Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama

Traffic Ticket Information

A traffic citation has been issued to you by a State Trooper or a Mobile County Deputy, for you to appear before the Mobile County District Court. If you fail to pay or otherwise dispose of your case prior to the court date and fail to appear on your court date, a warrant may be issued for your arrest, your driver’s license may be suspended, the cost of the citation may be increased, and any bond posted may be forfeited. The Court date on your copy of the ticket is NOT A TRIAL DATE; if you desire to plead NOT GUILTY and want a TRIAL, you must appear in court on your court date to request a TRIAL DATE or you may request a trial using the Online Traffic Resolution at https://resolve.alacourt.gov. The Clerk’s office cannot reset your court date.

Tickets listed in the chart below may be paid by entering a guilty plea without a required court appearance, provided you have not been convicted of two or more traffic offenses in the preceding 12 months. If you wish to avoid a court appearance and enter a plea of guilty, access the Online Traffic Resolution website or sign the Defendant’s plea of guilty on the back of your copy of the ticket and attach your money order or cashier’s check for the amount of fine and costs indicated and mail it to:

District Court Clerk - Traffic
205 Government Street, Room 338
Mobile, AL 36644-2338

NO PERSONAL CHECKS. Personal checks will be returned causing a delay.  Your signed plea of guilty and money order must reach the Clerk’s office before your court date. If it does not, a warrant may be issued for your arrest and your driver’s license may be suspended, all without further notice to you.

For questions or payment please contact the Alabama Traffic Service Center at traffic.alacourt.gov or by calling toll free (866) 954-9399. Cases may be paid on or before your court date with a credit or debit card by calling (877) 252-7294 or pay through the ONLINE TRAFFIC RESOLUTION website.  A surcharge will be assessed if paying by credit or debit card.

Processing of No-Insurance Tickets

Access the ONLINE TRAFFIC RESOLUTION website and follow instructions. If unable to access the website, YOU MUST APPEAR IN COURT ON YOUR COURT DATE. NO EXCEPTIONS. CLERKS CANNOT RESET COURT DATES.

HELPFUL INFORMATION:
To avoid further court appearances, Defendant should bring to court all relevant documents at the first court appearance. For example, if the Defendant did not have insurance at the time the ticket was written, but has obtained insurance, proof of the new insurance may result in a lower fine. Also, if the Defendant had insurance coverage on another vehicle and the vehicle driven at the time of citation was newly purchased, the Defendant may bring proof of insurance on the other vehicle and proof of purchase of the newly purchased vehicle described in the ticket.