How Can I Pay My Traffic Ticket?


PLEASE NOTE:

  1. We CANNOT accept credit card payments via the internet or the toll free number from individuals residing outside the United States. 
  2. Credit card payments can be accepted only if the payment IS NOT PAST DUE. If your payment will be made after the due date, please contact the Clerk at 863-534-4446 or visit the Clerk's Office listed on the citation for assistance.
  3. If you have previously plead NOT GUILTY, or you have previously appeared before the Court for a ticket you wish to pay, you must select the "DO NOT ATTEND SCHOOL" button on the payment screen.

We have four options available to our customers for payment of traffic tickets:

1. You can call 1-877-716-1781 and pay by CREDIT CARD by calling the Polk County automated Traffic Citation payment System sponsored by Link2Gov Corporation. This service allows you to pay your fine over the telephone on a traffic citation received in Polk County, Florida.

2. You can PAY NOW with your CREDIT CARD.

3. You can make your payment by mail using the traffic envelope provided by the officer OR mail to:

Clerk of the Circuit Court
Polk County, Florida
PO Box 9000, Drawer CC-10
Bartow, FL 33831-9000

Payments by mail must be received by the due date to avoid late fees and suspension of your driver's license.

4. You can pay in person by coming to the office of Richard M. Weiss, Clerk of the Circuit Court Polk County, Florida at one of the following locations:

  • Bartow Courthouse
    255 N. Broadway Ave. Bartow, FL 33830
    (863) 534-4446
    Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

 

  • Lakeland Branch Courthouse
    930 E. Parker St. Room 240
    Lakeland, FL 33801
    (863) 603-6412
    Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm

 

  • Winter Haven and Haines City Branch's
    Northeast Polk County Government Center
    3425 Lake Alfred Road 7 Gill Jones Plaza
    Winter Haven, Fl 33881 (863) 401-2400
    Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm

Richard Weiss

Clerk of Courts

Contact Information

Address

Clerk of the Circuit Court

County Criminal/Traffic

P.O. Box 9000

Bartow, FL 33831

Map/Directions

Phone

(863) 534-4446

Fax

(863) 534-4137

Email

"Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing."