Municipal Judge: Joyce Spisak Municipal Court Clerk: Sally Tatsch
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- Mailing Address: 125 W. Main
- Fredericksburg, TX 78624
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- Physical Gillespie County Annex #1
- Location: (The Old Post Office)
- Courthouse Square
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- Telephone: (830) 997-9935 FAX: (830) 997-1540
Site Index - (Click on the links below to obtain information)
What to do if you are cited (get a ticket). Schedule of Acceptable Fines Cases & Revenues CASE LOAD AND FINE REVENUE ACTIVITY BY YEAR DPS-FTA PROGRAM JUVENILE ACTIVITY (excluding traffic offenses) ALCOHOL/DRUG OFFENSES INVOLVING MINORS (UNDER 21) AND ADULTS Forms What To Do If You Are Cited 1. Click on the Reply Form link below and complete the form. The form allows you to plead Not Guilty and request a trial or plead No Contest and pay your fine. 2. If you decide to plead No Contest, pay the fine indicated in the chart below. If the offense is not listed there, you may call the Municipal Court Clerk at the number above to learn what the fine will be. Checks and money orders must be made payable to City of Fredericksburg and mailed or hand delivered to the address above. 3. If you are eligible for a Driving Safety Course Dismissal, complete and return the Reply Form along with $105.00 Court Costs BY YOUR APPEARANCE DATE. This course in not available to commercial license holders. Important: If you do not respond BY YOUR APPEARANCE DATE additional charges will be filed against you. Additional fees will be added, you will be unable to renew your drivers license, you will be ineligible to take a drivers safety course and warrants for your arrest will be issued. Telephone calls do not count as an appearance.
Schedule of Acceptable Fines NOTE: Violations in a construction zone are double the amount shown. 1. | Altered/Fictitious Inspection Sticker or Registration
... | $ 285.00 | 2. | Expired Drivers License 1
| $ 175.00 | 3. | Expired Inspection Sticker (only if expired less than 60 days)/ Expired Registration1
| $ 140.00 | 4. | Fail to Change Address on Drivers License 1
. | $ 120.00 | 5. | Fail to Yield Right of Way/ Fail to Control Speed
... | $ 160.00 | 6. | No Drivers License (1st offense only)
. | $ 250.00 | 7. | No Insurance/ Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility 2
.. | $ 300.00 | 8. | Open Container in Vehicle
| $ 150.00 | 9. | Ran Red Light or Stop Sign
. | $ 160.00 | 10. | Seat Belt Violations: Adult Driver/Passenger/ 15-17 years (offender or driver) Child at least age 5 and under 17 years
Children ( under 5 and under 36 inches tall)
. | $ 145.00 $ 200.00 $ 250.00 | 11. | Speeding: | | | 1-10 mph over the limit
... | $ 160.00 | | 11-15 mph over the limit
. | $ 175.00 | | 16-20 mph over the limit
. | $ 200.00 | | 21-24 mph over the limit
. | $ 280.00 | | 25 mph & over, not eligible for Defensive Driving, contact Court for fine | 12. | U-Turn or Illegal Left Turn between Intersection (ordinance).... | $ 120.00 | 13. | Violate Promise to Appear/ Failure to Appear
. | $ 250.00 | 1 May be dismissed with $20.00 fee upon proof of current inspection, registration, drivers license, change of address IF proof of compliance is submitted within 20 working days of citation date. (delinquent registration fee to Tax Office must be shown for registration dismissals) 2 Will be dismissed with proof of insurance coverage valid at time of citation (No Fee). Insurance will be verified and false submissions will be turned over to the District Attorney for felony prosecution. |
Case Load and Fine Revenue Activity by Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total Cases Filed 2,193 1,958 1,492 1,157 Traffic 1,836 1,590 1,072 1,138 City Ordinance 25 25 80 55 Penal Code 332 343 340 386 Juvenile Cases 109 77 59 141 Emergency Protective Orders 0 2 0 1 Total Fines & Costs Collected $232,516 235,247 $188,161 $183.61 - Arrest Warrants 717 352 1,333 524
- Defensive Driving Dismissals 196 179 88 106
- Jury Trials 3 2 4 30
- Non-Jury Tirals 29 163 231 234
- Community Service Cases 53 37 19 10
DPS/FTA Program The City of Fredericksburg joined this program on November 11, 1998. Violators who do not contact the court or who default on payment are entered in the DPS data base and are unable to renew their drivers license until the case is resolved or the fine is paid. A fee of $30.00 is added to the cost of the ticket when it is entered into the program. 2005 2006 2007 2008 - Total Cases Entered 1248 1520 1953 2292
- Cases Closed 338 325 485 299
- Amount Collected $68,772 $70,263 $88,079 $38,766
- Total Amount Owed $311,614 $311,614 $344,952 $346.065
Juvenile Activity (excluding traffic offenses) Offense 2005 2006 2007 2008 - Transportation Filed 82 28 82 53
- Curfew 28 3 15 4
- Minor in Possession of Alcohol 44 37 29 53
- (under 17)
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- Minor in Possession of Tobacco 28 25 11 5
- (under 18)
Alcohol and Drug Offenses Involving Minors (under 21) and Adults The data below reflects only those cases filed in the Municipal Court. The data does not include information on DWI or third alcohol offenses by minors, both of which are filed in the County or District Court. The law requires four sanctions when a defendant under 21 is convicted of an alcohol offense: a fine of up to $500; community service, attendance at an alcohol awareness class, and driver license suspension for 30 or 60 days. The alcohol awareness class is offered locally through FISD community Education. Offense 2005 2006 2007 2008 - Driving Under the Influence (minor) 9 12 4 0
- Minor In Possession of Alcohol 44 37 29 37
- All Other Non-Traffic Fine-Only Cases 44 22 31 39
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