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Traffic Tickets
Methods of paying traffic fines include:
Pay with debit or credit card*:
- ONLINE*
- By phone by using the automated, 24-hour, payment line: 727-464-4846*.
Pay with check or money order made payable to "Clerk of Court" in the envelope you received:
- By mail with proper postage
- By placing it in one of the
"Drop
Boxes" outside the Clerk's Office locations.
Visit any
Amscot location and make your CASH payment.
(Amscot charges a $2.00 service fee.)
Pay your fines in person at one of the
Clerk's Office locations using cash, check, money order,
debit or credit card.
*You will be charged a convenience fee by the Vendor for this service.
24-HOUR TRAFFIC INFORMATION HOTLINE (727) 464-4846
Electing a Defensive Driving Course
Elect Online
Parking Tickets
Court Hearings
Driver’s License Reinstatements
If your license is suspended for failure to pay a civil infraction in Pinellas County,
you may pay the fine amount owing plus the assessed delinquent fee, at one of the Clerks
locations. The Clerk's Office can assist you in reinstating your license for those that
the Clerk issued, except for those dealing with child support and financial responsibility.
For those reasons, you will need to go to a driver license office for reinstatement.
A reinstatement fee will be required.
Driver’s License Transcripts
The Clerk's Office now sells driver's license transcripts. Citizens can purchase copies of
their driver license transcripts, which contain driver’s history information, from the
Clerk’s Office.
Either a three-year history transcript or a seven-year history
transcript may be purchased for a fee. A person can only request and/or purchase their own driver license transcript and must
present a valid form of identification with both a valid picture and signature.
Driver license transcripts may be purchased at:
- Criminal Court Customer Services Department
Criminal Justice Building, 14250 49th St., N.,
Clearwater; FL 33762
- North County Branch
29582 U.S. 19 N.,
Clearwater; FL 33761
- Clerk’s Tyrone Branch
1800 66th St., N.
St Petersburg, FL 33710
For more information contact the Clerk’s Office at 727-464-7000.
The Clerk’s Office has contracted with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
(DHSMV) to offer this service, which was not locally available until now.
Traffic Citation Information
Infraction violations must be paid within 30 calendar days from the
date the ticket was issued.
If a ticket is not paid within 30 calendar days from the date of
issuance, a suspension will be entered against your driver license, which could affect your
insurance rates and will subject you to additional penalties.
If you receive a letter from the State of Florida Department of Highway Safety
and Motor Vehicles (Florida DHSMV) informing you that your license will be suspended, you MUST COMPLY on or before
the business day PRIOR (before) THE DATE STATED ON THE LETTER. The suspension date
listed on the letter goes into effect at midnight on that date. Therefore, if you come in on the that date,
you will be late and your license will already be suspended.
Tickets must be satisfied in the county in which they were issued.
For example, if you received a traffic ticket in Tampa, Florida, you MUST PAY FOR IT in Hillsborough County.
You may NOT pay for it in Pinellas County.
The Clerk's 24-Hour Automated Hotline, (727) 464-4846, will provide information
about your traffic ticket including the amount of the civil penalty due, the
options available to you to satisfy the charge, the due date, the status of the ticket and other
general information. Using your Mastercard, VISA, American Express or Discover, you may also make
a payment for any non-criminal, non-deliquent (within 30 days of issuance) ticket using the Clerk's 24-hour
Automated Hotline. Call (727) 464-4846 anytime, day or night, from a
touch tone telephone. Please have your copy of the ticket with you when you place the call. You will
be charged a convenience fee by the credit card processor for this service.
IF THE COURT FINDS YOU GUILTY:
If you are found guilty of a civil traffic infraction, the court may assess fine and costs,
order you to attend a defensive driving course or impose other penalties. If you should fail
to pay the fine and cost within the time allotted you by the court, if any, a suspension
will be issued against your driver's license and additional penalties will be imposed.
Fines for civil infractions are governed by Florida Statutes. For the most current fine
schedule refer to a current
"Schedule of Service Charges" for the applicable fee. The "Schedule of Service Charges
is available online and in any Clerk's Office.
Fines are distributed to various funds established by the legislature with a portion
being returned to the issuing law enforcement agency and a service charge
retained by the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
TO REINSTATE A SUSPENDED DRIVER LICENSE:
If your license is suspended for failure to pay a civil infraction in Pinellas County,
you may pay the fine amount owing plus the assessed delinquent fee. The Clerk's
Office can assist you in reinstating your license. If there are other reasons for the
suspension, you will need to go to a driver license office for reinstatement. A
reinstatement fee is required.
Traffic Court
The Traffic Division of the County Court is set-up to hear criminal traffic, civil
traffic infractions parking ticket cases.
The following people may be present
at your hearing; the officer who issued the traffic ticket and any other witnesses called
by the officer or any witnesses that you may wish to call to testify on your behalf.
Criminal traffic cases are heard by County Judges. Most civil infractions are
heard by Hearing Officers. Contested parking ticket cases are
also heard by the Hearing Officers.
A CRIMINAL TRAFFIC CHARGE is a charge, such as Driving Under the Influence, which requires a court appearance
as it carries with it criminal penalties which may include fines and costs,
probation and/or the possibility of a jail term. Payment of the ticket cannot be
automatically made to the Clerk's Office. Persons charged with a criminal offense will
have a court date shown on their traffic ticket and must appear in court.
A CIVIL TRAFFIC INFRACTION is a non-criminal
charge that can usually be disposed of by the payment of a civil penalty or an
election to attend a defensive driving course. A court appearance is not required, except
in cases where the violation involves an accident or property damage, speed thirty (30) miles or
more over the posted speed limit or leaving a child unattended with the motor running. Payment can
be made by mail by using the traffic envelope provided by the officer, or in person at these
coming to our full service counter windows at one of these
locations.
Drop boxes are also available at each location.
If you are found guilty of a civil traffic infraction, the court may assess
fine and costs, order you to attend a defensive driving course or impose other penalties. If you
should fail to pay the fine and cost within the time allotted you by the court, if any, a
suspension will be issued against your driver's license and additional penalties will be imposed.
Traffic Forms:
Citations issued outside of Pinellas County must be paid in the County, in which
they were issued.
For more information regarding a "DEFENSIVE DRIVING
Course", visit this link.
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