Traffic

Option 1: Pay the Civil Penalty

Points May Apply. Visit Common Traffic Violation Points for further information.

Payments Accepted:
Cash, Cashier’s Check, Money Order, Personal Checks made payable to CLERK OF COURT, or Credit/ Debit Card. Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and Digital Wallet Payments are subject to service charge.

Enroll In a Partial Payment Plan:
Points may be assessed. A $25.00 service fee applies. You may appear in person or visit here to apply for a partial payment plan. If you have questions, please call (407) 742-3566.

Payment Extension Information:
Pursuant to the Ninth Judicial Circuit Administrative Order Number 2008-10, the Clerk of Court may grant up to 2 extensions if made within 30 calendar days of the issue date of your citation. Each extension is $4.00 and the fee must be paid in person or by mail when the extension is requested. (Election for an extension waives your ability to receive a reduction or dismissal for your citation.)

Option 2: Elect to Go To Traffic School

You may select this option if:

1. You do not hold a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
2. You were not driving a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) at the time of the offense
3. You have not elected driving school within the preceding twelve (12) months.
4. You have not elected driving school more than eight (8) times in your lifetime

To check your eligibility for driving school, click here.

It is entirely your responsibility to enroll in driving school. Once completed, verify submission of your certificate by checking online here. If it is not shown as received, you must contact your school and ask them to submit it electronically.

Failure to ensure that the school completion certificate was submitted will result in the suspension of your driving privileges, points being assessed to your record and assessment of additional costs.

Option 3: Request a Court Hearing

You may appear in person or request in writing within thirty (30) calendar days a hearing for any non-criminal traffic infraction. Click here for form.

The Judge may impose one or more of the below penalties.

• In most cases a civil penalty not to exceed $1000; some infractions may be over a $1000 civil penalty, s. 318.14(5) FS
• Mandatory attendance at a driver improvement school; s. 318.12(5) FS
• Revocation or suspension of driving privileges; s. 316.655(5) FS

Option 4: Submit Proof

This option is not available if you received an extension.

Citations for failure to carry/exhibit driver’s license, registration, or insurance are eligible for:

• Proof valid at time of offense = $10.00 plus copy of valid proof.
• Proof renewed after offense = reduced fee, copy of valid proof, and completed. Click here for the form.
  
  • Expired/No Driver’s License $98.25
  • Expired/No Registration $98.25
  • Expired/No Insurance $80.90
  • Driving While License Suspended without Knowledge: $98.25

• No proof = full amount plus – Click here for the form.
  

You may only make one such election per twelve (12) month period or no more than three (3) elections in a lifetime.

Option 5: Request a Conditional Plea

A plea for those defendants who wish to resolve their case without making a personal appearance at the courthouse and desire that their case be reviewed to determine if the infraction be resolved by a withhold of adjudication of guilt resulting in “no points” on their driving record. Not available for citations involving a traffic crash. Click here to submit the Conditional Plea form. If the court accepts the Conditional Plea, a disposition order will be entered by the court and returned to you via mail without further hearing, and you will have 120 days to satisfy any penalty imposed by the court.

Option 6: Correct & Certify Defect

This option is not available if you received an extension, operated a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) or a transit bus owned by a governmental entity.

Citations for the below may be eligible for a reduced fee.

• Operating a motor vehicle in an unsafe condition (section 316.610, Florida Statutes)
• Not properly equipped (sections 316.610 or 316.2935, Florida Statutes)

Contact your local county or city law enforcement agency to have the correction certified on your citation. A fee for the law enforcement agency may apply for this service.

Submit the completed citation reflecting the certification along with $96.00 to the Clerk’s Office. Points will not be assessed.