Mayor's Court
Mayors Court
7595 Walton Road
Walton Hills, Ohio 44146
440-786-2962
The Mayor’s Court operation allows the Village to efficiently resolve routine
traffic and
misdemeanor matters. As a service, the Mayor’s Court began
accepting
credit cards in
2006 as a payment method for traffic citations.
We do not take payments over the phone or via the internet.
There is a $5.00 processing fee to use your credit card.
THE VILLAGE OF WALTON HILLS TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS WAIVER BUREAU |
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| 434.03 SPEED | SCHOOL
ZONE |
25 MPH ZONE |
35 MPH
ZONE |
FINE
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COST
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TOTAL
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| UP TO 10 MI OVER | 21-30 |
26-35 |
36-45
|
$40.00
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$100.00
|
$140.00
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| 11-15 MILES OVER | 31-35
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36-40 |
46-50
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$45.00
|
$100.00
|
$145.00
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| 16-20 MILES OVER | 36-40
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41-45 |
51-55
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$50.00
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$100.00
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$150.00
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| 21-25 MILES OVER | 41-45
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46-50 |
56-60
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$65.00
|
$100.00
|
$165.00
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| 26-30 MILES OVER | 46-50
|
51-55 |
61-65
|
$90.00
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$100.00
|
$190.00
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| SPEEDS 31 MILES AND OVER REQUIRES COURT | ||||||||||||
| TRAFFIC OFFENSES | FINE |
COST |
TOTAL |
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| 414.03 TRAFFIC CONTROL LIGHT | $45.00 |
$100.00 |
$145.00 |
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| 432.01 LEFT OF CENTER | $45.00 |
$100.00 |
$145.00 |
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| 432.026 DRIVING ON CLOSED ROADWAY | $55.00 | $100.00 |
$155.00 |
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| 432.42 LITTERING FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE | $55.00 |
$100.00 |
$155.00 |
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| 436.010F EXPIRED LICENSE 6 MONTHS OR LESS | $85.00 |
$100.00 |
$185.00 |
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| EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS | FINE | COST | TOTAL | |||||||||
| 436.09 EXPIRED PLATE / ONE PLATE | $45.00 | $100.00 | $145.00 | |||||||||
| 438.210A FAULTY EXHAUST / LOUD MUFFLER | $55.00 | $100.00 | $155.00 | |||||||||
| 438.03 HEADLIGHTS ON A MOTOR VEHICLE | $55.00 | $100.00 | $155.00 | |||||||||
| 438.04A TAIL LIGHTS REQUIRED | $55.00 | $100.00 | $155.00 | |||||||||
| 438.04 WHITE LIGHT REQUIRED ON REAR LICENSE PLATE | $55.00 | $100.00 | $155.00 | |||||||||
| 438.13 ONE HEADLIGHT | $55.00 | $100.00 | $155.00 | |||||||||
| 438.24 WINDOW TINT | $55.00 | $100.00 | $155.00 | |||||||||
| 438.23 WINDSHIELD WIPERS REQUIRED | $55.00 | $100.00 | $155.00 | |||||||||
| 444.02 MOTORCYCLE HELMET / GLASSES REQUIRED | $55.00 | $100.00 | $155.00 | |||||||||
| SEATBELT / RESTRAINT | FINE |
COST |
TOTAL |
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| 438.30B SEATBELT DRIVER | $30.00 |
$100.00 |
$130.00 |
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| 438.30B2 SEATBELT W/O ALL RESTRAINED | $30.00 |
$100.00 |
$130.00 |
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| 438.30B2 SEATBELT PASSENGER | $30.00 | $100.00 | $130.00 | |||||||||
| 438.29 USE OF CHILD RESTRAINTS | $50.00 |
$100.00 |
$150.00 |
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| PARKING | FINE |
COST |
TOTAL |
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| 452.01 PARKING - PAID WITHIN 72 HOURS | $30.00 |
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| 452.01 PARKING - PAID AFTER 72 HOURS | $50.00 |
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| 452.04E HANDICAPPED PARKING | $55.00 |
$100.00 |
$155.00 |
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| 452.07 UNATTENDED VEHICLE | $55.00 |
$100.00 |
$155.00 |
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| MISCELLANEOUS NON-TRAFFIC OFFENSES | FINE |
COST |
TOTAL |
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| 648.13 LOUD STEREO - FIRST OFFENSE (SECOND OFFENSE COURT REQUIRED) | $55.00 |
$100.00 |
$155.00 |
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| ALL OTHER WAIVERABLE VIOLATIONS | $45.00 |
$100.00 |
$145.00 |
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| COURT COSTS AS OF 01/01/2011 IS $100.00 (STATE $20.00, VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIMES $9.00, DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT FUND $3.50, INDIGENT DRIVER ALCOHOL TREATMENT FUND $1.50, STATE TREASURY INDIGENT DEFENSE SUPPORT FUND $5.00, VILLAGE OF WALTON HILLS $41.00, LOCAL COMPUTER FUND $5.00, CRIMINAL JUSTICE REGIONAL INFORMATION FUND $5.00 & VEHICLE FUND $10.00) | ||||||||||||
AN ADDITIONAL $5.00 SHALL BE CHARGED AS COURT COST FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MOVING
VIOLATION FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REGIONAL INFORMATION FUND.
