City of College Station

ONLINE

You must request deferred disposition or defensive driving BEFORE paying your citation online. You will need your citation number or case number readily available for credit card processing. If your citation does not appear online, call 979.764.3683 during normal business hours to pay by credit card (VISA, MasterCard or Discover). Payment in full will close your case.

BY PHONE

If your citation number does not include letter(s) at the end or a hyphen and would like to pay your citation over the phone, please contact 844.608.0918. For all other citation numbers and inquiries, call 979.764.3683 during normal business hours (Monday, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. and Tuesday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.) to pay by credit card (VISA, MasterCard or Discover).

IN PERSON or DROP BOX

The Municipal Court Lobby is open Monday, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. and Tuesday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Acceptable forms of payment include cash, money orders, cashier's checks, personal checks and credit cards (Visa, MasterCard or Discover only). Make checks, money orders and cashier's checks payable to: City of College Station. Correspondence and payment of fines should be by certified mail or delivered in person. WE DO NOT ACCEPT TEMPORARY CHECKS. There is a drop box located on the left of our front entrance for any documents or non-cash payments. 

BY MAIL 

Non-cash payments ONLY, mail to: 

College Station Municipal Court
P.O. Box 9960
College Station, TX 77842

Documents/attachments cannot be accepted by email. Mail or drop off the original documents.

NO CONTEST (Nolo contendere)
A plea of nolo contendere means that you do not contest the charges against you. A plea of nolo contendere cannot be used against you in the event of a subsequent civil suit for damages. When you enter a "no contest" plea, you must pay the fine specified for your violation.

GUILTY
By entering a plea of guilty you admit that law prohibits the act you are charged with, you did commit the act and you have no defense or excuse for your act. A plea of guilty may be used against you in a civil suit if there was a traffic accident. When you plead guilty, you must pay the fine specified for the violation.

NOT GUILTY
A plea of "not guilty" means that you are informing the Court that you deny guilt or that you have a good defense for your case. When you enter a plea of Not Guilty to a charge, you must then request a pretrial conference. This is a mandatory hearing in which you are visiting with the Assistant City Attorney about the case. After the pretrial conference has been attended, should you not reach a plea agreement approved by the judge, you are able to request a trial by judge or a trial by jury.

ADMIT & ADMIT WITH EXPLANATION
A plea of "admit or admit with explanation" means that you do not contest the charges against you. When you enter either plea, you must pay the fine specified for your violation. You can plea and/or pay either in person or by mail.

DENY
A plea of "deny" means that you would like to have a hearing before the administrative hearing officer to discuss the facts of the case. At which time, the hearing officer reserves the right to further investigate and then determine whether you are not liable, liable, or immediately decide based on the facts of the case liability for such charges. If you are found liable, you must pay the fine in full or you may appeal your case by providing the court with a written appeal request and post a cash bond in the amount of your fine within 30 days of the liable finding. Your case will then be set before the presiding judge for a trial de novo.