Civil Infractions citations are due to be paid within 30 calendar days from the date of issuance.
An indefinite suspension will be placed against the driver’s license until all fines, late fees, and reinstatement fees are paid. Additionally, unpaid citations may incur collection fees.
Upon receipt of a civil traffic citation for any non-criminal violation, you have 30 days from the date of issuance of the ticket to exercise any one of the following three options:
- Pay the Ticket.
- Attend a Driver Improvement Course.
- Contest the Ticket In Court.
The Clerk’s office can provide you with an official printed copy of your 3-year driver’s record for a small fee.
Generally, the Clerk’s Office accepts cash, money order, cashier’s check, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Express for the payment of filing fees, fines and costs.
You may pay your court fines, fees, and other costs using any of the four methods below. However, some traffic violations require that you show proof of insurance, driver’s license, or other required items before the traffic citation can be considered closed. Failure to do so may result in the suspension of the defendant’s driver’s license.
- Pay in person at our Customer Service department located at 101 E. James Lee Blvd. in Crestview, FL or 1940 Lewis Turner Blvd. in Fort Walton Beach, FL.
- Pay by phone via nCourt – 1 (855) 893-7926 using a MasterCard, Visa, Discover, or American Express card.
- Send a cashier’s check or money order by mail to the Clerk’s office, payable to “Clerk of Court”.
- Pay online via nCourt Pay Online
- Pay with Cash via nCourt Pay with Cash
For Criminal Traffic cases, call (850) 689-5000, or (850) 651-7200, from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM Monday through Friday.
This election is for moving traffic citations not requiring a mandatory court appearance (i.e. speeding in excess of 30 MPH). You may not elect to attend driver improvement school for any violation if you hold a commercial driver’s license.
- You may elect this option no more than once every 12 months and no more than 8 times in a lifetime.
- You may appear in person at the customer service division to make this election or you may make the election by paying your citation online ,or by calling our third party vendor nCourt at 1 (855) 893-7926.
- If you choose to make this election by mail, you must complete and submit the Driver’s School Election Form along with the payment for court cost within 30 days from the date of your citation.
- You may also contact the Customer Service Division at (850) 651-7200 or (850) 689-5000 for the amount of court cost due.
- You will be given 90 days to complete a Florida approved basic driver improvement course and provide the completion certificate to the Customer Service Division. Your 90 days begins on the date the school is elected and the payment is processed. You may submit the certificate by email to [email protected]; hand-deliver or submit via US Mail to either:
- Clerk of the Circuit Court, Attn: Customer Service Division, 101 East James Lee Blvd., Crestview, FL 32536
- Clerk of the Circuit Court, Attn: Customer Service Division, 1940 Lewis Turner Blvd., Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547.
- You may receive mail from private driver improvement schools or you may contact local schools listed in the phone directory under “Traffic School” or “Driving Instruction”. Additional information may also be found on the website for Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
One, no points will be assessed against your Florida driver’s license, and two, attending driver improvement school to satisfy the violation will be entered on your driver history record as an “adjudication withheld”.
If you fail to meet the driver school election requirements, you will be adjudicated guilty of the offense and points will be assessed against your license. Failure to comply will result in a notice for a suspension of your driver’s license to the Department of Motor Vehicles including assessment of additional court costs, fines, and service charges.
An indefinite suspension will be placed against your driver’s license until all fines, late fees, and reinstatement fees are paid. If your ticket remains unpaid 30-days from the date of your driver’s license suspension, your account is turned over to a collection agency.
A D-6 is a clearance form showing that you have met all court requirements and/or have paid all outstanding traffic citations. You must provide this form to DHSMV in order to have your driver’s license reinstated. The Okaloosa County Clerk’s Customer Service Division can reinstate your driver’s license for a fee of $60.00 if you are eligible to be reinstated.