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10TH DISTRICT COURT • 161 E.
MICHIGAN AVE., BATTLE CREEK, MI 49014-4066 • (269) 969-6666 • 8:00AM
- 4:00PM |
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Payable To: 10th District
Court Foreign Payments: Must be international money
order payable in U.S. funds |
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Please
read your citation carefully |
| If your
violation is not listed on the enclosed list, a mandatory appearance
may be required. Please contact the Traffic Division at (269)
969-6666. Each fee includes a penal fine, municipal and state costs,
and mandatory state assessments (no state costs or assessments on
parking violations). |
| When issued a traffic
citation, you must take 1 of the following 3 actions prior to
the appearance date on the ticket: |
| 1. Admit
responsibility in person, by mail or by representation, or plead
guilty and pay the listed fee. Check the appropriate box on your
ticket and sign it. Enclose a check or money order for the amount of
the listed fee, or complete the credit card authorization portion of
the Payment Form and mail it to the Court in the attached envelope.
DO NOT SEND CASH. The Court will enter a judgment and close
the case. The Office of the Secretary of State (SOS) applies license
sanctions (e.g. points) if applicable. |
| 2. Admit
responsibility with explanation (civil infraction only). You are
admitting responsibility. The judge/magistrate cannot dismiss a
case, reduce the charge, or reduce the points based on an
explanation without a hearing. Check the appropriate box on the
ticket and sign it with a letter of explanation to the Court in the
enclosed envelope. Based on the explanation, the magistrate may
assess the standard fine, reduce the fine, or set a hearing. You
will be notified of the magistrate's decision by mail and will have
approximately 14 days from the date of mailing to submit payment to
the Court. |
| 3. Deny
responsibility (civil infractions) or plead not guilty
(misdemeanor). Please follow instructions on back of citation. |
| OUT OF STATE
DRIVERS: If you have posted a cash bond, a driver's license
or a bond card, you still must contact the court within 14
days of the date you received the ticket to advise how you
wish to plead. Failure to do so will result in additional court
costs and bond forfeiture. |
| Upon receipt of full
payment due, your bond card or driver's license will be returned to
you at the address on the ticket. If you have moved, you must notify
the Court. |
| Failure to answer a
citation may cause your driving privileges in Michigan to be
suspended. The Michigan Secretary of State will
notify the driver license bureau in your state of the action. |
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