If you have received a traffic citation for Henry County District Court, the following information will be helpful:
If you fail to pay or otherwise dispose of your case prior to the court date and fail to appear on your court date, a warrant may be issued for your arrest, your driver’s license may be suspended by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the fine may be increased, and any bond posted may be forfeited.
OPTIONS FOR CERTAIN TRAFFIC OFFENSES
The following information pertains to certain traffic offenses and options that, if applicable, may allow you to resolve your cases without the need to appear in court:
1. Tickets listed in the chart on the next page may be paid by entering a guilty plea without a required court appearance. To do this, please sign the Defendant’s plea of guilty on the back of your copy of the ticket and attach your more request, sign the Defendant’s plea of guilty on the back of your copy of the ticket and attach your money order or cashier’s check for the amount of fine and costs indicated and mail it to:
District Court Clerk
101 Court Square, Suite J
Abbeville, AL 36310-2135
You may also pay online at: Alapay.com
NO PERSONAL CHECKS. Personal checks will be returned causing a delay.
For questions or payment please contact the Alabama Traffic Service Center at traffic.alacourt.gov or by calling toll free (866) 954-9399. Cases may be paid on or before your court date with a credit or debit card by calling (877) 252-7294 or by accessing the following website: Alapay.com.
2. For the offenses listed in the chart on the next page, you may also do the following through our Online Traffic Resolution program:
- Request Defensive Driving School
- Plead guilty and request more time to pay the court costs
- Upload and submit proper documentation for proof of insurance/driver’s license/equipment violation tickets
To apply for Defensive Driving School or submit documents and required proof for certain violations, please apply at OTR Traffic as soon as possible. This application is only a request to the Court and must be approved by the court. Unless you receive an order granting your request for Defensive Driving School or approving the submitted documentation required for other offenses, you must appear in court on the date listed on your ticket.
Please Note: If you have been issued multiple traffic citations and any of them require a court appearance, you cannot request resolution through Online Traffic Resolution and must appear in court to resolve all of the tickets at one time.
Processing of No-Insurance Tickets
THE DEFENDANT IS NOT REQUIRED TO APPEAR IN COURT IF THE DEFENDANT DID HAVE LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERING THE VEHICLE DRIVEN AT THE TIME THE TICKET WAS WRITTEN AND IF THE DEFENDANT CONCLUDES THE MATTER BEFORE THE COURT DATE IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED BELOW:
For an out of court disposition of these tickets, the Defendant may show proof of insurance in person or mail proof of insurance to the Clerk’s Office or upload proper documentation via Online Traffic Resolution OTR Traffic that shows that insurance was valid on date of citation covering the specific vehicle. If the documentation is proper, the ticket may be dismissed prior to the assigned court date. To mail documentation if you cannot provide proof in person or through Online Traffic Resolution, the Defendant may mail proof of insurance to: Henry County Circuit Clerk, 101 Court Square, Suite J Abbeville, AL 36310.
Approved OTR Defensive Driving Schools Henry County
You must have a non-CDL, current driver’s license to apply for Defensive Driving School. You must not have attended Defensive Driving School for any other traffic offense in the past two years in order to be approved. If the judge grants your request to attend Defensive Driving School, the following school has been approved to attend:
*** You must attend the approved school and upload your Certificate of Completion to Online Traffic Resolution. You may also mail your Certificate of Completion to the Clerk’s Office or in file person.
HELPFUL INFORMATION:
To avoid further court appearances, Defendant should bring to court all relevant documents at the first court appearance.