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Citations & Plea Options | Alcohol | Traffic | Parking or City Ordinance | Penal or Health & Safety Code

    Request Deferred Disposition
    This class is held at the Brazos County Administration Building Auditorium Courtroom; Located at 200 S Texas Ave., near downtown Bryan between 27th and 28th Street. Ample parking is located across from the main entrance. The main entrance is at the back of the building (opposite Texas Ave). Free parking is available in a parking lot and street parking in and around the block. A parking garage is available for $1/hour.

    Seating for probationers and guests begins at 6:20 p.m. and doors are promptly locked at 7 p.m. No one is admitted after the doors are locked. The program lasts about 1 to 1 ½ hours and includes a questionnaire to be filled out by attending probationers.

    This program may include any or all of the following speakers: victims, offenders, judicial, EMS, fire department, and/or law enforcement representatives. The program may also include graphic video presentation depicting crash scenes. Probationers must complete the questionnaire at the end of the program in order to receive credit for attending the course. Security officers are present. A certificate of attendance will be issued to you at the end of the class to be turned in to Municipal Court immediately.

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    Effect Of A Conviction On Your Right To Hold A Driver License
    First Offense Conviction (means non-deferred option) – Driver license suspended for 30 days

    Second Offense Conviction (means non-deferred option) – Driver license suspended for 60 days

    If you successfully complete deferred disposition, you will not lose your driver license. If your probation is revoked during your deferred term, you will lose your license. If you do not complete your alcohol awareness course and/or community service hours, you will lose your driver license for up to 180 days. If your driver license is ever suspended, DPS will require you pay them a $100 reinstatement fee.

    For enhancement purposes; if you successfully complete deferred disposition or are convicted, your next alcohol-related offense will be enhanced.
    Citations that may be eligible for dismissal
    You may be eligible for dismissal of expired driver license or expired registration if you remedy the following within 10 or 20 business days (as indicated below) of receiving your citation:

    You have valid insurance and received a citation for that offense. You must present proof of valid insurance to the court. (No Fee)

    You have a driver license and received a citation for that offense. Within 10 business days you must present proof of your valid driver license to the court, and pay a $10 dismissal fee.

    Your registration sticker for your license plate is expired and received a citation for that offense. Within 20 business days you have renewed your vehicle registration sticker and your receipt reflects that you paid the Tax Office their penalty fee for driving the vehicle while the sticker was expired, present proof of the receipt to the court, and pay a $20 dismissal fee.

    You are driving with an expired driver license and received a citation for that offense. Within 20 business days you have renewed your driver license, present proof of your valid driver license to the court, and pay a $20 dismissal fee.


    Deferred Disposition Option
    On traffic cases if you are not eligible for a Driving Safety Course and have not been placed on deferred disposition ("deferred") in the past twelve months for a traffic offense, you may request to be placed on deferred. If you are placed on deferred, the judge will give you a series of conditions that you are to comply with by specific deadlines. The term of the deferred cannot exceed beyond the term of 180 days. You must, by law, pay at least the state fees at the time you are placed on deferred. The normal cost of a deferred is fine plus $50 and state fees. (If you have a commercial driver license, you are not eligible for this option.)

    The terms of your probation include but are not limited to: immediate payment, cannot receive any traffic citation, keep your address updated with the court during the deferred period, and must file a statement of compliance with the court during the last two weeks of your probationary period.

    Non-compliance with any of the terms will result in a conviction and immediate collection of the full range of fine and state fees.
    Defensive Driving Option
    You may attend a driving safety course once every 12 months for dismissal of a moving violation. The defendant must not have attended a driving safety course for dismissal of a citation in the twelve months preceding the date of the current citation.

    When requesting driving safety class, the state fees of $144 ($169 for violations that occurred in a school zone) this includes a $10 administrative fee, before your case can be officially set up for the driving safety course option for dismissal. (Due to legislation updates, state fees are subject to change.)

