To pay traffic citations online, read the
following instructions. If you click "I Agree", you will be directed to the
online payment screen where you can choose one of the options from the drop down
menu. Once you select your option, you will get a drop down box to enter the required information.
Do You Accept The
Limitations Stated Below?
Online Processing
Limitations
The City of Beaumont
and the Beaumont Municipal Court make no guarantees,
promises, or warranties regarding the accuracy of
information provided in this site.
There is no guarantee
that this online payment application will show all of
your unpaid tickets. If your ticket does not display, call 409.833.0555.
Use of this service to
submit payment constitutes acknowledgement that the City
of Beaumont and the processor of electronic payments
assume no responsibility for data entered by service
users.
I hereby understand
that in accordance with Texas Code of Criminal
Procedure, Art. 27.14(c), case payment will result in a
waiver of a jury trial and a finding of guilty, which
may be reported to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The City of Beaumont
Municipal Courts' convenient and secure online ticket
payment service may be used to discharge fines, fees,
and most other court assessments. The Court will process
online payments usually within 24 hours of acceptance of
this service, during normal business hours, Monday thru
Friday, 8 a.m. till 5 p.m. If you have an active
warrant issued on a ticket, you must make sure you
print your paid receipt and be able to produce it to an
officer for any citations paid after hours or weekends. You can print your receipt online once you
receive confirmation of your credit card approval.
Payment
confirmation — Payee will be notified
instantly when payment is approved.
It
is your responsibility to ensure that payments are made
in sufficient time to meet required deadlines.
Tickets Which May Not Be Handled Online
JUVENILES:
Persons 16 years or younger are expected to appear in
person with a parent or guardian when pleading GUILTY or
when having a court trial. (The Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45.0215) Minors under the age of 21
charged with an alcohol-related violation must appear
before the judge in open court before payment of a fine
will be accepted.
JUVENILE CITATIONS CANNOT BE PAID BY CREDIT CARD ONLINE.
PLEA OF NOT GUILTY
On a plea of NOT GUILTY, the case must be set for trial. Do this by
appearing in person at the address on the citation, through your attorney,
or by filling out the appropriate portion of the citation and mailing the
citation to be received in Municipal Court by the promise to appear date on
the front of the citation.
Cases which have already been dismissed,
paid, cash bond posted, or in which the defendant has been incarcerated or
otherwise disposed, cannot be paid online.
Tickets Which May Be Handled Online
Only tickets that have
been filed with the Court by the issuing officer and
that have not yet been disposed may be accessed by this
service. Cases which have already been dismissed, paid,
cash bond posted, or in which the defendant has been
incarcerated or otherwise disposed, cannot be paid
online.
Should
you desire to plead guilty to the offense charged on the
ticket and to pay the fine assessed by credit card
online, the following steps may be taken:
PLEA OF GUILTY I, the undersigned, do hereby enter my appearance on the
complaint of the offense charged on the summons. I
acknowledge that I have been informed of my right to a
trial and that
my preference to pay the fine online will have the same
force and effect as a judgment of the Court. I do hereby
plead GUILTY to the charges, waive my right to a trial by jury and an
appearance before the Judge of the Municipal Court, and
hereby agree to pay the penalty for my offense.
Please notify
court@ci.beaumont.tx.us or
call 409.833.0555 if you have any suggestions or
comments about this service. This is a secure site and no one will be
able to read your information other than authorized City of Beaumont
personnel.
Almost half a million people call the greater
Beaumont area home. Beaumont, with a population of
114,000, is the region's largest city and the seat of
Jefferson County. Jefferson County, Hardin County, and
Orange County are home to 385,090 residents.