North Carolina
For North Carolina, threshold over the posted limit is more than 15 miles per hour more than the speed limit established by law for the highway where the offense occurred; absolute mph threshold is over 80 miles per hour; offense classification is Class 3 misdemeanor; statute is N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-141(j1) — Speed restrictions, verified against its source on 2026-08-20.
- State
- North Carolina our reading
- Threshold over the posted limit
- more than 15 miles per hour more than the speed limit established by law for the highway where the offense occurred verified
- Absolute mph threshold
- over 80 miles per hour verified
- Offense classification
- Class 3 misdemeanor verified
- Statute
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-141(j1) — Speed restrictions verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
(j1) A person who drives a vehicle on a highway at a speed that is either more than 15 miles per hour more than the speed limit established by law for the highway where the offense occurred or over 80 miles per hour is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
— codes.findlaw.com, retrieved 2026-08-20
Source
- codes.findlaw.comhttps://codes.findlaw.com/nc/chapter-20-motor-vehicles/nc-gen-st-sect-20-141.html