    You MUST first present to the court proof of current insurance and your valid non- commercial Texas driver license before we can process the paperwork for the defensive driving option. The insurance requirement cannot be waived if you do not own a car. THE POLICY MUST BE IN EFFECT AT THE TIME THE REQUEST FOR DEFENSIVE DRIVING IS MADE. A copy of the proof of insurance and the valid Texas driver license is placed in your case file.

    You must complete a notarized plea form, and are required to enter a plea of no contest or guilty to be eligible to sign up for the defensive driving option. All defendants 16 years of age or younger are required to plea in open court with a parent or guardian present.

    You will then be given 90 days to complete the driving safety course, and submit the original signed certificate of completion, along with the original certified copy (type 3A)of your driving record from the Texas Department of Public Safety to the court. Driving records obtained from sources other than the Texas Department of Public Safety are not acceptable for dismissal of the citation. You may request your driving record online at TEXAS.GOV, request form type 3A.

    If you have requested permission to attend a defensive driving school and then decide that you no longer want to take this class, you may pay the court the balance owed on the citation in full to dispose of this ticket. However, you must pay it in full prior to the required date to turn in the certificate and driving record or a warrant may be issued for your arrest.

    Defendants may not attend driving school for: speed violations of 25 mph or greater over the speed limit, speeding in a construction zone, any violation received when driving a commercial vehicle, anyone that has received a moving violation and has a commercial driver license, failure to stop and give information, passing a stopped school bus (loading or unloading), reckless driving, eluding a police officer and/or any violation causing deadly injury. If you have a commercial driver license you are not eligible for this option.

    When the original, signed court copy of your defensive driving certificate and certified driving record are received by our court, your case will be dismissed by completion of defensive driving. It is your responsibility to ensure that your documents reach the court by the required deadline; original documents can be mailed, delivered in person, or put in the drop box, in front of the court building.

Criminal Parking and City Ordinance (non-parking) Plea Options

  • No Contest or Guilty: Pay in full by mail: Municipal Court P.O. Box 9960 College Station, TX 77842.
  • Pay in full online IF YOUR CITATION DOES NOT APPEAR ONLINE, CALL THE COURT DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS 979-764-3683 TO PAY BY CREDIT CARD.
  • Not Guilty: Request a Trial by Jury or by Judge.
    • Found Not Guilty = Dismissed.
    • Found Guilty = Payment is due in full immediately.

Civil Parking Plea Options

  • Admit or Admit with Explanation: Pay in full by mail: Municipal Court P.O. Box 9960 College Station, TX 77842.
  • Pay in full online (VISA, MasterCard, or Discover ONLY) IF YOUR CITATION DOES NOT APPEAR ONLINE, CALL THE COURT DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS 979-764-3683 TO PAY BY CREDIT CARD.
  • Deny: Hearing by Administrative Hearing Officer (appear on or before your hearing date).
    • If found liable, payment due immediately.
    • Appeal within 30 days of judgment and must post a bond in the amount of the sentence assessed by Administrative Hearing Officer.
      • Case will be set for a Bench Trial before our Judge.
        • Found Liable = Pay in Full immediately.
        • Found Not Liable = Dismissed.

Link to City Code of Ordinances

Request Deferred Disposition (Health & Safety / Penal Code Violations)


On health & safety and penal code cases, if you have not been placed on deferred disposition ("deferred") in the past 12 months for a non-traffic offense, you may request to be placed on deferred. If you are placed on deferred, the judge will give you a series of conditions that you are to comply with by specific deadlines. The term of the deferred period cannot exceed beyond the term of 180 days. The normal cost of a deferred is the fine plus $50 and state fees.

The terms of your probation include but are not limited to: immediate payment, cannot receive any non- traffic citations, keep your address updated with the court during deferred period, and must file a statement of compliance with the court during the last two weeks of your probationary period.

Non-compliance with any of the terms will result in a conviction and immediate collection of the full range of fine and state fees ($584 subject to increase).

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