60-682.01 Speed limit violations; fines. - Nebraska Statutes

60-682.01. Speed limit violations;fines.(1) Any person who operates a vehicle inviolation of any maximum speed limit established for any highway or freewayis guilty of a traffic infraction and upon conviction shall be fined:(a) Ten dollars for traveling one to five miles per hour overthe authorized speed limit;(b) Twenty-five dollars for traveling over five miles perhour but not over ten miles per hour over the authorized speed limit;(c) Seventy-five dollars for traveling over ten miles perhour but not over fifteen miles per hour over the authorized speed limit;(d) One hundred twenty-five dollars for traveling over fifteenmiles per hour but not over twenty miles per hour over the authorized speedlimit;(e) Two hundred dollars for traveling over twenty miles perhour but not over thirty-five miles per hour over the authorized speed limit;and(f) Three hundred dollars for traveling over thirty-five milesper hour over the authorized speed limit.(2) The fines prescribed in subsection (1) of this sectionshall be doubled if the violation occurs within a maintenance, repair, orconstruction zone established pursuant to section 60-6,188. For purposes ofthis subsection, maintenance, repair, or construction zone means (a)(i) the portion of a highway identified byposted or moving signs as being under maintenance, repair, or constructionor (ii) the portion of a highwayidentified by maintenance, repair, or construction zone speed limit signsdisplayed pursuant to section 60-6,188 and(b) within such portion of a highway where road construction workers are present.The maintenance, repair, or construction zone starts at the location of thefirst sign identifying the maintenance, repair, or construction zone and continuesuntil a posted or moving sign indicates that the maintenance, repair, or constructionzone has ended.(3) The fines prescribed in subsection (1) of this sectionshall be doubled if the violation occurs within a school crossing zone asdefined in section 60-658.01. SourceLaws 1996, LB 901, § 11; Laws 1997, LB 91, § 4; Laws 2008, LB621, § 2; Laws 2009, LB111, § 1.