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There are basically two kinds of Alabama traffic citations as described below:
"Court Appearance Not Required" Citations
- If you have a "court appearance not required" citation and would like
to take care of it without appearing in court, you may do so by
appearing in-person at the court office and entering a plea of guilt to
the traffic offense. At that time you will pay for the citation. The
amount due will be the TOTAL, (fine + costs). (See Fine
Schedule).
You may also remit your plea and payment by mail. We must receive such plea and payment within our Municipal Court office on or before your prescribed court date -- postmark dates WILL NOT be honored as meeting the deadline! You may mail your plea and payment to:
JACKSONVILLE MUNICIPAL COURT
310 CHURCH AVENUE SE
JACKSONVILLE, AL 36265 |
If you do not want to plead guilty to the citation, you must appear on your
court date to enter a plea before the judge. A trial will follow.
"Court Appearance Required" Citations - If your citation requires a court appearance, you must appear in court on the
court date
listed on the citation. You will appear before the municipal judge and
enter a plea on the charge. If you plead guilty, the judge will
determine your fine amount and you will be able to pay the fine and
cost at that time. If you plead not guilty, you will have a trial.
If
you do not know whether or not your citation requires a court
appearance, you may contact the municipal court or you may check the
fine schedule. If you do not see your citation listed on the fine schedule, please contact the court office at (256) 435-6960.
Fine Schedule
| VIOLATION |
TRAFFIC OFFENSES
STATE CODE |
FINE
$ |
COSTS
$ |
TOTAL
$ |
| Driving on Wrong Side |
32-5A-80 |
30.00 |
92.00 |
122.00 |
| Driving W/O Obtaining D.L. |
32-6-9 |
75.00 |
92.00 |
167.00 |
| Expired/Improper Tag |
32-6-65B |
25.00 |
92.00 |
117.00 |
| Failure to Dim Lights |
32-5A-242 |
10.00 |
92.00 |
102.00 |
| Failure to Yield Right of Way |
32-5A-115 |
20.00 |
92.00 |
112.00 |
| Following too Closely |
32-5-89 |
20.00 |
92.00 |
112.00 |
| Improper Backing |
32-5A-51 |
20.00 |
92.00 |
112.00 |
| Improper Exhaust |
32-5-216 |
10.00 |
92.00 |
102.00 |
| Improper Lights |
32-5-240 |
20.00 |
92.00 |
112.00 |
| Improper/No Mirror |
32-5-214 |
20.00 |
92.00 |
112.00 |
| Improper Signal |
32-5A-150 |
10.00 |
92.00 |
102.00 |
| Improper Tire/S |
32-5-210 |
20.00 |
92.00 |
112.00 |
| Improper Turn/Lane Usage |
32-5A-88 |
20.00 |
92.00 |
112.00 |
| Improper Window Tinting |
32-5C-2 |
20.00 |
92.00 |
112.00 |
| No Helmet |
32-5A-245 |
10.00 |
92.00 |
102.00 |
| No D.L. in Possession |
32-6-9 |
75.00 |
92.00 |
167.00 |
| No Tag |
32-6-51 |
25.00 |
92.00 |
117.00 |
| One way street |
32-5A-87 |
25.00 |
92.00 |
117.00 |
| Passing School Bus L/U |
32-5A-154 |
50.00 |
92.00 |
142.00 |
| Running a Red Light |
32-5A-31/32 |
20.00 |
92.00 |
112.00 |
| Running a Stop Sign |
32-5A-112 |
20.00 |
92.00 |
112.00 |
| Running Over Fire Hose |
32-5A-59 |
50.00 |
92.00 |
142.00 |
| Seat Belt Violation |
32-5B-4 |
10.00 |
-0- |
10.00 |
| Speeding |
32-5A-171 |
20.00 |
92.00 |
112.00 |
| Speeding (25 mph over) |
32-5A-171 |
40.00 |
92.00 |
132.00 |
| Stopping on Highway |
32-5A-137 |
30.00 |
92.00 |
122.00 |
| Violation D.L. Restrict. |
32-6-12 |
60.00 |
92.00 |
152.00 |
The
above offenses may be paid before court, however, the guilty plea on
the back of the ticket must be signed by the defendant !
Mandatory Court Appearance
| VIOLATION |
TRAFFIC OFFENSES
STATE CODE |
FINE
$ |
COSTS
$ |
TOTAL
$ |
| Attempting to Elude |
32-5A-193 |
200.00 |
92.00 |
292.00 |
| Child Restraint Violation |
32-5-222 |
25.00 |
-0- |
102.00 |
| Driving While Revoked |
32-6-19 |
150.00 |
92.00 |
242.00 |
| Driving While Suspended |
32-6-19 |
150.00 |
92.00 |
242.00 |
| Driving While Canceled |
32-6-19 |
150.00 |
92.00 |
242.00 |
| Leaving Scene of Accident |
32-10-2 |
200.00 |
92.00 |
292.00 |
| Reckless Driving |
32-5A-190 |
100.00 |
92.00 |
192.00 |
(Effective May 12, 2005)
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