 10 Range n/a 55
thru
60
61
thru
65
> 66
50 10 Range n/a 60
thru
65
66
thru
70
> 71
55 10 Range n/a 65
thru
70
71
thru
75
> 76
60 10 Range n/a 70
thru
75
76
thru
80
> 81
65 10 Range n/a 75
thru
80
81
thru
85
> 86
70 10 Range n/a 80
thru
85
86
thru
90
> 91