Traffic Division of City Court
Traffic
The Traffic Division of the City Court presides over cases when a person is issued a traffic ticket by the Hammond Police Department, the Southeastern Louisiana Univeristy Police Department and perhaps the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, or the Louisiana State Police.
For your convenience, you may handle many traffic violations by mail. If your citation is for one of the violations listed below, mail your ticket along with a money order (no personal checks accepted) to City Court of Hammond, 303 East Thomas Street, Hammond, LA 70401. If the violation is not listed, you may call 542-3455 for more information. It still may be possible to avoid a court appearance.
Fees
w/out Accident |
w/Accident |
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| Speeding, court costs only (call for amount of fine for mph above speed limit) |
$117.00 |
$117.00 |
| Failure to yield to an emergency vehicle | $162.00 |
court appearance |
| Failure to stop for traffic signal (eg., red light, stop sign) |
$162.00 |
court appearance |
| Careless Operation of a Motor Vehicle | $162.00 |
court appearance |
| Parking in a designated handicap parking space | $424.50 |
|
| Parking in a fire lane | $199.50 |
|
| Failure to observe railroad crossing signal | $162.00 |
|
| Improper passing, backing, or turning | $162.00 |
court appearance |
| No Seatbelt, 1st offense | $25 |
|
| No Seatbelt, 2nd offense | $50 |
|
| No Seatbelt, 3rd offense | $125 |
|
| Expired motor vehicle inspection sticker |
$147.00 |
|
| No license plate or expired license plate |
$187.00 |
|
| Driving the wrong direction | $162.00 |
court appearance |
| No turn signal, break lights | $162.00 |
|
| No Bicycle Registration | $117.00 |
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| Loud Music (first offense) | $232.00 |
first offense |
| Loud Music (second offense) | $332.00 |
sec offense |
| Loud Music (third offense) | court mandatory |
third offense |