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Fines that can be paid before your court date
Certain citations can be paid before your court date. 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 Driving Under the Influence (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 THE DATE THE CITATION IS ISSUED TO MAKE A PAYMENT. 

The 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 of Athens-Clarke County
Post Office Box 1705
Athens, Ga. 30603-1705


To pay a fine in person, come to the Clerk's Office, Room 170 on the Ground Floor of the Athens-Clarke County Courthouse, which is located at 325 East Washington Street, Athens, Ga. 30601. 

Please allow one week from the date of the citation to pay your fine in person, as it takes several days for the citation to be processed by the court. 

You may pay in person with VISA or MasterCard credit or debit card; cash; a certified check or money order; and a personal check on a Georgia bank only.

VIOLATION DESCRIPTION

CODE CITATION

FINE AMOUNT

Allowing an Unlicensed Person to Drive

OCGA §40-5-122*

$110

Altered License Tag

OCGA §40-2-5

$125

Camera Red Light

OCGA §40-6-20(f)

$70

Commercial Tire Requirements

OCGA §40-8-74

$300

Cruising (1st Violation Only)

ACC §3-3-64

$85

Cruising (2nd Violation Only)

ACC §3-3-64

$110

Curfew Violation (1st Violation Only)

ACC §3-16-3 and ACC §3-16-4

$160

Defective Equipment

OCGA §40-8-7

$60

Disobeying a Traffic Control Device/Running a Red Light

OCGA §40-6-20

$125

Disobeying/ Running a Stop Sign

OCGA §40-6-72

$125

Disorderly Conduct

ACC §3-5-1

$300

Distracted Driving

OCGA §40-6-241

$150

Distracted Driving--Unlawful Wireless Use

OCGA §40-6-241.1

$150

Distracted Driving--Texting While Driving

OCGA §40-6-241.2

$150

Driving in the Gore

OCGA §40-6-50

$100

Driving on the Wrong Side of the Road

OCGA §40-6-40

$100

Duty to Report an Accident

OCGA §40-6-273

$250

Expired License

OCGA §40-5-32

$70

Expired Tag

OCGA §40-2-8

$125

Failure to Change Address on Driver's License within 60 Days

OCGA 40-5-33

$55

Failure to Dim Headlights

OCGA §40-8-31

$70

Failure to Display Current Decal

OCGA §40-2-8.1

$25

Failure to Maintain Lane

OCGA §40-6-48

$100

Failure to Obey an Officer Directing Traffic

OCGA §40-6-2

$100

Failure to Obtain a Georgia Driver’s License within 30 Days

OCGA §40-5-20

$55

Failure to Signal

OCGA §40-6-123

$100

Failure to Yield Right of Way

OCGA §40-6-70, 71, 72, and 73

$125

Failure to Yield to a Pedestrian in a Crosswalk

OCGA §40-6-91(a)

$175

False Alarm Violation (1st Citation in a Calendar Year)

ACC §3-6-3 and ACC §3-6-4

$160

False Alarm Violation (2nd Citation in a Calendar Year)

ACC §3-3-3 and ACC §3-6-4

$200

False Alarm Violation (3rd Citation in a Calendar Year)

ACC §3-3-3 and ACC §3-6-4

$300

Fireworks Violation

ACC §3-5-51

$160

Following too Closely

OCGA §40-6-49

$125

Glass Container

ACC §3-12-23

$70

Headphones while Driving

OCGA §40-6-250

$100

Impeding the Flow of Traffic

OCGA §40-6-184

$100

Improper Backing

OCGA §40-6-240

$100

Improper Driving on the Roadway/ Weaving

OCGA §40-6-48

$100

Improper Passing/ Passing in a No-Passing Zone

OCGA §40-6-46

$100

Improper Standing/ Stopping

OCGA §40-6-203

$100

Improper Starting of a Parked Vehicle

OCGA §40-6-122

$100

Improper Tag Display

OCGA §40-2-41

$125

Improper Turn/ U-Turn

OCGA §40-6-120 and OCGA §40-6-121

$100

Improper Use of Central Lane

OCGA §40-6-126

$100

In a Park after Dark or after Hours

ACC 1-10-4

$50

Instructional/ Learner’s Permit Violation

OCGA §40-5-24

$100

Laying Drags

OCGA §40-6-251

$125

Littering on the Highway

ACC §3-12-1; ACC §3-12-21; and OCGA §40-6-249

$100

Loud Music from a Vehicle

OCGA §40-6-14

$160

Move Over Violation--Failure to Yield to a Funeral Procession

OCGA §40-6-76

$200

Move Over Violation--Failure to Move Over for an Emergency Vehicle on the Roadway