Fine amount (fine amount varies due to speed and/or violation)
Plus court costs of $100.00
Breakdown of court costs:
$5.00 Cuyahoga County Regional Information System
$3.50 Drug Enforcement Fund
$1.50 Indigent Alcohol Treatment Fund
$5.00 Indigent Defense Fund
$20.00 Treasurer State of Ohio
$9.00 Victims of Violent Crimes Fund
$41.00 Village of Walton Hills General Fund
$5.00
Walton Hills
Computer Fund
$10.00 Vehicle Fund
The Village of Walton Hills Mayor's Court processes misdemeanor citations issued
by the
Walton Hills Police Department. These citations can be traffic or criminal
offenses.
The Walton Hills Mayors Court works with the Garfield Heights Municipal
Court when cases are transferred. Mayor's Court does not hear juvenile cases.
Cases in which a defendant is under 18 years of age are transferred to the
Juvenile Court in Cleveland.
Please check the back of your ticket for any of the following requirements:
Personal Appearance Required.
If the officer marked this block on the face of the ticket,
you must appear in court. Your appearance in court is required
because the
offense
cannot be processed by a traffic violations bureau.
Waiverable Through Traffic Violations Bureau. If you are charged with offenses other than those listed above, you may, within
seven days
after the day you receive the ticket, plead guilty to the offenses charged
and dispose
of the case without court appearance by:
- appearing personally at the traffic violations bureau, signing the waiver on the back of your ticket and paying the fines and costs or
- signing the waiver on the back of your ticket and mailing along with check or money order for the total of the fines and costs to the traffic violations bureau at the following address:
Walton Hills Mayors Court
7595 Walton Road
Walton Hills, Ohio 44146
Payment must be received before your court date shown on the front of your ticket.
Make check or money order payable to: Walton Hills Mayor’s Court
The Mayors Court is unable to take credit card payments over the phone.
Proof of insurance, verifying coverage for the date of your ticket, must also be provided to the court and can be mailed with your ticket or faxed to (440) 232-4070.
2013 Court Dates
January 17
January 31
February 14
February 28
March 14
March 28
April 11
April 25
May 9
May 23
June 6
June 20
July 11
July 25
August 8
August 22
September 5
September 19
October 3
October 17
November 7
November 21
December 5
December 19
Failure to appear and/or pay. The posting of bail or depositing your license as bond is to secure your appearance in court or the processing of the offenses through a traffic violations bureau. It is not a payment of fines or costs. If you do not appear at the time and place stated on the citation or if you do not timely process this citation through a traffic violations bureau, your license will be cancelled. Also, a warrant may be issued for your arrest and you may be subject to additional criminal penalties.
Offenses that may not be processed by traffic violations bureau:
The following offenses require court appearances and may not be processed by a traffic violations bureau:
Any indictable offense; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or any drug abuse; Leaving the scene of an accident; Driving without being licensed to drive, except where the driver’s or commercial driver’s license had been expired for six months or less; A third moving traffic offense within 12 months; Passing a standing school bus; Willingfully eluding or fleeing a police officer; Drag racing.
INFORMATION: For information regarding your duty to appear or the amount
of fine and costs call (440) 786-2962
Contested Case; Court Appearance Required. If you desire to contest the offenses or if a court appearance is required, you must appear at the time and place stated in the summons.
Notice to Defendant Under Eighteen Years of Age. You must appear before the Juvenile Court at the time and place determined by that Court. The Juvenile Court will notify you when and where to appear. This ticket will be filed with the Juvenile Court and may be used as a juvenile complaint. For information regarding your duty to appear at Juvenile Court call:
(216) 443-3425
Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, 1910 Carnegie Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44115
The Law Department is responsible for providing general legal counsel to the
Mayor,
Council, Administrators, and Boards of Commission members. The Solicitor
is ultimately
responsible for the safety of the residents and others by providing ongoing
legal counsel
and making sure that lawbreakers answer for their acts. Prosecutorial
duties
are handled
by assistant prosecutors who maintain records of all prosecuted cases.
