Chicago parking ticket · MCC 9-101
Speed Cameraticket in Chicago: cost & how to fight it
A speed camera ticket is a camera citation for exceeding the posted limit in a Safe Zone (park or school).
Note: Going 11+ mph over the limit raises the fine to $100 (doubles to $200).
How to fight a speed camera ticket
The $35 fine is for 6–10 mph over; 11+ mph over is $100. Signage, posted-limit accuracy, and camera calibration are all reviewable. Autopilot extracts the recorded speed and location from the citation image.
You can contest any Chicago parking ticket in one of three ways: by mail, online through the City's portal, or in person at an administrative hearing. Contesting by mail is how Autopilot does it — and across the City's own 2023–2025 hearing data, mailed speed camera contests were dismissed 21% of the time.
Let Autopilot fight it for you
Autopilot watches your plate, catches a speed camera ticket within days of it posting, builds the appeal with the right evidence attached, and mails it — before the fine has a chance to double. It also alerts you before street cleaning, snow bans, and permit/meter enforcement on your block so the next one never happens.
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How much is a speed camera ticket in Chicago?
A speed camera ticket under MCC 9-101 is $35. If it isn't paid or contested in time, the fine doubles to $70 — a $35 late penalty. Going 11+ mph over the limit raises the fine to $100 (doubles to $200).
Can you fight a speed camera ticket in Chicago?
Yes. You can contest it by mail or online. The $35 fine is for 6–10 mph over; 11+ mph over is $100. Signage, posted-limit accuracy, and camera calibration are all reviewable. Autopilot extracts the recorded speed and location from the citation image. Across mailed, decided cases from 2023–2025, 21% of speed camera contests were found Not Liable (16,604 decided cases).
What happens if I ignore a speed camera ticket?
The $35 fine doubles to $70. Unpaid tickets can lead to license-plate holds and, after enough debt, a vehicle boot.
Other Chicago ticket types
Fines from the City of Chicago fine schedule (MCC 9-101). Dismissal rate is mail-only, decided cases (Not Liable ÷ decided), tickets issued 2023–2025, from Department of Finance / DOAH records obtained by FOIA. Not legal advice.