OCGA §40-6-16

$250

Move Over Violation--Failure to Yield to an Ambulance or an Emergency Vehicle

OCGA §40-6-74

$300

No Brake Lights or Brake Lights Not Working Properly

OCGA 40-8-20

$110

No Company Name Displayed

OCGA §40-8-9

$100

No Headlights or Headlights Not Working Properly

OCGA 40-8-22

$110

No Helmet/ Protective Gear

OCGA §40-6-315

$125

Noise Ordinance Violation (1st Citation)

ACC §3-5-24

$250

Noise Ordinance Violation (2nd or Subsequent Citation)

ACC §3-5-24

$350

No License on Person***

OCGA §40-5-29

$24

No Tag Lights

OCGA 40-8-23(d)

$55

No Tail Lights or Tail Lights Not Working Properly

OCGA 40-8-25

$110

No Through Trucks Violation

ACC §3-3-54

$100

No Tow Lights/ No Flag on Load

OCGA §40-8-27

$100

Obstructing a Driver’s View or Control

OCGA §40-6-242

$125

Obstructing an Intersection

OCGA §40-6-205

$100

Open Container Violation

ACC §6-3-12 and OCGA §40-6-253

$70

Parking in a Handicapped Zone

ACC §3-3-13 and OCGA §40-6-226

$200

Passing on a Curve or Hill—21 and Over Driver

OCGA §40-6-45

$125

Pedestrian in the Roadway

OCGA §40-6-96

$155

Pedestrian Traffic-Control Device  Violation

OCGA §40-6-90

$125

Pedestrian Under the Influence

OCGA §40-6-95

$210

Posting Handbills

ACC §3-12-10 and ACC §3-12-11

$70

Public Intoxication

ACC §3-5-4

$210

Public Urination or Defecation

ACC §3-5-22

$210

Railroad Crossing Violations

OCGA §40-6-140 through OCGA §40-6-144

$125

Riding a Bicycle on a Sidewalk

ACC §3-10-3

$70

Riding/ Skating a Skateboard on the Sidewalk

ACC §3-10-3

$70

Safety/ Seatbelt Violation—6-18 Years (1st Violation Only)

OCGA §40-8-76.1

$25

Safety/ Seatbelt Violation (Adult Only)

OCGA §40-8-76.1

$15

Smoking in a Prohibited Location

ACC §4-3-1, et. seq.

$100

Speeding 1-14 Miles per Hour Over the Limit

OCGA §40-6-181

$145

Speeding 1-14 Miles per Hour Over the Limit in a School Zone

OCGA §40-6-181

$170

Speeding 15-18 Miles per Hour Over the Limit

OCGA §40-6-181

$175

Speeding 15-18 Miles per Hour Over the Limit in a School Zone

OCGA §40-6-181

$200

Speeding 19-23 Miles per Hour Over the Limit

OCGA §40-6-181

$205

Speeding 19-23 Miles per Hour Over the Limit in a School Zone

OCGA §40-6-181

$230

Striking an Unattended Vehicle

OCGA §40-6-271

$250

Striking a Fixture

OCGA §40-6-272

$250

Tarp Violation

ACC §3-12-7

$100

Too Fast for Conditions

OCGA §40-6-180

$110

Unregistered Vehicle

OCGA §40-2-20

$125

Unsecured Load

OCGA §40-6-248.1 and OCGA §40-6-254

$100

Vehicle on Sidewalk

OCGA §40-6-144

$100

Vehicle Width Violation

OCGA §32-6-23

$100

Window Tint/ Windshield Violation

OCGA §40-8-73 and OCGA §40-8-73.1

$110

Wrong Class of License

OCGA §40-5-23

$70

Wrong Way on a One Way Street

OCGA §40-6-47

$100


**ACC=Athens-Clarke County Municipal Code, which indicates a county ordinance violation.

*OCGA=Official Code of Georgia Annotated, which indicates a State law violation.

Please note that prior to January 13, 2012, all violations listed in bold type were COURT ONLY. If you were charged with any of these violations PRIOR to January 13, 2012, you MUST come to court on the date listed on your citation.

***Please note this amount is for citations written on September 10, 2012 and after.


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