Waiverable Traffic Violations

Many traffic violations can be paid without a required court appearance. These are called “waiverable” citations.

If your citation is waiverable and you choose to “waive” your right to appear before a judge, you will need to pay it on or before your court date. A list of the most commonly cited waiverable violations is included in this section, along with the costs/fines you can expect to pay.    

As you calculate your amount due, please be aware:

  • If you have had a prior moving violation within the State of Ohio in the past 12 months, add an additional $50 charge to the amounts listed below.
  • If you are cited for two or more violations, you can determine your amount due by adding together all the cost/fine amounts due for the violations and then subtracting $39 for every violation except for the first one. This $39 covers state costs that only need to be paid on the first charge. The only exceptions to this are seatbelt and pedestrian tickets.  Driver seatbelt tickets are always $105 and passenger seatbelt tickets are always $95.  Please call the court for more information.
  • If you need assistance in determining your costs and fines, please contact the Kettering Municipal Court Clerk’s Office at 937-296-2461.

SPEEDING VIOLATIONS
  
1-10 miles per hour over the posted limit
 $105
11-15 miles per hour over
 $120
16-20 miles per hour over $140
21-25 miles per hour over $165
26-30 miles per hour over $185
31-35 miles per hour over $205
36 or more miles per hour over Mandatory Court Appearance


OTHER TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
  
Assured Clear Distance $130
Closed Road
 $105
Expired Operator’s License (MM) $105
Fail to Control/Weaving $130
Fail to Yield $170
Improper Backing/Starting $105
Improper/Expired Registration $105
Improper Passing $105
Improper Turn or Stop Signals $105
Left of Center $130
Motor Vehicle/Cycle Light Violations $105
Muffler, Smoke, Gas, Noise $105
Seat Belt Driver $105
Seat Belt Passenger $ 95
Speed for Road Conditions $130
Squealing Tires/Horn Blowing $130
Stop Sign, Red Light, Yield Sign $170
Tinted Windows $130
Child Restraint $120
Unsafe Vehicle $105
Shortcutting/Private Property $105
All Other Minor Misdemeanor/Traffic   

$105

Parking:  
Bus Stops & Taxicab Stands $ 50
Fire Lane Parking

  $ 50

Handicapped Parking - City $265
Handicapped Parking - State $265
Parking of Commercial Vehicles $ 50
Truck Loading Zones $ 50
All Other Parking Violations

 $ 25



Please note: This cost schedule applies to all traffic violations within the jurisdiction of this court, with the exception of the City of Moraine where any bail schedule posted by the Mayor’s Court for the City of Moraine shall apply.