The amount of fine the court assesses is determined only by the facts and circumstances of the case. Window fines have been determined and set by the Presiding Judge. The maximum fine for most municipal Court Traffic violations is $200, with some being up to $1250.00; other State Law violations, including Penal Code violations may be up to $500; City Ordinance violations up to $500 and other City Ordinance violations can be up to $2,000 including Health and Sanitation Code violations.
State Fees
Courts are required by the laws of the State of Texas to collect court costs, fines, and fees. The costs are different depending on the date and offense type. These amounts are collected in addition to the above window fine range. You may visit the link below for a listing of fees per violation.
Cases set for trial will incur the additional reimbursement costs of overtime paid to a peace officer spent testifying at trial and costs to impanel a jury.
If a warrant has been issued and served or processed by a peace officer, an additional $50 fee is assessed and an additional fee of $30 for citations issued up to 12-31-2019 OR $10 for citations issued beginning 1-1-2020 may be added to place a denial of the renewal of your driver's license or any other changes needed to be made.
If you do not pay the whole fine and costs within 30 day of the court's judgment, you must pay an additional mandated time payment reimbursement fee in the amount of $25 for citations issued up to 12-31-2019 OR $15 for citations issued beginning 01-01-2020.
Our court contracts with an outside Law Firm for collections, so 60 days after the issuance of a warrant a 30% collection fee will be added to the outstanding balance at that time.
