Payments
Fine Schedule
Deferred Disposition
Non-Moving Violations
Financial Responsibility
Contesting a Charge
THE CITY OF HEDWIG MUNICIPAL COURT
CITATION INFORMATION
CITATION INFORMATION
PAYMENTS
PAYMENTS CAN ONLY BE MADE IN PERSON OR BY MAIL. WE ACCEPT
THE FOLLOWING FORMS OF PAYMENT: CASH, CHECK, MONEY ORDER, VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER AND AMERICAN EXPRESS.
CITY OF HEDWIG VILLAGE
FINE SCHEDULE
(EFFECTIVE MARCH 24, 2008)
VIOLATIONS |
FINE AMOUNT |
|
City Ordinance Violation |
$524.00 |
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Defective Equipment |
$168.00 |
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Disorderly Conduct |
$183.00 |
|
Disregard Traffic Control Device |
$195.00 |
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Driver’s License – none or violation of D.L. restriction |
$134.00 |
|
Driver’s License – expired |
$134.00 |
|
Driver’s License – fail to report change of address |
$134.00 |
|
Driving while license invalid |
$175.00 |
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Failure to control speed |
$205.00 |
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Financial responsibility – none or expired |
$270.00 |
|
Financial responsibility – subsequent offense |
$423.00 |
|
Headlights – Operating without when required |
$136.00 |
|
Helmet – failure to wear |
$175.00 |
|
Inspection sticker – none or expired |
$136.00 |
|
Littering – major |
$200.00 |
|
Littering – minor |
$150.00 |
|
Minor in possession of alcohol |
$183.00 |
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Minor in possession of tobacco |
$183.00 |
|
Narcotic paraphernalia – possession |
$266.00 |
|
Open container of alcohol in vehicle |
$215.00 |
|
Overtaking and passing a school bus |
$343.00 |
|
Parking – illegal |
$105.00 |
|
Parking – fire zone or with 15 ft of a fire hydrant |
$155.00 |
|
Parking – handicap zone |
$270.00 |
|
Passing – illegal |
$175.00 |
|
Plates – none, expired or obscure |
$115.00 |
|
Plates – fail to display two |
$113.00 |
|
Public intoxication |
$215.00 |
|
Right of way – fail to yield |
$175.00 |
|
Seat belt – adult |
$136.00 |
|
Seat belt / safety seat – child |
$205.00 |
|
Simple Assault |
$165.00 |
|
Speeding – one to ten miles over the speed limit |
$183.00 |
|
Each additional mile over ten |
$5.00 / per mile |
|
Speeding – school zone- one to ten miles over speed limit |
$210.00 |
|
Each additional mile over ten |
$5.00 / per mile |
|
Stop sign / Red Light |
$195.00 |
|
Turn – illegal |
$175.00 |
|
Theft – $ .01 to $49.99 |
$165.00 |
|
Transportation code – other |
$165.00 |
VIOLATE PROMISE TO APPEAR OR FAILURE TO APPEAR - $290.00
DRIVING SAFETY COURSE FEE - $107.00
($132.00 FOR SCHOOL ZONE VIOLATIONS)
FOR VIOLATIONS NOT LISTED, PLEASE CALL THE COURT CLERK AT 713-465-6009.
DEFERRED DISPOSITION
A defendant may also be able to dismiss their violation by requesting deferred
disposition. Deferred disposition is a thirty-day probation in which the defendant
must keep a clean record for that period of time. If the defendant does not receive a
citation for the thirty-day period, the citation is dismissed and is not reported to any
agency. To be eligible for deferred disposition, a defendant must appear in person on
their arraignment date and meet the following requirements:
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Defendant must enter a plea of guilty or no contest before the judge
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Defendant must request deferred disposition
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Defendant must not be on a deferred disposition with another case on the
request date -
Defendant must pay a special expense fee that does not exceed the amount
of the fine and court costs
NON-MOVING VIOLATIONS
If a defendant received a citation for no inspection sticker, no vehicle registration,
expired driver’s license or defective equipment, the defendant must appear on their
court date and present evidence that the situation was rectified. If the case is dismissed,
the defendant may be required to pay a $10.00 administrative fee.
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
If a defendant received a citation for no proof of financial responsibility, the defendant
must appear on their court date with evidence that the financial responsibility was valid
at the time the citation was issued. The charge may be dismissed after verification.
CONTESTING A CHARGE
If a defendant wishes to contest a charge(s) they received, they must appear on their arraignment to enter a plea of not guilty. Once the plea is entered, the judge will set the
case for trial. A defendant has the option of requesting a judge trial or a jury trial.
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