# Vermont — Reckless / excessive-speeding mph thresholds that trigger a criminal charge, by state

For Vermont, threshold over the posted limit is a speed of 60 miles per hour or more and at least 30 miles per hour in excess of a State speed zone or local speed limit; offense classification is imprisoned upon a first conviction not more than three months or fined not more than $300.00, or both; statute is 23 V.S.A. § 1097 — Excessive speed, verified against its source on 2026-08-20.

- **State:** Vermont _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Threshold over the posted limit:** a speed of 60 miles per hour or more and at least 30 miles per hour in excess of a State speed zone or local speed limit _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Offense classification:** imprisoned upon a first conviction not more than three months or fined not more than $300.00, or both _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** 23 V.S.A. § 1097 — Excessive speed _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a public highway at a speed of 60 miles per hour or more and at least 30 miles per hour in excess of a State speed zone or local speed limit. A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned upon a first conviction not more than three months or fined not more than $300.00, or both;

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/vt/title-23-motor-vehicles/vt-st-tit-23-sect-1097.html

Last verified: 2026-08-20. Review by: 2027-08-20.
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