Where to pay seatbelt ticket in Louisiana?

Answer 1

That depends on where you received the ticket and whether you still have the citation. Many Louisiana parishes offer online payment systems for most traffic tickets (there are exceptions for serious traffic violations like DUIs), but you usually need your citation number to use these systems. If your county does not have an online payment system, you can usually submit payment by mail, but you will need your citation number to make sure that your payment is applied correctly.

If you still have your citation, the name of the court that has jurisdiction over the ticket should be listed. Visit the Louisiana Online Fine Payment Guide related link, and see if an online payment option is offered for that court. If not, contact the issuing court and find out your payment options. You can look up courts by parish at the Louisiana Courts Guide related link.

If you do not have the citation and do not know which court has jurisdiction, paying the fine is more complicated. In Louisiana, there are a variety of courts that might have jurisdiction over a traffic citation. Depending on the county, a traffic citation could be handled by a Parish Court, City Court, Municipal Court, Traffic Court, Justice of the Peace Court, Mayor's Court or Magistrate Court. Not every parish has every type of court. Visit the Louisiana Courts Guide related link and select the county where you received the ticket to find out what types of courts that county has. If it looks like more than one court could have jurisdiction, call the phone number provided and the court clerk should be able to assist you.