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To Pay a Traffic Ticket or Contest a Traffic Ticket
- To Pay a Ticket (Plead Guilty)
A. To Pay On-line by Credit Card: Click here
Please have your traffic citation available. Only Visa, Master, Discover and American Express cards are accepted.
B. To Pay by Mail:
Only money orders are accepted. No cash, personal checks or credit cards can be used for payments by mail. Please make your money order payable to the City of New Orleans.
Please include your ticket number, name, current address and day time telephone number on your money order. You must postmark your letter on or before the appearance date written on the front of your traffic ticket. If your payment is postmarked after that date, you must include an additional $100.00 late fee in order for your case to be completed and changed in status from “open” to “closed.” “Open” cases that are delinquent are subject to additional fines and fees and the motorist’s driver’s license is subject to immediate suspension. Also, arrest attachments can be issued for motorists with “open” cases that are delinquent.
Please mail your payment to:
New Orleans Traffic Court
727 South Broad Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
Note: If your driver’s license was confiscated, it will be mailed to you after full payment for your traffic citation, including late fees, has been received by Traffic Court.
C. To Pay in Person:
Payment can be made at Traffic Court’s Broad Street office or at Traffic Court’s Algiers office. The Broad Street address and hours of operation are:
New Orleans Traffic Court
Room 107
727 South Broad Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except City Holidays
The Algiers address and hours of operation are:
The Old Algiers Courthouse
225 Morgan Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70114
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except City Holidays. Visa, Master, Discover and American Express cards are accepted at both locations. Also, cash and money orders are accepted.
Note: If your driver’s license was confiscated, it will be mailed to you after full payment for your traffic citation, including late fees, has been received by Traffic Court.
D. To Pay by Western Union:
Traffic Court has a Western Union terminal to accept payment of fines and fees. Once you have determined the balance due on your traffic citation, you can make payment to Traffic Court at the nearest Western Union office. The payment must be sent to New Orleans Traffic Court at Western Union’s code number NOLA. The account number must be the same number as your ticket number. The Western Union office will charge a fee for this service.
- To Contest a Ticket, (Plead Not Guilty)
In order to contest a ticket, you must request a trial date. To avoid late fees, you must request your trial date on or before your first appearance date (the date written by the police officer on the front of your traffic citation).
You may request a trial date:
A. In Person (To Request a Trial Date)
Please come to Traffic Court’s Broad Street office. Please see the information above for addresses and hours of operation. If you request a trial date after you first appearance date, you must pay a late fee of $100.00 before the trial date will be issued to you.
B. By Mail (Requesting a Trial Date)
You may request a trial date by mail. Traffic Court’s address is:
New Orleans Traffic Court
Attn: Trial Date Request
727 South Broad Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
To avoid late fees, you must postmark your request on or before the first appearance date written on the front of your traffic citation by the police officer.
In addition, you must provide the following information to Traffic Court:
- Your traffic ticket number
- The date of your violation
- Your first and last name
- Your complete address, including apartment number, if appropriate
- A daytime telephone number where you can be reached
- A nightime telephone number where you can be reached
- Procedure If You Were Arrested
If your were arrested, you must report to the Division of Court on the date and time written at the bottom of your traffic citation. If you fail to appear at the designated Division of Court, date and time, your bail bond will be forfeited and an Arrest Attachment will be issued for you.
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