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Civil Traffic Offenses
Most of the cases heard at the Wickenburg Municipal Court are civil traffic violations. Civil traffic violations include, but are not limited to, speeding, failure to provide proof of registration, a valid driver's license, car insurance, and failure to obey a traffic control device. The court also handles parking violations.
If you have received a citation for a civil traffic offense(s) there are several options for you to consider in respect to each of the charges on your ticket. If all of the charges on your ticket are addressed prior to your arraignment, you will not have to appear for arraignment.
If your ticket has a criminal or criminal traffic charge, please go to the Criminal Charges page for information.
For civil traffic only, you can:
Mailing address is the following:
If you decide to go ahead with traffic school, the school must be AZ Certified, and you must have the class completed at least seven days prior to your original or extended court date. If you take the class online, you need to have it completed at least 10 days prior to your court date. Applications for traffic school, or extensions for traffic school, need to be made in writing to the court. Mailed, emailed, or faxed applications are acceptable.
If you have received a citation for a civil traffic offense(s) there are several options for you to consider in respect to each of the charges on your ticket. If all of the charges on your ticket are addressed prior to your arraignment, you will not have to appear for arraignment.
Charges
If your ticket has a criminal or criminal traffic charge, please go to the Criminal Charges page for information.
Civil Traffic
For civil traffic only, you can:
- Enter a plea of Responsible and pay the fine. The fine amount can be found on the Bond Schedule.
- For 'moving traffic' offenses you may be eligible to take traffic school to dismiss the charge. The schools charge a fee of approximately $200, but completion of traffic school would dismiss the charge and no report would be made to MVD (no points) or to your insurance company. You should be eligible if you don't hold a commercial driving license and you have not attended traffic school at any time during the last two years. Please go to www.azcourts.gov to find further information, additional links to AZ Certified Defensive Driving Schools, and to check on eligibility requirements.
- Enter a plea of Not Guilty/Not Responsible and proceed to a Civil Traffic Hearing. A new court date will be assigned and mailed to you. NOTE: if you take the matter to a Civil Traffic Hearing, and are found responsible, traffic school will no longer be an option for you.
- If you are unable to appear at the Wickenburg Municipal Court you may request a continuance by completing a motion form. A motion to continue may be filed in person, email, or by mail, and the Court must receive the completed motion prior to the court date. Note: You are responsible for ensuring that the motion has been granted before your court date. If the motion has not been granted, and you do not appear, your civil charges will be defaulted with suspension of your driving privilege and a warrant will be issued for criminal charges.
Mailing address is the following:
155 N Tegner St., Suite B
Wickenburg AZ 85390.
Traffic School
If you decide to go ahead with traffic school, the school must be AZ Certified, and you must have the class completed at least seven days prior to your original or extended court date. If you take the class online, you need to have it completed at least 10 days prior to your court date. Applications for traffic school, or extensions for traffic school, need to be made in writing to the court. Mailed, emailed, or faxed applications are acceptable.
When you receive a citation that contains a civil traffic offense only you are afforded different options to resolve the charge. They are as follows:
If you provide proof to the Court showing that the vehicle involved was insured on the date and time the complaint was issued, and you do this on or before your court date, the charge will be dismissed. If you did not have insurance at the time of the violation, but have since purchased it, you may have your fine reduced if you do these things:
All this must be done on or before your court date.
If the charge is for failure to provide or carry a valid driver license the fine can be dismissed by providing a valid driver's license on the date of violation.
Proof of correction of an equipment or mechanical violation may suspend or reduce the fine if receipts of repair or purchase are provided to the court.
If you fax, email, or mail the proof, please include your case or complaint number and a current address with your correspondence. Please note that once the Court receives the proof, it may take four - five working days for the Court to process and mail a decision back to you.
If the Court decides to reduce the fine, you will be mailed a payment plan application that is due back within two weeks of the court mailing it out. A payment contract comes with a $20 time payment fee that will be added to your case balance. To avoid paying the time payment fee, you may post the fine amount as bond when you mail in your proof. You can post the bond by mailing the Court a check or money order for the fine amount that appears on your citation.
If the Court decides to suspend or reduce the fine, and you have posted a bond, the bond will be posted to your case and any remaining balance will be refunded to you within two weeks to the last known address on file.
Reminder: It is the defendant's responsibility to follow up with the Court to ensure that the payment or correspondence sent via mail was received by the Court and that all charges have been resolved on or before the arraignment date.
Insurance Violations
If you provide proof to the Court showing that the vehicle involved was insured on the date and time the complaint was issued, and you do this on or before your court date, the charge will be dismissed. If you did not have insurance at the time of the violation, but have since purchased it, you may have your fine reduced if you do these things:
- Show the court evidence that you have purchased a six month policy for the vehicle on the citation and that it has been paid in full for six months
- Provide evidence on your Motor Vehicle Record for the past three years which shows that you have not had a citation for no insurance in two years or just 1 in 3 years.
All this must be done on or before your court date.
Driver's License Violations
If the charge is for failure to provide or carry a valid driver license the fine can be dismissed by providing a valid driver's license on the date of violation.
Equipment Violations
Proof of correction of an equipment or mechanical violation may suspend or reduce the fine if receipts of repair or purchase are provided to the court.
Fax / Email / Mail Evidence
If you fax, email, or mail the proof, please include your case or complaint number and a current address with your correspondence. Please note that once the Court receives the proof, it may take four - five working days for the Court to process and mail a decision back to you.
Mailing Address:
155 N Tegner Street, Suite B
Wickenburg, AZ 85390
Fax: (928) 684-0749
Reduced Fine
If the Court decides to reduce the fine, you will be mailed a payment plan application that is due back within two weeks of the court mailing it out. A payment contract comes with a $20 time payment fee that will be added to your case balance. To avoid paying the time payment fee, you may post the fine amount as bond when you mail in your proof. You can post the bond by mailing the Court a check or money order for the fine amount that appears on your citation.
Suspended Fine
If the Court decides to suspend or reduce the fine, and you have posted a bond, the bond will be posted to your case and any remaining balance will be refunded to you within two weeks to the last known address on file.
Your Responsibility
Reminder: It is the defendant's responsibility to follow up with the Court to ensure that the payment or correspondence sent via mail was received by the Court and that all charges have been resolved on or before the arraignment date.