Clark County Traffic Court Venue
Clark County traffic infraction cases and ordinance violation cases are assigned to Superior Court No. 5 under the local court assignment research. The Clerk traffic page is the core local source because it lists citation payment methods, fine amounts, court dates, deferral program rules, phone numbers, and a scam warning for traffic tickets.
The Clark County Clerk traffic violations page warns that the Clerk's Office does not send text messages about traffic tickets, unpaid fines, or payment requests. Any text claiming to be from the office about those items did not come from the Clark County Clerk and may be a scam.
Scam warning: Do not pay a Clark County traffic ticket from a text message claiming to be the Clerk's Office.
The manifest source for the Clerk traffic page is shown below because it is the local source for fine amounts, court dates, payment rules, and contest instructions.
Use the Clerk traffic page when the question concerns a local Clark County citation rather than a statewide driver-history record.
Search Clark County Traffic Citations
Clark County traffic payments are linked through the Indiana public courts payment portal. The research notes that payment availability may require waiting at least 5 to 7 days after the citation is issued. MyCase can also show traffic case information because traffic infraction and ordinance case records are part of the court record system.
- Check the citation for the court date, cause number, UTT number, and appearance instructions.
- Wait at least 5 to 7 days after issuance before trying to pay online.
- Use the Indiana public courts portal for online payment when the citation is available.
- Use MyCase when the goal is to view the case record, court, event history, payment entries, or disposition.
- Call the Clark County Traffic Violations Department at 812-285-6399 or email traffic@clarkcounty.in.gov when the record is not found or the deadline is unclear.
The manifest source for the Indiana court payment portal is shown below because Clark County directs traffic payment users to the statewide public courts payment channel.
The payment portal is for paying eligible citations. It is not a full substitute for the chronological case summary in MyCase or the Clerk's copy channel.
Clark County Traffic Search Fields
The research captured only a basic traffic payment lookup inventory for the statewide payment channel. For Clark County, the reliable fields are the citation and case identifiers printed on the ticket, plus name search through MyCase when the case has entered the court system.
| Field | Source | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause number | Ticket, Clerk, MyCase | Find the court case or include with mailed payment | Needed for precise case lookup and receipt requests. |
| UTT number | Ticket and Clerk payment rules | Identify the uniform traffic ticket | Include it with mailed money order or cashier's check. |
| Name | MyCase | Find traffic cases when the number is not known | May return multiple matches, so confirm county and court. |
| County or court | MyCase and payment portal | Limit the result to Clark County | Traffic infraction and ordinance cases route to Superior Court No. 5. |
| Court date | Citation and MyCase | Confirm appearance or contest deadline | CDL operators have no grace period. |
Clark County Traffic Record Fields
A Clark County traffic court record is a court file, not a driving-history abstract. It can show the citation, court, violation, hearing, financial entries, and disposition. A state driver record can later show citations, violations, suspensions, and points affecting license status.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Citation or cause number | The traffic ticket or Indiana court case identifier. |
| Court | Clark Superior Court No. 5 for traffic infraction and ordinance matters. |
| Violation | Speeding, moving violation, equipment issue, suspended driving infraction, commercial truck violation, or other listed matter. |
| Court date | The appearance date, contest date, or later hearing date in MyCase. |
| Fine and costs | Amount due, payment entries, credits, or balance information. |
| Disposition | Paid, contested, admitted, dismissed, judgment, deferral, or noncompliance status where shown. |
| BMV notice | Noncompliance or license-suspension information if reported. |
Clark County Traffic Fine Schedule
The Clark County Clerk traffic page gives a fine schedule for common traffic and equipment matters. These amounts are citation fines, not copy fees. The research did not provide a separate Clerk traffic record copy fee schedule, so copy-fee amounts are not invented here.
| Category | Amount / rule |
|---|---|
| All speeding violations | $175 |
| All other moving violations | $174 |
| Expired plates, expired driver's license, handicap-zone parking, equipment violations | $174 |
| Open container violation | $174 |
| Child restraint, first offense | Show proof of compliance |
| Child restraint, second offense | $25 |
| Seat belt violation | $25 |
| Driving while suspended, infraction | $174 |
| Commercial truck violations | $174 |
| Additional violation in same incident | Maximum $35 each additional violation; seat belt maximum $25 |
Pay or Contest Clark County Tickets
Payment is allowed online, in person, by mail, or by phone when the citation is eligible and in the system. In-person payments may be made with cash, money order, cashier's check, or credit/debit card. Personal checks are not accepted. Credit and debit card convenience fees are added.
