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PAYING A TICKET BY WAIVER

WAIVER REQUIREMENTS

In order to pay a citation by waiver, you must meet the following requirements:
  1. Have one of the waiverable offenses listed below.
  2. Have no more than one prior moving violation within the past 12 months.
  3. Enter a plea of guilty which is a complete admission of guilt to the citation.
  4. Read the ticket carefully. Sign the reverse side of the citation, and return it with payment.
  5. Have total waiver payment to the Court before assigned court date.


VIOLATIONS WHICH ARE NOT WAIVERABLE

The following citations may not be paid by waiver and therefore require a personal appearance in Court:
  1. Third moving traffic offense within the past 12 months.
  2. Operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
  3. Leaving the scene of an accident.
  4. Driving with no license or a suspended license.
  5. Fleeing or eluding a police officer.
  6. Drag racing.
  7. Passing a stopped school bus.
  8. Any felony or indictable offense.
  9. Driving with license expired more than 6 months.
  10. Any violation where the officer marked the citation “personal appearance required”.
LIST OF WAIVERABLE OFFENSES AND COSTS

2 POINT TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
TRAFFIC SIGNAL DEVICE
Avoidance of Light
Crossing Divided Highway
Driving on Closed Road
OneWay Street
No Through/5+ Ton Trucks
Stop Sign/Red Light		 $190.00
RIGHT OF WAY
Cross Median
Left of Center
Right of Way/Wrong Way		 $190.00
Right of Way to Pedestrian $215.00
VARIOUS MOVING
Following Too Close
Left of Center
Improper Lane Change
Improper Passing
Improper Turn
Slow Speed
Weaving 		$190.00
Failure to Yield/Emergency or
Funeral Vehicle
Full time and Attention		 $205.00

Assured Clear Distance
Reasonable Control
Other Traffic with Accident 		$230.00
0 POINT TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
EQUIPMENT
Expired/One Plate $180.00
Faulty Exhaust/Loud Muffler
Fictitious License Plates
No Headlights/Rear Illumination
Unsafe Vehicle
No Motorcycle Safety Equipment
No Mud Flaps		 $170.00
Toy Vehicle on Street $235.00
Unsecured Load $215.00
SEAT BELT/RESTRAINT
No Seat Belt - Driver
No Seat Belt - Passenger		 $155.00
$145.00
No Child Restraint $155.00
MISCELLANEOUS TRAFFIC
No License on Person $170.00
Expired License, 6 or less months $190.00
Dirt Bike on Tracks $190.00
Loud Music $191.00
Driving Around Railroad Gates $230.00
MISCELLANEOUS NONTRAFFIC
Dog at Large
Dog/NoLicense		 $141.00
Curfew Violation
Open Container/Public Place
Possession of Fireworks
Possession of Marijuana		 $225.00
Parking in Handicap
Peeling Tires		 $220.00
ALL OTHER WAIVERABLE OFFENSES $230.00
ALL METRO PARKS 1st OFFENSES $230.00


CALCULATING OTHER COSTS
  • If you have received one other citation in the past 12 months, there is an additional fine of $25.00.
  • If you have received two other citations in the past 24 months, there is an additional fine of $50.00.
  • If two or more offenses are listed on a single ticket, please call the Court for the total waiver amount.
PAYMENT CHOICES
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