Restrictions

Certain circumstances may prohibit you from paying your traffic ticket online.

Please read carefully the following to determine if you must appear before the court to pay your traffic ticket(s).

You must appear in court if it has been more than 12 days since the citation was issued.

OR

You have been charged with failure to stop in the event of an accident causing damage to property

The person is arrested on a charge of failure to stop in the event of an accident causing damage to property Texas Transportation Code Sec. 543.002

You must appear before the court with a parent, guardian or managing conservator

IF

You are younger than 17 years of age or if you received a citation prior to your 17th birthday,

OR

You are under the age of 18 and charged with an alcohol offense:

Public Intoxication (Texas Penal Code Sec. 49.02)

Possession of Alcoholic Beverage in Motor Vehicle (Texas Penal Code Sec. 49.031)

Driving While Intoxicated (Texas Penal Code Sec. 49.04)

OR

Minor in possession of tobacco in violation of Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 161:

Sec. 161.252 Possesses, purchases, consumes, or accepts a cigarette or tobacco product

OR

You are under the age of 18 and charged with a violation of the Texas Alcohol Beverage Code Chapter 106:

Sec. 106.02 Purchase of Alcohol by a Minor

Sec. 106.025 Attempt to Purchase Alcohol by a Minor

Sec. 106.04 Consumption of Alcohol By a Minor

Sec. 106.041 Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol By Minor

Sec. 106.05 Possession of Alcohol by a Minor

Sec. 106.07 Misrepresentation of Age by a Minor

Sec. 106.071 Punishment for Alcohol-Related Offense by Minor