For mail payments, use a money order or cashier's check, include the cause number and UTT number, and send a self-addressed stamped envelope if a receipt is needed. Mail goes to Clark County Traffic Violations, 501 E Court Ave., Jeffersonville, IN 47130.
- If paying online, wait 5 to 7 days after citation issuance and use the Indiana court payment portal.
- If paying in person, use an accepted payment method and avoid personal checks.
- If paying by mail, include the cause number, UTT number, and receipt envelope if needed.
- If contesting, appear on the date and time shown on the citation or have an attorney file a written response by that date.
- If the first court date cannot be met, attend another listed court date within the 30-day grace period, unless CDL rules apply.
Clark County 2026 Traffic Dates
Traffic court begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Clark County Judicial Center, 501 E Court Avenue #137. The 2026 dates listed in the Clerk traffic research are below.
| Month | 2026 traffic court dates |
|---|---|
| January | January 7, January 21 |
| February | February 4, February 18 |
| March | March 4, March 18 |
| April | April 1, April 15 |
| May | May 6, May 20 |
| June | June 3, June 17 |
| July | July 1, July 15 |
| August | August 5, August 19 |
| September | September 2, September 16 |
| October | October 7, October 21 |
| November | November 4, November 18 |
| December | December 2, December 16 |
Court Traffic vs Driver Record
The court traffic record and the Indiana BMV driver record are separate files. A court case can show the citation, fine, contest activity, deferral, judgment, or noncompliance. The BMV record shows driving history, suspensions, citations, violations, and points or entries affecting license status. Points stay active for two years from the conviction date.
| Record type | Source | What it shows | How to access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Court traffic record | MyCase / Clark County Clerk | Citation or cause number, court, violation, court date, plea, contest, payment, deferral, judgment, costs, noncompliance | MyCase, Clerk traffic department, or public court payment portal |
| State driver record | Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles | Driving history, current and resolved suspensions, citations, violations, points, entries affecting license | Indiana BMV driver record |
The manifest source for the BMV driver-record page is shown below because it explains the state file that differs from the Clark County court traffic case.
Use the BMV source for license status and driving history, and use Clark County court sources for citation case activity.
Clark County CDL Deferral Rules
The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney Infraction Deferral Program can let safe drivers maintain a good record. If accepted and six months pass with no new violation, the citation is dismissed and no points or convictions tied to the citation appear on the BMV record. The cost is $192.50 if accepted, but the research says not to send deferral payment at first because prosecutor review may take up to two weeks.
Deferral is not open to everyone. Ineligible categories include a citation already paid, a local ordinance rather than state statute, participation in deferral within the past two years, habitual traffic offender status, CDL status, probationary license, invalid license, or a citation tied to a criminal act, probation, or pending criminal charges. Passing a school bus and speeding 25 or more over are ordinarily not subject to deferral. Accident citations ordinarily are not subject unless proof of insurance is shown.
No grace period applies to CDL operators. The CDL fine must be paid by the court date.
Clark County Traffic Noncompliance
If a person admits the ticket and pays, the Clerk traffic page allows 30 days after the first court date to make payment. If the person wants to contest the citation, they must appear on the citation's appearance date and time or have an attorney file a written response by that date. If they cannot attend the first date, they may attend another court date within the 30-day grace period, except for CDL operators.
The court does not issue an arrest warrant for failing to appear and failing to pay within the grace period. Instead, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles is notified of noncompliance and the license can be suspended. Other states may be notified for out-of-state licenses.
The manifest source for BMV driver-record points is shown below because noncompliance and convictions can affect the state driver record separately from the Clark County traffic court file.
A court payment problem can become a license problem even when the local traffic case does not create an arrest warrant.
OWI and Criminal Traffic
Clark County traffic infractions and ordinance violations route to Superior Court No. 5, but OWI-related misdemeanors and felony motor-vehicle charges are different. The court hierarchy research states that Circuit Court No. 3 handles misdemeanor and felony traffic or motor-vehicle charges under Indiana OWI statutes.
For a full criminal case file after an OWI or motor-vehicle charge, use the Clark County criminal court records path rather than treating the case as a basic traffic ticket.