Speeding & Surcharges

Speeding and Surcharges

Speeding classes and surcharges decide how fines are worked out on records. Find both under Law in the CAD admin panel. Changes are kept as a draft until you click Save Changes (Ctrl + S). The currency symbol and speed units come from Regionality.

Speeding Classes

Speeding classes work out the fine and licence points for a speeding charge based on how far over the limit someone was. You can have up to 10, for example a Default and a School Zone class (both included on new servers).

Click New speeding class, or Duplicate Class to copy one.

Setting	Description
Name	Must be unique. Records link to classes by name, so renaming one unlinks older records.
Act	The act the speeding charge is filed under.
Charge Class	The class given to speeding charges.
Code	The code shown on speeding charges.
Charge Format	The charge text. `{0}` is the measured speed and `{1}` the limit. Blank gives “Speeding 80 MPH in a 50 MPH zone”.

Brackets

Each class has brackets. A bracket starts at a number of speed units over the limit and sets a fine rate (per unit over) and licence points (0 to 50). The highest bracket reached is used.

Show Worked example

With the Default class, 80 in a 50 zone is 30 over. That reaches the 30 bracket (

30 per unit, 4 points), so the fine is 30 ×

30 = $900 with 4 points.

Surcharges

Surcharges add an extra amount to fines, either fixed or a percentage, based on how big the fine is. You can have up to 10.

Click New surcharge. It comes with a ready-made set of brackets you can change.

Setting	Description
Name	The surcharge name.
Abbreviation	Shown on record summaries when the name is long. Record templates can show the amount with the `charges_surcharge_` variable plus this abbreviation.
Charge Types	Only apply to Criminal, Civil or Speed charges. Empty means all.
Charge Acts	Only apply to charges from these acts. Empty means all.

Each bracket starts at a fine amount and adds either a fixed amount or a percentage of the fine. Surcharges are worked out per charge using that charge’s own fine, and each one shows as its own line on records and PDFs.

Show Worked example

A surcharge with a

25 bracket from

101 and a 25% bracket from

1,001 adds

25 to a

150 fine and

300 to a $1,200 fine.

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