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Motor vehicle charges
Speeding -- $50.00 court cost PLUS $7.00 for every mile per hour over the speed limit.
Mandatory Court Appearance forSchool Zones.
| DRIVERS LICENSE, LICENSE PLATE, AND MVI STICKERS | |
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- No/Expired inspection sticker |
$110.00 |
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- No Drivers License |
$110.00 |
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- Driving under suspension or revocation |
$250.00 |
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- Expired license plate |
$110.00 |
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- Switched license plate |
$170.00 |
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- All other license plate violations |
$110.00 |
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INSURANCE VIOLATIONS |
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- No proof of insurance |
$150.00 |
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- No insurance |
$250.00 |
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SEAT BELT VIOLATIONS |
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- No seat belt |
$25.00 |
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- No infant car seat |
$90.00 per child |
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RED LIGHT - STOP SIGN |
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- Red light |
$110.00 |
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- Stop sign |
$110.00 |
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- Flagrant stop sign |
$150.00 |
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- Flashing red or yellow signals |
$110.00 |
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PASSING |
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- Passing on a yellow line |
$150.00 |
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- Passing on shoulder |
$110.00 |
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- Passing in intersection |
$110.00 |
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- All passing violations (with accident) |
$160.00 |
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- Passing school bus |
$250.00 |
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VEHICLE EQUIPMENT |
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- Head/tail lights, dark windows, horn, windshield, mufflers, brakes, tires, etc. |
$110.00 |
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- Unsafe vehicle condition (multiple violations) |
$150.00 |
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OTHER MOVING VIOLATIONS |
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- Failure to maintain control |
$150.00 |
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- Texting/Talking on a cell in a School Zone |
$175.00 |
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- Smoking in a motor vehicle with child |
$150.00 |
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- Failure to maintain control (accident) |
$250.00 |
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- Improper right or left turn |
$110.00 |
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- Improper turn with accident |
$150.00 |
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- Following too closely |
$110.00 |
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- Following too closely with accident |
$210.00 |
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- Wrong way on one way street |
$110.00 |
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- Wrong way on one way street with accident |
$200.00 |
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- Failure to yield |
$110.00 |
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- Failure to yield with accident |
$150.00 |
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- Failure to yield to Emergency |
$250.00 |
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- Resisting arrest by flight |
$250.00 |
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- Disobediant to police officer's signals |
$110.00 |
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- Obediance to police officer's signals in school zone |
$150.00 |
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- Reckless operation |
$250.00 |
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- Reckless operation by burning rubber |
$110.00 |
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- All reckless operation near or in a school zone |
$250.00 |
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- Improper lane usage |
$110.00 |
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- Driving on shoulder |
$110.00 |
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- Hit and run |
$300.00 |
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- Racing on public roadway |
$200.00 |
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- Impeding flow of traffic |
$110.00 |
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- Crossing fire hose (without police or fireman supervision) |
$250.00 |
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PARKING |
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- No parking sign (1st) |
$25.00 |
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(2nd) |
$50.00 |
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(3rd) |
$100.00 |
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- Parking and leaving car in front of fire hydrant |
$110.00 |
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- Blocking emergency vehicles |
$200.00 |
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- Parking and leaving car in roadway |
$110.00 |
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- Parking in front of fire station |
$110.00 |
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- Parking in handicapped zone |
$200.00 |
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LARGE TRUCKS |
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- Width, height, length, securing loads, weight |
$110.00 |
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- Conditions causing accidents |
$160.00 |
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- All other violations involving hazardous, explosive, or flammable materials |
$200.00 (plus cost of violation) |
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- Cargo permits |
$110.00 |
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- Failure to stop at railroad crossing (large trucks) |
$110.00 |
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LITTERING |
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- All littering violations |
$110.00 |
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- Improper dumping on roadway |
$200.00 |
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- Loads falling off truck |
$110.00 |
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- Loads falling off truck (with accident or property damage) |
$250.00 |
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MOTOR CYCLE |
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- Helmet, eye protection |
$110.00 |
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- Riding in and out of traffic |
$150.00 |
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TITLE OF REGISTRATION |
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- No Proof of Registration |
$110.00 |
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- Failure to Register |
$150.00 |
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PUBLIC |
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- Disturbing the peace |
$250.00 |
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- Open container |
$110.00 |
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- Public intoxication |
$200.00 |