City Court Traffic Fines

En Banc Order - Effective August 1, 2016

Violation Details
Cost
Moving Violations Not Appearing on Schedule
Total Fine and Costs
$144
Non-Moving and Bicycle Violations Not Appearing on Schedule - Total Fine and Costs
$124
Parking Violations Not Appearing on Schedule
 Total Fine and Costs per Violation
$15
Violations Appearing on Schedule Shall Be Assessed According to Schedule
N/A
Failure to Appear
$50
Failure to Appear With Bond Forfeiture
$100


City Code Title 6 Section
Violation
Fine
Cost
Total
10:2
Train Obstructing Crossing
Court Appearance Required
10:206
Insurance Required (TAXI) (If proof of correction of infraction is presented on or before the court date, the total due is $97 and a court appearance is not required)
Court Appearance Required
10:207
 Vehicle Regulations/General
Court Appearance Required
10:501   
No Registration on Bicycle
$10
N/A
$10
11:30
Failure to Report an Accident
Court Appearance Required
11:33
False Reports
Court Appearance Required
11:34
Hit and Run
Court Appearance Required
11:73
Drag Racing
Court Appearance Required
11:93
Drivers to Exercise Care For Pedestrians
Court Appearance Required
11:98
 Pedestrian's Right of Way on Sidewalks
Court Appearance Required
11:131a
 Speeding 31 MPH or More Over Limit
Court Appearance Required
 11:131b
Prima Facie Speed Limit (30 MPH)
Court Appearance Required
11:131c
Speeding in School Zones 31 MPH or More Over Limit (for all School Zone Violations, the offender is required to attend an advanced training school)
Court Appearance Required
11:132
Prima Facie Limit
Court Appearance Required
 11:140
DWI
Court Appearance Required
11:142
 Reckless Driving
Court Appearance Required
11:145
 Fleeing to Elude Police Officer
Court Appearance Required
 11:205
 Loads on Vehicles; Care Required thereto
Court Appearance Required
11:206
Loads on Vehicles; Bridges
Court Appearance Required
11:246
Riding Motorcycles & Three wheelers on Vacant Lots or Tracts of Land Prohibited in Designated Locations
$100
$79
$179
11:251.1
False Certificates
Court Appearance Required
11:281a
Driver's License Required (If proof of correction of infraction is presented on or before the court date, the total due is $97, and a court appearance is not required.)
Court Appearance Required
11:282
A Violation of the Provisions of the Title 32 of the LA Revised Statutes Shall Be Deemed in Violation of the Traffic Regulations of the Baton Rouge City Code
Court Appearance Required
11:285
Weights & Standards Enforcement, Payment and Collection Procedures
Court Appearance Required
11:287
Child Passenger Restraint System
$25

$27
11:287.1
Safety Belt Violation
$25

$27
11:288
Security Required (No Insurance Certificate)  (If proof of correction of infraction is presented on or before the court date, the total due is $97 and a court appearance is not required)
Court Appearance Required
11:289
Parking, Storing, Driving Motor Vehicles/Watercraft on Neutral Ground
$50
$10
$60
11:415
Stopping, Standing, Parking Prohibited (4) Within 15 feet of Fire Hydrant
$25
$10
$35
11:415
Within 17 feet of the Fire Hydrant
$2
$10
$35
11:428(A)
1. Parking Wreckers, Buses, Trucks & Semitrailers
$100
$10
$110

2. Second offense within one year
$200
$10
$210

3. Third offense within one year
$500
$10
$510
11:431
Deposit of Coin Prerequisite to Use of Space
$9
$1
$10
11:432
Parking Meter Infraction (all Violations)
$9.
$1.
$10.
11:452(A)1
Mobility Impaired Parking
$275
$25
$300
11:452(A)1
(c) Subsequent Violations
$500
$25
$525
11:452(A)1
(d) Violation By Other than An Individual
$500
$25
$525
32:295
Child Restraint System
$25

$27
32:383
Height Limitations of Motor Vehicles
Court Appearance Required
32:386
Loads on Vehicles; Care Required Thereto
Court Appearance Required
32:414
Suspension, Revocation & Cancellation of Licenses; Judicial Review
Court Appearance Required
32:414.1
Unlawful Use of License
Court Appearance Required
32:415
Operating Vehicle While License Is Suspended /Revoked
Court Appearance Required
32:861
Security Required (No Insurance Certificate)  (If proof of correction of infraction is presented on or before the court date, the total due is $97 and a court appearance is not required.)
Court Appearance Required
32:1023
Other Violations (Insurance Suspended)
Court Appearance Required
32:1308
False Certificates/Inspection Sticker
Court Appearance Required
47:536
Switched License Plate
Court Appearance Required

Special Rules

  • It is ordered that a plea of Nolo Contendere (No Contest) may be accepted administratively.
  • It is further ordered that when a moving violation is amended to a non-moving violation, the offender will be required to pay the non-moving violation fine and court costs unless otherwise ordered by a judge.
  • It is further ordered that, unless objected to by the assigned judge, the City Prosecutor's acceptance of a negotiated disposition of a traffic matter susceptible of administrative processing outside of open court becomes binding and is accepted as a judgment of the court.
  • It is further ordered that the Clerk/Judicial Administrator shall publish and make appropriate dissemination of the current traffic fine schedule which shall be observed unless a Contrary Disposition is ordered by a judge.
  • It is further ordered that all Traffic and Parking Infraction Fines, Penalties and Costs so collected shall be remitted without delay to the City Parish Finance Director.
  • Adopted by the Judges of the Baton Rouge City Court at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 19th day of November, 2002 and effective November 25, 2002.