NORTH DAKOTA – The Highway Patrol, police departments, and the North Dakota Department of Transportation have finished a study recommending increasing driving related fines in the state.
The Highway Patrol says most traffic fines in the state haven’t increased since 1973.
The study suggests seat belt, right of way and speeding fines to begin at $50 instead of $20, right of way violations to increase from $20 to $50 and child restraint fines to go from $25 to $50.
“The goal isn’t just to increase penalties across the board. It’s to put the emphasis where it belongs. It needs to be on behaviors that are most likely to cause crashes, specifically injuries and deaths,” Highway Patrol Maj Tom Iverson said on “Afternoons Live”.
Speeding fines in North Dakota are much higher in other states. They begin at $97.50 in South Dakota and $125 in Minnesota.
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