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Updated 6/8/10
what charges can i pay before MY COURT date?
Certain citations can be paid before your court date (list of fines). By paying your fine before your court date, you are pleading guilty to the charge(s). If you wish to plead nolo contendere to any charges, you must appear in court.
If you received more than one citation - and any of those citations is
on the list of charges requiring a court appearance - you must come
to court on all the citations and cannot pay any of the fines in advance.
In other words, if you are charged with DUI and Expired Tag, you cannot
pay the citation for Expired Tag before your court date, even though
it is on the list below of citations that can be paid before your court
date. Instead, the citation for Expired Tag must be taken care of in
court at the same time as the DUI charge.
If your citation is marked "Court
Only," you must appear in
court and cannot pay the fine in advance.
 Pay Municipal Court fines online or by phone toll-free at
1-800-701-8560.
PLEASE ALLOW 5 BUSINESS DAYS FROM ISSUE DATE OF CITATION TO MAKE PAYMENT
Municipal Court does not accept personal checks on out-of-state banks. To pay a fine by mail, send a certified check or money order, payable to the Clerk of Municipal Court, with a copy of your citation(s) to:
Municipal Court
Post Office Box 1705
Athens, Georgia 30603-1705
To pay a fine in person, come to the Clerk’s Office, Room 170 (Ground Floor) of the Athens-Clarke County Courthouse, 325 East Washington Street. Citations take several days for processing; please allow one week after a citation is issued to pay a fine in person. You may pay in person with VISA or Mastercard credit or debit card; cash; certified check or money order; and personal check on Georgia banks only.
| Violation Description |
Code Citation |
Fine |
| Allowing Unlicensed Person to Drive |
40-5-122 |
$110 |
| Animal Control Violation (1st Only) |
4-1-1* |
$85 |
| Camera Red Light |
40-6-20(f) |
$70 |
| Child Restraint Violation (Child Under 6 Years) (1st Only) |
40-8-76 |
$50 |
| Commercial Tire Requirements |
40-8-74 |
$300 |
| Cruising (1st Only) |
3-3-64* |
$85 |
| Cruising (2nd Violation) |
3-3-64* |
$110 |
| Curfew Violation (1st Only) |
3-16-3*,
3-16-4* |
$160 |
| Defective Equipment |
40-8-7 |
$60 |
| Disobeying Red Light |
40-6-20 |
$125 |
| Disobeying Stop Sign |
40-6-72 |
$125 |
| Distracted Driver |
40-6-241 |
$125 |
| Driving in the Gore |
40-6-50 |
$100 |
| Driving on Wrong Side of Road |
40-6-40 |
$100 |
| Expired License |
40-5-32 |
$70 |
| Expired Tag |
40-2-8 |
$125 |
| Failure to Dim Headlights |
40-8-31 |
$70 |
| Failure to Display Current Decal |
40-2-8.1 |
$55 |
| Failure to Maintain Lane |
40-6-48 |
$100 |
| Failure to Obey Officer Directing Traffic |
40-6-2 |
$100 |
| Failure to Obtain GA License in 30 Days |
40-5-20 |
$55 |
| Failure to Signal |
40-6-123 |
$100 |
| Failure to Yield Right of Way |
40-6-70, 71, 72, 73 |
$125 |
| Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicle |
40-6-74 |
$125 |
| Failure to Yield to Pedestrian in Crosswalk |
