Payment of Fine / Mandatory Surcharge

PAYMENT DATE

If you have been assessed a fine and/or mandatory surcharge, you must make payment by the date directed by the Court.

ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF PAYMENT

Acceptable forms of payments are:

cash
money order or certified bank check payable to the City Court
applying bail monies to a fine
credit cards (Discover, Mastercard and Visa only)

Note: The Court does NOT accept personal checks.

WHERE TO PAY

Payments may be made:

in person at the Clerk's Office located in the City Courthouse
by mail (Note: Do NOT send cash through the mail).

CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS

You may pay by credit card at the City Court Clerk's office.

If the Cardholder is NOT the defendant, the cardholder MUST submit photo identification (or 2 forms of non-photo identification) to the Court.

Credit Card payments are not accepted via the telephone or by fax. The court must receive the cardholder’s ORIGINAL signature with the credit card authorization.

EXTENSION TO PAY

If additional time is needed to pay a fine or surcharge, you must make a request in writing for an extension. Your request must indicate:

the reason for the extension
a date that you will be able to pay
current MAILING address and telephone number

The Court will consider the request and notify you of the decision.

CONSEQUENCES OF FAILING TO PAY

Failure to pay the fine and/or mandatory surcharge as directed ...