Traffic tickets are issued by local sheriff's department and highway patrol and are filed where the violation occurs. At the time you receive your ticket, the officer will provide you with a copy of your ticket. Either on the front or the back of the ticket will be the name, address and telephone number of the court where your ticket will be filed. Please give the court office a call if you have any questions.

Either on the front or the back of your ticket will be a place for the officer to indicate how much you owe for your ticket. Not all violations have a set fine. If the officer has a scheduled fine for your violation, the officer will indicate the amount on your copy. (The amount of fine is doubled for violations committed in a construction zone and school zones.) If there is not a fine amount indicated, you must call the court in the county where you received the ticket prior to the date located at the bottom of your ticket.

To contest a ticket or to inquire about a diversion or any other plea negotiations concerning a traffic violation, you must contact the county attorney's office in the county where you received the ticket. The telephone numbers for the county attorney's for this district are as follows:

• Cheyenne County - 785-332-2363

• Logan County - 785-671-1237

• Sheridan County - 785-675-3217

• Sherman County - 785-890-4820

• Rawlins County - 785-626-3295

• Thomas County - 785-460-4580

• Wallace County - 620-376-4325

The date on the bottom of your ticket is the date your ticket is due to be paid. Please contact the court to confirm whether or not you will need to appear.

Payments can be made through the KScourts Central Payment Center website: https://kansascpc.municipalonlinepayments.com/kansascpc/court/search

If you wish to contest the ticket that was issued, call the court in the county the ticket was issued by the date on the bottom of your ticket.

Court costs must be paid for each case that is filed with the court and are in addition to the amount of the fine. If you are charged with more than one violation on your ticket, there is only one set of court costs. The court costs are set by statute and are payable whether or not an appearance in court is required.

Failure to take care of your traffic ticket by the date due may result in your driver's license being suspended (K.S.A. 8-2110). If you are a Kansas driver and your license is suspended for failing to comply with the terms of your ticket, a $122.00 reinstatement fee will be assessed to your case.

If you are an out-of-state driver and your license has been suspended for failure to take care of a violation in Kansas, you may owe a reinstatement fee to your state. It is your responsibility to produce proof of payment or compliance of a Kansas violation. The court can send you a notice to provide to your State's motor vehicle department upon request.