Traffic Citations

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.

A traffic payment is due in the Clerk’s office by the compliance date (within 30 days of receipt of the citation). Payments received, regardless of postmark, or made after the compliance date will incur an additional $23.00 late fee and a suspension of license.

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 one of three options.

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 Affidavit Form and file it with the Clerk’s office, along with your payment, within 30 days of the date you received the ticket. 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 assessed against your Driver’s License if you attend a driver improvement school upon approval by your State.

Use the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles website to see if your license is eligible for driver improvement school.

Out-of-State Drivers

If you are licensed in any State other than Florida, check with your local DMV to ensure they approve a withhold of points with an out-of-state Driving School Election.

Important Facts

1. You may only elect this option five (5) times in a lifetime as of July 1, 2010.
2. At least one (1) year must have passed since you last elected to attend a Driver Improvement Course.
3. You may elect the Driver Improvement Course option by signing the sworn statement below, indicating your election of the school option (It must be received by the Clerk within 30 days of your traffic citation), or you may elect this option online when you make a payment.
4. Upon electing the Driver Improvement Course Option, you will be given an additional 60 days to complete the course and send the completion form to the Clerk’s Office. Failure to pay all fines and fees and/or file the completion form with the Clerk’s Office by the due date will result in additional fees being assessed and driver’s license suspension. Clerks are not authorized to accept documents for filing by e-mail.
5. You must file your Certificate of Completion either in person, by mail, or online at myflcourtaccess.com.

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 within 30 days of the date of the citation. You will be notified of your court date. You must mail or e-file the Request Court Hearing form for contesting in court.