Civil Traffic & Infractions

The cost of your citation/infraction is set by the State or County, not the Clerk’s Office, and the cost depends on what violation you were charged with and whether or not you pay it within the allotted 30 days after the date of the citation. If you pay the citation/infraction after the 30 days, late fees will be assessed in addition to the original cost.

You can pay your citation/infraction in a number of ways:

1. You can pay in person at the Clerk’s Office, 500 Avenue J, Suite 102, Moore Haven, Florida 33471.
2. You can pay by phone by calling the Clerk’s Office at (863) 946-6012 or by calling the MyFloridaCounty Traffic IVR at +1 (855) 984-1187.
3. You can pay by mail by sending a cashier’s check, personal check, or money order to the Clerk’s Office, 500 Avenue J, Suite 102, Moore Haven, Florida 33471, Attn: Traffic Division. Make the check payable to Glades Clerk of Court. You must also include a copy of your citation/infraction. DO NOT MAIL CASH.
4. You can pay with a credit/debit card online within 30 days of receiving your citation/infraction by going to paychoice.civiteksolutions.com. This site will charge an additional 3.5% processing fee on all credit/debit transactions.

To set up a payment plan, you must contact our Traffic division within 30 days of the date of the citation by calling (863) 946-6012.

There are several steps in this process:

1. Contact the Clerk’s Office at (863) 946-6012 to determine if you are eligible for this election. You are not eligible for this election if:
   • You have selected this option in the last 12 months.
   • You have selected this option 8 times in your lifetime.
   • You hold a CDL license.
2. You will have to sign an affidavit electing to attend a driving school and pay the Clerk’s Office the associated costs for this option within 30 days of the date of the citation.
3. Contact and register with a State of Florida-approved driving school and complete the course within 60 days from the date of the citation. The school will advise you of their associated costs for taking the approved driving program. An approved list of course providers can be found at flhsmv.gov.
4. You must provide the Clerk’s Office with a copy of the Certificate of Completion that will be issued to you by the school. Some course providers will send us your Certificate of Completion on your behalf, but you must ensure we receive it within 60 days of the date of the citation. Certificates of Course Completions should be emailed to [email protected]. Failure to provide the Certificate within 60 days will result in your license being suspended, and late fees will be assessed.

There are several steps in this process:

1. Contact the Clerk’s Office at (863) 946-6012 to determine if you are eligible for this election. You are not eligible for this election if this is your second offense. You may only choose to take a wireless communications device safety course if this is your first offense (Florida Statute 3.16.306(4)(a)).
2. You will have to sign an affidavit electing to attend a driving school and pay the Clerk’s Office the associated costs for this option within 30 days of the date of the citation.
3. Contact and register with a State of Florida-approved driving school and complete the course within 60 days from the date of the citation. The school will advise you of their associated costs for taking the approved driving program. An approved list of course providers can be found at flhsmv.gov.
4. You must provide the Clerk’s Office with a copy of the Certificate of Completion that will be issued to you by the school. Some course providers will send us your Certificate of Completion on your behalf, but you must ensure we receive it within 60 days of the date of the citation. Certificates of Course Completions should be emailed to [email protected]. Failure to provide the Certificate within 60 days will result in your license being suspended, and late fees will be assessed.

You may contest your citation/infraction by appearing in court before a judge. To do so, you must call the Traffic Division to set your court date. Once set, the Clerk’s Office cannot reschedule your court date. You must submit a court hearing request to [email protected].

Download the Court Hearing Request Form.

Penalties for failure to pay for your citation/infraction and/or to complete the BDI course on time will result in your driver’s license being suspended, and points will be assessed on your driving record. Before your driver’s license can be reinstated, you must pay the citation in full at the Clerk’s Office, and taking the BDI course is no longer an option.

You may purchase a copy of your driving record at the Clerk’s Office or any Florida Driver’s License Office. There is a cost for a copy of your driving record.

If you have any questions, please call our office at (863) 946-6012.

It is always distressing to get a traffic ticket when traveling, but the Clerk of Court’s office can help. When a ticket is issued, a copy is sent to the Clerk within several days. Please have your nephew call the Clerk of Court’s office in Glades County.

The Traffic Division can tell him the amount, the method of payment, and how quickly it must be paid to prevent him from incurring further penalties. It is important to pay out-of-state tickets, as they will show up on your driver’s license record.

The money from traffic infractions is used in a variety of ways. The majority of the dollars and cents stay in the city or county where the ticket is written. The rest of the fine money is distributed to the state for general revenue and a variety of state trust funds and programs, such as: Emergency Medical Services, Brain and Spinal Cord Rehabilitation, Florida Endowment, Child Welfare Training, Juvenile Justice, foster care citizen review panels, Nongame Wildlife studies and state criminal justice programs.

The Clerk of Court only retains half of one percent. The percentage of money received from traffic tickets to be applied to each of the various funds is established by the Legislature, and it is the statutory responsibility of the Clerk of Court to see that the monies are properly distributed.