TRAFFIC SERVICES
If you are an attorney or pro se defendant and wish to handle your traffic infraction without appearing in Court, please contact our Traffic Services unit for instructions on how to handle your traffic ticket through the mail. Please be advised that if you do not resolve your case prior to the Court date listed on the ticket, you will still have to appear in Court. Your failure to appear for your schedule Court date may result in a warrant being issued for your arrest.
NOTE: Only infractions can be handled by mail. If you are charged with driving while intoxicated, driving while license suspended/revoked, no-operators license, an infraction surrounding an auto accident, or exceeding the posted speed limit by 25mph or more you will have to appear in Court. If you are unsure if your ticket does not qualify as an infraction, please consult with an attorney. If you are unsure of who to contact, please call the Missouri Bar Lawyer Referral Service at (573) 636-3635 or www.mobar.org. BECAUSE WE REPRESENT THE STATE OF MISSOURI, WE CANNOT GIVE LEGAL ADVICE.
STEPS TO HANDLE TICKET BY MAIL
1. Contact our office at (417) 546-7260.
2. Press #4 to be transferred to Traffic Services or ask to be transferred.
3. Give the traffic secretary your name, address and phone number. If you are an attorney please make sure you have filed an entry of appearance in the case.
4. The traffic secretary will pull your ticket, run your driving record and give the file to the traffic prosecutor. Shewill then review the file for an appropriate disposition and prepare an offer letter.
5. In 5-7 days you should receive a letter in the mail with a proposed disposition and instructions for accepting the disposition.
6. Follow the instructions on the letter, mailing your payment as a money order to Associate Circuit clerkâs office.
7. If you do not resolve your case before the Court date on the ticket, you MUST appear in Court or a warrant may be issued for your arrest.
8. Verify that your payment has been received and you case has been resolved by contacting the Associate Circuit clerk at (417) 546-7212.
WHERE TO MAIL YOUR PAYMENT
The Associate Circuit Court only accepts money order. They do not accept personal checks or credit/debit cards. Please send you payment upon receipt of your letter to:
Associate Circuit Court, Division 1
PO Box 129
Forsyth, Missouri 65653
(417) 546-7212
QUESTIONS
If you have traffic questions please contact the Taney County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office at (417) 546-7260. Please be advised that ethically we cannot give you legal advice.
Lisa Ross, Traffic Services
lisar@co.taney.mo.us