DEFERRED DISPOSITION
Upon request of a defendant, clerks of the court are now authorized to process a defendant's request for deferred disposition of any Class C moving violation provided that the charges are not on the list of disqualified offenses below:
- Speeding at or more than 25 MPH over the posted speed limit
- Fail to maintain financial responsibility (no car insurance)
- Leaving the scene of an accident
- Passing a school bus
- Any drug or alcohol related offense
- Construction zone violations (workers present or not present)
- CDL (Commercial driver's license) license holders are disqualified from obtaining deferred disposition on any moving violation regardless if they were operating their personal vehicle or commercial vehicle
- The citation must not be in warrant status and/or the defendant must not have entered into any prior agreements with the court on the pending citation (i.e., previously agreed to Driver's Safety Course (DSC) and failed to comply)
Defendants must:
- enter a plea of "guilty" or "nolo contendere" ("no contest") and waive their right to a jury trial
- provide the court with current physical address, cell phone number, and email address
- pay special expense fee (same as window fine amount)
Defendants will be placed on a 90-day deferral period for their charges. State law requires defendants 25 years old or younger to take a driving safety course and return completion certificate as a condition for deferred disposition. While on deferred disposition, defendants are not to be convicted of any new Class C offenses. Any convictions will be a violation of the terms of the deferral agreement. Defendants who do not comply with all terms of the deferral will be set for a Show Cause hearing. Failure to appear at a Show Cause hearing will result in a conviction on your driving record and a warrant for your arrest will be issued.
