Welcome to the Bradford County Clerk of Courts Traffic Division. Traffic department personnel are available to assist you Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, excluding observed holidays. You may contact us by:
- Phone: (904) 966-6289
- Email: [email protected]
- Mail: Bradford County Clerk’s Office, 945 North Temple Avenue, Starke, Florida 32091. Attention: Traffic Division.
If you have recently received a traffic citation, please review the information provided to determine which traffic option applies to you.
Pay Traffic Citation
Civil traffic infractions must be paid within 30-calendar days from the date the citation was issued per F.S. 318.14(4)(a). Failure to pay will result in a driver’s license suspension, a $60 reinstatement fee to the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles, and a $23 late fee to the Bradford County Traffic Division.
If you are unable to pay your traffic fine in the required timeframe, you may in writing request up to two 30-day extensions to pay the fine for a total period of 90-calendar days. Extension are not automatic or by right, but rather upon request. Authority granted by county judge, per memo, under Florida Traffic Rule 6.360 (Enlargement of Time) and 6.100 (Traffic Violations Bureau).
You may submit your request for an extension by email or by mail.
Payment of civil penalty is considered a conviction and points will be assessed to your driver’s license, if applicable.
If you elect the option to pay the civil penalty, you will not be allowed to elect the school option at a later date.
Choose your method of payment:
- Online, by clicking here.
- In-Person: we accept cash, cashier’s check, money order, or a debit/credit card. An additional processing fee of 3.5% will be charged on all debit/credit card transactions.
- By Phone: call the MyFloridaCounty Traffic IVR at 1-855-984-1187.
- By Mail: send in a cashier’s check or money order made payable to Bradford County Clerk of Court. You must include a copy of your citation/infraction along with your payment. Do not mail cash. The clerk’s office does not accept personal, business, or online banking checks.
Pay and Elect to Attend Driving School
Driving school MUST be elected at the time payment is made and within 30-calendar days from the date the citation was issued.
You may choose to attend a basic driver improvement course or wireless device safety course to avoid having having points assessed.
You may choose to elect driver improvement school if you meet the following criteria:
- You have not attended driver improvement school within the last 12 months;
- You do not hold a commercial driver’s license (CDL); and
- You have not elected to attend driver improvement school more than 8 times in a lifetime.
You may check your eligibility to elect driver improvement school by visiting www.flhsmv.gov.
You will have 30-calendar days from the date the citation was issued to:
- Pay by Mail: Sign and return an affidavit, along with a $7.00 affidavit fee when electing to attend driver school.
OR
- Pay Online: When paying online, you will sign the affidavit electronically when you agree to take driving school. The $7.00 affidavit fee will be added to your total upon checkout.
As of January 1, 2020, there is an 18% discount on the civil base fine for certain violations when electing driving school. Click here for our fine sheet.
You will have 60-calendar days from the date traffic school is elected to:
- Complete the course and return the certificate to our office. Some providers will send us your certificate of completion on your behalf, but YOU must ensure we receive it. Failure to complete traffic school once elected will result in additional fees, license suspension, and the points being assessed to your driving record.
Click here to access statewide approved basic driver improvement course providers.
Click here to access statewide approved wireless communications device safety course providers.
Set Up A Payment Plan
F.S. 28.246(4) gives the Bradford County Clerk of Court the authority to offer payment plans which allows for partial payments of traffic citations and court related fines. There is an administrative fee of $25.00 to set up a payment plan pursuant to F.S. 28.246(26).
If any of the following are true, you are not eligible to establish a payment plan:
- You have a court order to pay within a certain timeframe;
- You want to select election on your traffic citation;
- You have a future court date scheduled; or
- Your citation is in collections
Failure to make timely payments pursuant to the payment plan may result in:
- Suspension of your drivers license pursuant to F.S. 318.15;
- Your case being sent to a collections agency and assessed additional fees pursuant to F.S. 28.246(6); and
- An assessed late fee of $23 due to the Bradford County Traffic Division
If you wish to set up a payment plan, complete the Payment Plan Application and submit to the traffic division by mail, email, or in-person within 30-calendar days from the date the citation was issued.
Under a payment plan, your citation must be paid in full within 90-calendar days from the date the citation was issued.
Request A Court Hearing – Contest Citation
You may request a hearing to contest your citation within 30-calendar days from the date the citation was issued by emailing the traffic division. Your email should include your name, citation number, and a brief request for hearing.
Civil traffic hearings are conducted remotely via Zoom – login credentials will be emailed to you. The law enforcement officer that issued the citation will be present at your hearing along with any witnesses listed by the officer.
If the court finds you committed the offense, you may be ordered to pay the fine and/or attend a driver improvement course.
Dismissal of Non-Moving Traffic Violation
If you have been charged with failure to display the following violations:
- Vehicle Registration, F.S. 320.0605(1)
- Failed to Exhibit or Carry Driver’s License, F.S. 322.15(1)
- Insurance, F.S. 316.646(1)
You may have the violation dismissed by providing a clear image of your valid registration, driver’s license, or insurance along with payment of a $10 fee to the Bradford County Clerk of Court, Traffic Division within 30-calendar days from the date the citation was issued. This option is only available in cases in which your registration, driver’s license, or insurance was valid at the time the citation was issued. This reduction does not apply to commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders.
You may submit proof and payment as follows:
- Online: to pay online, you must first email [email protected] a clear picture of your valid registration, driver’s license, or insurance. The fine will be reduced upon receipt of your email. We will reply to your email with instructions for making the payment online.
- In-Person: we accept cash, cashier’s check, money order, or a debit/credit card. An additional processing fee of 3.5% will be charged on all debit/credit transactions.
- By Mail: send in a cashiers or money order made payable to Bradford County Clerk of Court. You must also include a copy of your citation/infraction. Do not mail cash. The clerk’s office does not accept personal, business, or online banking checks.
School Zone Speed Detection Camera Citations
If you have been observed by a speed detection system speeding in excess of 10 miles over the school zone speed limit in force, in violation of F.S. 316.1895 (10), 316.1896 and have been issued a Notice of Violation by the Lawtey Police Department you must comply with ONE of the following within 30-calendar days of the issue date:
- Pay the violation in the amount of $100 on or before the due date specified on the front of your Notice of Violation;
- Submit an affidavit; or
- Request a hearing by signing and mailing the Notice of Violation in the envelope provided with your violations.
For further information, click here or call 1-877-220-7515.
Do not send payment, affidavit, or request for a hearing to the Bradford County Clerk of Court if you are still within the first 30-calendar days from when the violation was issued.
If you fail to respond to the Notice of Violation within the first 30-calendar day from when the violation was issued, a Uniform Traffic Citation will be issued. Refer to options above for how to handle your traffic citation.
If you are the registered owner of the motor vehicle, you are deemed responsible for the penalty unless, in compliance with F.S. 316.1896, you can establish by a notarized affidavit that a statutory exemption applies. Click here to print the Affidavit Establishing Exemption. The notarized affidavit must be submitted to the Bradford County Traffic Division my mail within 30-calendar days from when the Uniform Traffic Citation was issued.
Please be advised that submitting an affidavit does not guarantee the dismissal of your Uniform Traffic Citation. A judge must review the affidavit and make the determination for dismissal.