Traffic fines, verified
What a ticket actually costs in your state.
Fines and penalties by violation and state, every figure cited to a statute or official fee schedule, never guessed.
Direct answers
Worried about something specific?
The questions people actually type at 1am, answered state by state, with the statute behind each answer.
The bounty board
Somebody's dashcam probably saw it.
Original dataset
The NYC idling dataset
This site began with one dataset in depth: New York City's idling-complaint bounty, the only program in the country that pays residents a share of the fine. Anchored by 326,209 OATH hearing records and counting.
Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of June 2026 · methodology
Enforcement has exploded
Since the 2018 law change let any New Yorker file an idling complaint and keep 25% of the fine, violations heard at OATH grew from 9,031 in 2019 to 119,102 at the 2024 peak, with $225.2M in penalties imposed overall.
Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of June 2026 · methodology
How the bounty works
New York City is the only place that pays residents to report idling. Here is the mechanic behind the numbers above: record compliant video, file a sworn complaint, win at an OATH hearing, and keep a quarter of the fine the city collects. Read the full guide.
The limits and the 25% complainant share are set by NYC Admin Code §24-163.
The most-fined companies
| # | Company | Violations | Fines imposed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon | 12,539 | $15,743,860 |
| 2 | Con Edison | 23,009 | $14,911,920 |
| 3 | Verizon | 15,966 | $8,899,640 |
| 4 | Brink's | 3,597 | $4,653,140 |
| 5 | Garda CL Atlantic | 2,236 | $2,326,380 |
Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of June 2026 · methodology
Start here
Ticket costs, state by state
What common violations actually cost in each state: fine, repeat offenses, license consequences, and the statute behind every number.
Idling laws by state
Time limits, penalties, and how to report, from verified state law files.
The NYC bounty guide
New York pays citizens to report idling trucks. Eligibility, evidence rules, filing steps, and getting paid, with the real payout math.
Evidence hardware
What a recording needs to survive an OATH hearing, and which cameras meet the bar.