Traffic

The Clerk of the Court collects all traffic fines and distributes the proceeds according to law. The total amount of a traffic fine is made up of amounts required to be paid by Florida Law as well as County and City ordinances.

Typical Traffic Fine Amounts

YOUR OPTIONS

Upon receipt of a traffic ticket for any violation where points may be assessed, you have 30 days from the date of issuance of the ticket to exercise any of one of three options:

  1. Pay the Ticket: Click here to pay now
  2. Go to Driver’s Improvement School: Printable Driver Improvement Course Affidavit Form
  3. Contest the ticket in court: Printable Court Election of Traffic Citation Form
  4. Set up a payment plan: Printable Payment Plan Agreement

*Please note: Once you have chosen an option you cannot change your mind and choose another option.

OPTION 1: PAY THE TICKET

If you choose to pay the ticket, points are assessed against your Driver’s License.

OPTION 2: GO TO DRIVER’S IMPROVEMENT SCHOOL

If you choose to go to school, you must sign the Driver Improvement Course Affdavit Form and file it with the Clerk’s office, along with your payment, within 30 days of the date you received the ticket (See #2 above). Upon receipt of your affidavit and payment you will be granted an extra 60 days to attend a driver improvement school in the State of Florida. Failure to attend the school or pay the fine will result in suspension of your license or late fees being assessed.

However, no points are assesed against your Driver’s License if you attend a driver improvement school.

Driver License Check– You may use this link to see if your license is eligible for driver improvement school.

OPTION 3: CONTEST THE TICKET IN COURT

If you choose to contest the ticket, you must make your request for a hearing in writing to the Clerk (See #3 above) within 30 days of the date of the citation. You will be notified of your court date.

You may write the Clerk’s Office at:

Todd Newton
Clerk of Court
112 South Main Street
Trenton, FL 32693

CONTACT US

If you have any questions or comments please e-mail [email protected] or [email protected] or call 352-463-3170.