Juveniles must make an appearance in Court and be accompanied by a parent or guardian.  Also, no court date changes will be granted to the juvenile.  The parent or guardian at the Court counter must make all arraignment request changes. If a juvenile fails to appear without a parent, the Court will not hear his or her matter until a parent or guardian is present.

If you fail to appear on your court date and you have not paid the full bail and/or paid the full bail and attended traffic school and/or shown proof of insurance or registration.

• The Judge will order a bench warrant for your arrest. At that time, a notice will be sent to your State department of motor vehicles requesting the suspension of your driver’s license.
• A Bench Warrant fee of $100.00 will be added to the cost of the citation.
• A Collection fee of $100.00 will be assessed to the cost of the citation and reported to a collection agency 30 days after you fail to appear in court.

You must appear in court on the appearance date listed on the complaint for any of the following:

• Reckless driving.
• Driving on a suspended or revoked license.
• Fraudulent use of drivers license or license plates: includes borrowing, loaning, stolen, fictitious, not licensed or allowing unlicensed person to drive.
• All DWI or non-traffic charges.

If you have any questions as to whether these options apply to you, please call the Court Monday through Thursday at number shown above and speak with a clerk.

To recall a TRAFFIC BENCH WARRANT AND FAILURE TO APPEAR (FTA) you must take either of the following actions:

• Contact our office to receive a quote for our service to Quash the warrant and have it recalled.

Otherwise:

• Pay the FULL BAIL AMOUNT shown on the notice of warrant by mailing payment along with the ticket/citation to the Court at the address listed on the ticket/citation.
• Or, schedule an appearance in Traffic Court.  Individuals coming to the court who have outstanding warrant(s) resulting from traffic tickets/citations will not be arrested in the Traffic Office. However, the warrant(s) will stay in effect UNTIL the court resolves the matter.

If you fail to appear, a notice of your violation will be sent to your home state driver’s license department for action and a warrant of arrest will be issued.

The letters on the back of the ticket/citation reference the bail amounts to be paid, see below.

A. $75
B. $195
C. $198
D. $308
E. $648
F. $1,138
G. YOU MUST APPEAR IN COURT

Option #1 – Hire Nevada Traffic Ticket Pro

• No points on your DMV record, in most cases.
• No traffic school, in most cases.
• No court appearance by you, in most cases
• No insurance rate increase, in most cases
• No waiting in line, in most cases
• No headache, in most cases

Option #2 – Pay the full bail amount without attending traffic School (Points will be assessed)

• Pay the full amount shown on your ticket/citation in accordance with the Violation Code found on the front of the ticket/citation.
• The Court must receive the payment before the appearance date using one of the payment options as described above.
• No continuances are given over the phone for payment of bail.

Option #3 – Pay the full bail amount and attend traffic School (Points will NOT be assessed)

• Complete traffic school. This may be done in the area where you live. To locate a traffic school in your area, check the yellow pages or contact your local DMV office.
• Pay the full amount shown on your ticket/citation in accordance with the Violation Code found on the front of the ticket/citation.
• The Court must receive the payment before the appearance date using one of the payment options as described above.
• The Court must receive the original completion form/card given to you from traffic school. The Court must receive this document AND your payment no later than the court date shown on the face of your ticket/citation.
• Your charge will be amended to a non-moving violation with no points assessed against your driving record.

Option #4 – Appear in Court on your assigned Court Date.