Fulton Penalty for speeding violations ordinance (§ 110-44)

(a) Any person charged with exceeding the speed limits established by ordinance shall have the option of paying such fine, as prescribed in this section, without appearance in court, upon entering a plea of guilty and waiving appearance in court in writing, or the accused may appear in court and be entitled to a trial as in other cases. Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter, the payment without appearance option provided in this subsection shall not extend to anyone charged with exceeding the speed limit by more than 20 miles per hour to anyone who fails to exercise the option within the time between the date the summons for such offense was served and the return date specified in the summons.

(b) The payment under the option provided in subsection (a) of this section may be made at the violations bureau. Such payment shall be deemed a conviction of the alleged offense. Upon payment, the violations bureau shall issue a receipt to the defendant acknowledging payment.

(c) The fine for exceeding the established speed limit by up to and including 40+ miles per hour shall be determined as follows:

SPEED OVER FINE

1—5 $25.00

6 $49.00

7 $53.00

8 $57.00

9 $61.00

10 $65.00

11 $91.00

12 $97.00

13 $103.00

14 $109.00

15 $115.00

16 $153.00

17 $161.00

18 $169.00

19 $177.00

20 $185.00

21 $235.00

22 $245.00

23 $255.00

24 $265.00

25 $275.00

26 $337.00

27 $349.00

28 $361.00

29 $373.00

30 $385.00

31—35 $525.00

36—40 $625.00

40+ $775.00

(d) Fines will be doubled when the speeding violation occurs in a school zone as designated in section 110-248 or in a construction zone.

Costs shall be taxed to and paid by the accused electing to pay speeding fines under this section in addition to the fine.