A 5 % FEE FOR THIS SERVICE WILL BE ADDED
TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT CHARGED.
To make a payment by phone or online you
MUST have the following information:
Pay Location Code Number: 5042
Defendant’s Full Name (last/first/middle)
Defendant’s Date of Birth
Defendant’s Driver’s License Number
The Amount Owed on the Ticket
Please read your citation carefully. If you
wish to plead guilty/admit responsibility and a mandatory
appearance is not required, determine the amount of your fine by
checking the list of common violations below. Mail a CHECK OR
MONEY ORDER for the amount of the fine to the 47th District Court.
DO NOT SEND CASH. If your violation is not listed, please contact
the Traffic/Criminal Division at (248) 871-2920.
Each fee includes a fine, municipal and
state costs, and mandatory state assessments (no state costs or
assessments on parking violations).
When issued a traffic citation, a
defendant has three (3) options:
1. Admit responsibility in person, by mail or by
representation, or plead guilty and pay the applicable fee.
Under this scenario, the Court shall
enter a judgment, process the payment, and, if applicable,
generate an abstract of conviction to the Office of the
Secretary of State (SOS). The Court closes the case, and license
sanctions (i.e. points, suspension), if any, are then applied by
SOS.
2. Admit responsibility with an explanation (civil infraction
only).
Under this scenario, you are admitting
responsibility. The judge/magistrate cannot dismiss a case,
reduce the charge, or reduce the points based on an explanation
without a hearing. Based on the explanation, the
judge/magistrate may assess the standard fine, reduce the fine,
or set a hearing. You will be notified of the
judge’s/magistrate’s decision by mail and will have 14 days from
the date of mailing to submit payment to the Court.
3. Deny responsibility (civil infraction) or plead not guilty
(misdemeanor) in person, by mail or by representation and request
a hearing.
For a civil infraction, the defendant may
request either an informal hearing (before a magistrate or judge
without representation for either the police officer or the
defendant) or a formal hearing (before a judge with the option
for the defendant to have representation and the City or County
prosecuting attorney representing the police officer). For a
misdemeanor, a pretrial hearing will be scheduled before a judge
to determine whether a plea will be entered or a bench or jury
trial will be scheduled.
If an informal hearing is held and there
is a judgment for the defendant, the case is closed (subject to
appeal by the City or County prosecuting attorney). If there is
a judgment against the defendant, the defendant must pay the
applicable fee in full and the Court shall submit an
abstract of conviction to SOS for appropriate license sanctions
to be imposed. A defendant may appeal an informal hearing
judgment by posting a bond in the amount of the applicable fee.
A defendant must assert his/her desire to appeal in writing
within seven (7) days of the informal hearing judgment. A de
novo (completely new) formal hearing will then be scheduled
before a judge.
If a formal hearing is held and there is
a judgment for the defendant, the case is closed (subject to the
prosecutor’s appeal). If there is a judgment against the
defendant, the judge may require the fee be paid in full or set
a due date for payment. If a bond has been posted, it shall be
applied to the fee. The Court shall submit an abstract of
conviction to SOS for appropriate license sanctions to be
imposed. A defendant may appeal a formal hearing judgment to the
County Circuit Court by paying the imposed fee or posting an
appeal bond equal to the imposed fee and following the appeal
process outlined in Michigan Court Rule (MCR) 7.100.
Double Traffic Fine Rules
47th District Court Fee Schedule for
Violations in
Construction Zones, School Zones or at
Emergency Scenes
Public Act 320 of 1996,
Effective June 25, 1996
“. . . a person responsible for a moving
violation in a construction zone, at an emergency scene, or in a
school zone during the period beginning 30 minutes before school
in the morning and through 30 minutes after school in the
afternoon is subject to a fine that is double the fine otherwise
prescribed for that moving violation.” (M.C.L.A. 257.601b)
Listing of Fines
A listing of current fines for specific violations is available
in Adobe Acrobat format, by clicking on the link below.
