Statewide Fine Schedule
Effective May 1, 2019, the Fine Collection Center (FCC) stopped accepting new citations for processing. All citations issued May 1, 2019, and after were filed by the prosecutor in the local violations bureau. The FCC processed payments for citations issued prior to May 1, 2019, until June 25, 2019. Citations to which there had not been a response were transferred to the appropriate prosecutor to file with the local court.
The Uniform Fine Schedule Committee was established in November 2018 to promulgate a uniform fine schedule as required by Rule 37.495 and Rule 38.09. Below, please find the committee's approved fine schedules for traffic, watercraft, conservation and municipal violations:
The Uniform Fine Schedule Committee was established in November 2018 to promulgate a uniform fine schedule as required by Rule 37.495 and Rule 38.09. Below, please find the committee's approved fine schedules for traffic, watercraft, conservation and municipal violations:
- State Traffic Fine Schedule (Effective 08-28-2021; new charge codes are highlighted in blue; expired charge codes are highlighted in red)
- Municipal Fine Schedule (Effective 01-01-2023)
- Watercraft Fine Schedule (Effective 09-01-2022)
- Conservation Fine Schedule (Effective 10-08-2020; Corrections made 06-02-2022 to the charge code numbers in yellow)
| Questions, comments or concerns about the new uniform fine schedules should be emailed to the Uniform Fine Schedule Committee for consideration. |
Order Establishing a Violations Bureau
If a local court establishes a violations bureau, then there shall be an order establishing such bureau.
• Rule 37.49 states that “[a]ny judge having original jurisdiction of any animal control violation, housing violation, or traffic violation may establish by court order a local violations bureau, which shall be subject to the supervision of the circuit court.”
• Rule 38.10 states that “[e]ach judicial circuit shall establish by court order a circuit violations bureau in each county within the circuit.”
Attached for your convenience are two draft sample administrative orders, which may be used to establish the violations bureau.