{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-3107","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 38-3107","heading":"School zones.","body":"(a)\n(1)\nSchool zones shall have a speed limit of 15 miles per hour between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.; except, that on arterials, DDOT may increase the speed limit in school zones to 25 miles per hour at all times except the hours designated for student drop-off and pick-up for the school day and regular afterschool programming.\n(2)\nDDOT shall post signage on all roadways within a school zone that states the speed limit and warns that the area is a school zone.\n\n(b)\nThe fine for speeding pursuant to 18 DCMR § 2600.1 shall be doubled when the infraction occurs in a school zone.","path":["Title 38. Educational Institutions.","Chapter 31. Traffic Control in School Zones."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/38-3107","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"172b5d593526fc654eac29d5be3a8febfea71453d409cc33847da3a85a4cda7e","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-3106","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-3108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}