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Municipal
Court
Resolving Traffic Tickets /
Fines and Payments / Court Issued Warrants
Defensive Driving - Driver Safety Course
Requirements / Accident Reports
Fines and Payments
Once you have made a plea to each violation you can then pay your fines. When
you plead No Contest or Guilty to violations charged against you, you must make
full payment for fines owed.
Fine Schedule
The current
fine schedule is available
here.
Please note: If you are not sure of the
violation charge or the fine due, you can come to the
Court or speak with an
operator at (281) 337-6297.
Operators are available Monday-Thursday, 7:30am-5: 30pm and on Friday from
7:30 till noon.
To allow for data entry, please wait at least 3 days after the offense date
before calling the Court.
Make Your Payment
You may
deliver your payment to the Court in one of four ways.
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Bring your payment in
person to Court
location.
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Mail your payment to
the Courts mail address.
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If paying by major credit card, you may telephone in your payment at (888)
205-8337. There is a nominal fee for using this service. This system will give
you a verbal receipt number. Your payment will be recorded as a plea of “No
Contest”.
** This number is for credit card payments only. If you need case
information, please call
281-337-6297.
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Pay on-line by following this link: On-line
payment
Payment by Check or Money Order
Make your check or money order payable to
Dickinson Municipal Court in
the full amount due.
If you mail in your payment write your ticket number on the check or money
order along with your driver’s license number and date of birth. Sign and submit
you plea located on the green ticket. Please indicate if you have an address
change. **The Court has the right to deny any check or money order**.
If payment is made in person, only the individual who has received the
ticket can pay with his or her check no second party checks will be accepted.
Money orders will be accepted only from the individual who received tickets with
proper identification. Your plea will also be required at the time of payment.
**The Court has the right to deny any check or money order**.
Payment by Major Credit Card
We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover card there is a
nominal fee for using this service. Alternately, you may call our payment line
at (888) 205-8337 and make your payment by phone.
Partial and Late Payments
If you
do not plead on all charges shown on the ticket by the appearance date, you may
expect an arrest
warrant to be issued and arrest fees and Violation of Promise to Appear
fines to be added to the amount due.
Payment received late will be accepted and posted. You will be notified by
mail at the address shown on your ticket if additional fines apply.
Payment Extension or Payment Plans
If you cannot afford to pay,
you must go to a
Court location to request an extension or payment plan to pay fines. Only
the individual who received the violation can request for extension or payment
plan. Payment plans will be assessed an additional $25.00 fee for each
violation. If payment plan or extension has been granted anyone else can make
payments to your account, but the responsibility is still on the defendant to
make payments in a timely matter.
Before an
extension or payment plan is granted, a City of
Dickinson Municipal Court Application for
Time Payment or Extension form must be completed. Entire form must be
filled out and all information on the application is subject to verification by
the Court. If any information submitted is found to be false, the
application will be denied.
WARNING:
Filing false information with the court is a class A misdemeanor punishable by
up to one year in jail and a maximum fine up to $4,000.
Getting Specific Information about Your Fine
Fine information is provided on the back of
your ticket. If your violation is not available on the back of your ticket you
can call our office at 281-337-6297. You will need to know your citation
number or your drivers' license number.
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