The Court has established the following schedule for payment of judgment (fine) for civil traffic violators (fines are estimates & subject to change):
Speeding - $116.00 / All other moving violations - $116.00
Non-moving violations (registration, license and equipment violations) - $116.00
Child Restraint Violations - $25.00 / Seatbelt Violations - $25.00
Driving While Suspended (Infraction) - $116.00 / Local Ordinance Violations - $116.00
Making Payment:
If you have decided to plead guilty, you may do so by mailing in your payment. Follow these directions for making payment.
1. Read and sign the Appearance Waiver, and Plead of Admission form below.
2. Locate the amount due above and make payment in the form of cash, money order, or cashier’s check. NO PERSONAL OR COMPANY CHECKS ARE ACCEPTED. Payments can be mailed, paid at the City Hall Court Clerk’s Office or placed in the City Hall overnight drop box.
3. Enclose your copy of the summons and the Appearance Waiver/Plead of Admission form of this page.
4. Enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like a receipt.
5. Payment must be received within thirty (30) days after your court date.
Make Payable To and Mail To: Charlestown City Court, 304 Main Cross Street, Charlestown, IN 47111.
This is a civil proceeding to enforce a state statute or ordinance. This is not a criminal proceeding. This proceeding is commenced by the State of Indiana, thru the prosecuting attorney’s office; proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with the Indiana Rules of Trail Procedure. If you received a traffic summons for registration violation, license violations, equipment violations or permit or public service commission violations and have since corrected the situation, the court cannot and will not dismiss the ticket because the defect is corrected. The court is not in control of, or responsible for, the law enforcement agencies that issue traffic tickets, nor the agency who files and prosecutes them. The court must dispose of the traffic ticket in the manner prescribed by law and the court will not dismiss traffic complaints except upon proper motions made by the State of Indiana.
APPEARANCE, WAIVER OF TRIAL AND PLEA OF ADMISSION:
I have read the foregoing explanation of my legal rights and acknowledge that by signing my name hereunder, that I enter my appearance, waive my right to civil trail, and admit the violation stated in the traffic complaint and summons. I understand my signature and admission will have the same effect as a judgment of the Court and the record of judgment will be sent to the Commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles or the state where I receive my license to drive.
Signature: _________________________________ Ticket #: __________________ Court Date: _____________