Municipal Court Fine Schedule

OPTION #1 - PLEAD NO CONTEST OR GUILTY AND PAY THE FINE

• IN PERSON - You may appear at the Como City Hall at 104 Mill Street between 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday.  A 10-day fine payment extensions may be granted at the time of your court appearance or on Fridays from 10:00 am - 12:00 noon.  If you receive a 10-day extension to pay, you WILL NOT be eligible to take the Drivers Safety Course.          You will plea and pay by cash, cashiers check, money order or Visa/Mastercard/Discover  Credit/Debit cards for the full payment to:  City of Como

• BY MAIL - Check the appropriate plea on your courtesy letter and mail along with a cashiers check or money order, NO CASH, for full payment to:                                    City of Como , P.O. Box 208, Como, TX 75431

OPTION # 2 - PLEAD NOT GUILTY AND REQUEST A TRIAL
If you wish to plead not guilty, you or your attorney must appear in person at the court on or before the response date on your citation. Court hearings CANNOT be scheduled by telephone. Once a trial date is set, the Deferred Disposition and Driving Safety Course options are no longer available.

OPTION # 3 - REQUEST THE DRIVING SAFETY COURSE (DSC) OR MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR TRAINING COURSE IN PERSON OR BY MAIL
You must request this by the response date on the front of your citation. You may be able to require that this charge be dismissed by taking a driving safety course or motorcycle operator training course if you were operating a motorcycle at the time you received this citation. To protect this right, you must provide written notice to the municipal court on or before your response date, if you desire to do so.  If you received a 10-day extension to pay, you WILL NOT be eligible to take the Drivers Safety Course.

OPTION # 4 - REQUEST DEFERRED DISPOSITION (PROBATION) BY MAIL, OR IN PERSON
If you are under the age of 25 you must make this request in person, and you will be required to attend a Drivers Safety Course.  If you are 25 or older, you will not be required to attend a DSC course.  All requests for Deferred Disposition must be requested by the response date on the front of your citation.

Municipal Court Fine Schedule

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Citation - Proof Dismissals

Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility (No Insurance) If you received a citation for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility (No Insurance) and were insured on the date and time of your citation was issued, you may present proof of financial responsibility to have your citation dismissed.   Insurance Proof must contain the following information when submitted: a.  Driver's Drivers License or a copy if mailed.  b.  The name of the insurer c.  The insurance policy number  d.  The policy period e.  The name and address of each insured f.   The policy limits or a statement that the coverage of the policy complies with the    minimum amounts of motor vehicle liability insurance required by Sec. 601.072 of the Transportation Code g.  The make and model of each covered vehicle h.  If you were operating a car other than your own you must provide proof with the owner or a copy of the owner's driver's license if mailed.    Insurance proof may be presented in person at the Court or by mail.     Expired Registration, Expired Inspection, and Expired DL If you were cited for Expired Registration, Expired Inspection, or Expired Driver's License you may appear at the Municipal Court on or before the court date assigned to you on your citation with proof that the violation was remedied within 10 working days from the date of the violation and upon payment of a $10 (per offense) Administrative Fee, your proof will be submitted to the Judge for dismissal.  The $10 (per offense) Administrative Fee and proof may also be mailed along with a copy of your ticket to present to the Judge for dismissal.  Some violations have a 60 day maximum period.

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CONSEQUENCES OF IGNORING A CITATION
Failure to complete one of the four options (shown above) on or before the response date on the front of the citation will result in:
 

1. A warrant being issued for your arrest at which time the fine amount will be the maximum allowed by law PLUS court cost and fees.

2. A request to the Texas Department of Public Safety for the denial of driver license renewal. If a warrant for your arrest is issued, you will be subject to arrest at your home, place of business or wherever you may be found. Inability to pay this fine is not excuse for failure to answer. Fine payment extensions may be granted in person at the time of appearance.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR JUVENILES
Juveniles (age 10-16) MUST APPEAR IN PERSON WITH A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN for a court hearing. A court appearance is also required for Driving Safety Course or Deferred Disposition.