Is there a statute of limitations on speeding camera tickets in the United States?

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In the 5 years I've been driving, I've gotten a speeding camera ticket once. In the past month, I've gotten 8. Yes, 8. Not a typo. Every one of these speeding tickets are for offenses that have happened on average 2 months after they were recorded.

I just got served my eighth one today, December 31st, for a speeding violation on October 30th. I received the first of these 8 tickets on December 3rd. So after I got the first one, I was immediately more cautious on the road to avoid getting another one. But then 7 more come in the mail, and they're probably not even done yet.

I don't know what to do because I can't go back in time and correct myself. It just seems to me that a 2-month wait to report a speeding violation seems a little unfair. It feels like I'm getting ambushed.

I know in the UK they have the 14 day speeding ticket rule which says they have to serve you an NIP within two weeks or else you can fight it, but what about the United States? I live in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Can anyone please help me?

Pepper, PhD · Answer

In most states speed and red light camera violations are civil penalties. The statute of limitations for misdemeanor and traffic offenses, and civil cases is typically one or two years.

Not being advised of a previous violation is not a defense.

STEVEN F · Answer

No, it isn't a typo. It is a FLAT OUT LIE. Your license would have been REVOKED by now if this were even HALF true.
For the record, there is basically NOTHING with a statute of limitations less than 1 year.

By the way, there are exactly ZERO people with a driver's license issued by ANY US state that think traffic laws are Federal, not state laws.

Anonymous · Answer

maybe you should get a lawyer and take it to court.

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Is there a statute of limitations on speeding camera tickets in the United States?

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