The cost of a Rhode Island speeding ticket depends on how far over the limit you were clocked. The state uses a schedule with a base fine, and the amount increases the faster you were going, so a few miles per hour over costs less than a substantial excess. Court costs and other fees are typically added on top of the base fine. The bigger expense for many drivers is not the ticket itself but the insurance increase that can follow a recorded speeding violation, which can add up over several years to more than the fine. Because both the fine and the long-term insurance cost scale with the violation, reducing or dismissing the ticket often saves far more than the amount printed on the summons.