40-6-91(a) |
$175 |
| False Alarm Violation (1st Only) |
3-6-3*,
3-6-4 |
$160 |
| Fireworks Violation |
3-5-51* |
$160 |
| Following Too Close |
40-6-49 |
$125 |
| Glass Container |
3-12-23* |
$60 |
| Headphones, Wearing While Driving |
40-6-250 |
$100 |
| Illegal Dumping |
5-2-14* |
$185 |
| Impeding Flow of Traffic |
40-6-184 |
$100 |
| Improper Backing |
40-6-240 |
$100 |
| Improper Driving on Roadway / Weaving |
40-6-48 |
$100 |
| Improper Passing / No-Passing Zone |
40-6-46 |
$100 |
| Improper Standing / Stopping |
40-6-123(c) |
$100 |
| Improper Starting of Parked Vehicle |
40-6-122 |
$100 |
| Improper Tag Display |
40-2-41 |
$125 |
| Improper Turn / U-Turn |
40-6-120, 121 |
$100 |
| Improper Use of Central Turn Lane |
40-6-126 |
$100 |
| Instruction (Leaner's) Permit Violation |
40-5-24 |
$100 |
| Laying Drags |
40-6-251 |
$125 |
| Littering |
3-12-1*,
3-12-21*,
40-6-249 |
$100 |
| No Company Name Displayed |
40-8-9 |
$100 |
| No Helmet / Protective Gear |
40-6-315 |
$135 |
| No License on Person |
40-5-29 |
$15 |
| No Tag Light |
40-8-23(d) |
$55 |
| No Through Trucks Violation |
3-3-54* |
$100 |
| No Tow Lights / No Flag on Load |
40-8-27 |
$100 |
| Noise Violation (Residence or Business) (1st Only) |
3-5-24* |
$155 |
| Noise Violation (Vehicle) (1st Only) |
40-6-14 |
$155 |
| Obstructing Driver’s View or Control |
40-6-242 |
$125 |
| Obstructing Intersection |
40-6-205 |
$100 |
| Open Container |
6-3-12,
40-6-253 |
$70 |
| Panhandling |
3-15-1* |
$70 |
| Parking in Handicapped Zone |
3-3-13*,
40-6-226 |
$200 |
| Passing on a Curve / Hill (Driver 21 and Over) |
40-6-45 |
$125 |
| Pedestrian in Roadway |
40-6-96 |
$155 |
| Pedestrian Traffic-Control Device Violation |
40-6-90 |
$125 |
| Pedestrian Under Influence |
40-6-95 |
$210 |
| Posting Handbills |
3-12-10*,
3-12-11* |
$70 |
| Public Intoxication |
3-5-4* |
$210 |
| Public Urination or Defecation |
3-5-22* |
$210 |
| Riding Bicycle on Sidewalk |
3-10-3* |
$70 |
| Riding Skateboard on Sidewalk |
3-10-3* |
$70 |
| Safety/Seatbelt Violation (6-18 Years) (1st Only) |
40-8-76.1 |
$25 |
| Safety/Seatbelt Violation (Adult Only) |
40-8-76.1 |
$15 |
| Smoking in Prohibited Location (1st Only) |
4-3-1* |
$110 |
| Soliciting Rides or Business |
40-6-97 |
$125 |
| Speeding 1-14 mph Over Limit |
40-6-181 |
$145 |
| Speeding 1-14 mph Over Limit (School Zone) |
40-6-181 |
$170 |
| Speeding 15-18 mph Over Limit |
40-6-181 |
$175 |
| Speeding 15-18 mph Over Limit (School Zone) |
40-6-181 |
$200 |
| Speeding 19-23 mph Over Limit |
40-6-181 |
$205 |
| Speeding 19-23 mph Over Limit (School Zone) |
40-6-181 |
$230 |
| Tarp Violation |
3-12-7* |
$100 |
| Too Fast for Conditions |
40-6-180 |
$110 |
| Unregistered Vehicle |
40-2-20 |
$125 |
| Unsecured Load |
40-6-248.1,
40-6-254 |
$100 |
| Vehicle on Sidewalk |
40-6-144 |
$100 |
| Vehicle Width Violation |
32-6-23 |
$100 |
| Window Tint/Windshield |
40-8-73,
40-8-73.1 |
$110 |
| Wrong Class of License |
40-5-23 |
$70 |
| Wrong Way on One Way Street |
40-6-47 |
$100 |
* - Indicates local Athens-Clarke County ordinance violations.
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