§ 3362. Maximum speed limits.
(a) General rule.--Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed for compliance with
section 3361 (relating to driving vehicle at safe speed), the limits specified in
this section or established under this subchapter shall be maximum lawful speeds and
no person shall drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of the following maximum limits:
(1) 35 miles per hour in any urban district.
(1.1) 65 miles per hour or 70 miles per hour for all vehicles on freeways where the department
has posted a 65-miles-per-hour or 70-miles-per-hour speed limit.
(1.2) 25 miles per hour in a residence district if the highway:
(i) is not a numbered traffic route; and
(ii) is functionally classified by the department as a local highway.
(2) 55 miles per hour in other locations.
(3) Any other maximum speed limit established under this subchapter.
(b) Posting of speed limit.--
(1) No maximum speed limit established under subsection (a)(1), (1.2) or (3) shall be
effective unless posted on fixed or variable official traffic-control devices erected
in accordance with regulations adopted by the department which regulations shall require
posting at the beginning and end of each speed zone and at intervals not greater than
one-half mile.
(2) No maximum speed limit established under subsection (a)(1.1) shall be effective unless
posted on fixed or variable official traffic-control devices erected after each interchange
on the portion of highway on which the speed limit is in effect and wherever else
the department shall determine.
(c) Penalty.--
(1) Any person violating this section is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction,
be sentenced to pay a fine of:
(i) $42.50 for violating a maximum speed limit of 65 miles per hour or higher; or
(ii) $35 for violating any other maximum speed limit.
(2) Any person exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than five miles per hour shall
pay an additional fine of $2 per mile for each mile in excess of five miles per hour
over the maximum speed limit.
(June 13, 1995, P.L.57, No.9, eff. 30 days; Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff.
60 days; June 26, 2001, P.L.734, No.75, eff. 60 days; Nov. 25, 2013, P.L.974, No.89,
eff. imd.; Mar. 19, 2014, P.L.361, No.23, eff. imd.)
2014 Amendment. Act 23 amended subsec. (a)(1.1).
2013 Amendment. Act 89 amended subsecs. (a) and (c). See the preamble to Act 89 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating
to legislative findings and declarations.
1998 Amendment. Act 151 amended subsec. (b)(1) and added subsec. (a)(1.2).
1995 Amendment. See section 4 of Act 9 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating
to report on effect of increased speed limit.
Cross References. Section 3362 is referred to in sections 1535, 1538, 3326, 3363, 3370, 3371, 3716,
6108, 6109, 6506 of this title.
Notes of Decisions
Drabic v. Com., Dept. of Transp., 906 A.2d 1153 (Pa. 2006).
· cites it 4× “§ 3736 (reckless driving) 6 months 75 Pa.C.S. § 3362 (Maximum speed limits) 20 days 12 years, 6 months Total: and 30 days On August 11, 2004, Drabic filed an appeal with the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County for all of the suspensions except those imposed for the driving…”
Commonwealth v. Orellana, 86 A.3d 877 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2014).
“75 Pa.C.S. § 3362(a)(3). . Our earlier memorandum in this case did not explicitly order counsel to file an Anders brief.”
Com. v. King, C., 2021 Pa. Super. 162 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021).
“7 75 Pa.C.S. § 3362(a)(3). -3- J-A16043-21 On direct appeal, this Court affirmed judgment of sentence after dismissing as meritless Appellant’s challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence offered to support his firearms convictions.”
Myers v. State, 909 A.2d 1048 (Md. 2006).
· cites it 2× “§ 8868 9 , to support his belief that Myers was in violation of 75 Pa. Cons.Stat. § 3362, the Pennsylvania Superior Court concluded that the officer’s “subjective, unreliable estimate of a vehicle’s speed [was] not sufficient to establish a violation of the Vehicle Code.”
Commonwealth v. Martorano, 563 A.2d 1229 (Pa. 1989).
· cites it 2× “75 Pa.C.S. § 3362. A conviction would require proof that Martorano drove a vehicle at a speed in excess of 25 miles per hour.”
Commonwealth v. Picker, 439 A.2d 162 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1981).
· cites it 2× “CERCONE, President Judge: This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County imposing a fine upon appellant for the summary offense of speeding in violation of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3362(a)(1). Appellant was initially found…”
Lahr v. City of York, 972 A.2d 41 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2009).
· cites it 2× “75 Pa.C.S. §§ 3362 and 3308. Such violations of the statute are negligence per se.”
Commonwealth v. Ragan, 652 A.2d 925 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1995).
· cites it 2× “75 Pa.C.S. § 3362. The smell of alcohol on appellant’s breath, alerted the officers that appellant may have been driving while intoxicated.”
Commonwealth v. Failor, 770 A.2d 310 (Pa. 2001).
“75 Pa.C.S. § 3362. 4 . The trial court conducts a de novo review of appeals from convictions for summary offenses.”
Lewis v. Miller, 543 A.2d 590 (Pa. 1988).
· cites it 2× “§ 3367; Maximum speed limits, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3362; Reckless driving, 75 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Greenberg, 885 A.2d 1025 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2005).
“, “speeding,” (75 Pa.C.S. § 3362), *1027 Driving vehicle at safe speed, ie.”
Commonwealth v. Moser, 188 A.3d 478 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018).
“§ 3732(a) ; 75 Pa.C.S. § 3362(a)(3-30) ; 75 Pa.C.S. § 3361 ; 18 Pa.”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3362(a) — 16 cases
Commonwealth v. Moser, 188 A.3d 478 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018).
“§ 3732(a) ; 75 Pa.C.S. § 3362(a)(3-30) ; 75 Pa.C.S. § 3361 ; 18 Pa.”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3362(a)(1) — 4 cases
Commonwealth v. Picker, 439 A.2d 162 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1981).
“CERCONE, President Judge: This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County imposing a fine upon appellant for the summary offense of speeding in violation of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3362(a)(1). Appellant was initially found…”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3362(a)(2) — 26 cases
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3362(a)(3) — 18 cases
Commonwealth v. Orellana, 86 A.3d 877 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2014).
“75 Pa.C.S. § 3362(a)(3). . Our earlier memorandum in this case did not explicitly order counsel to file an Anders brief.”
Com. v. King, C., 2021 Pa. Super. 162 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021).
“7 75 Pa.C.S. § 3362(a)(3). -3- J-A16043-21 On direct appeal, this Court affirmed judgment of sentence after dismissing as meritless Appellant’s challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence offered to support his firearms convictions.”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3362(b) — 1 case
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3362(c) — 2 cases
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