Lake County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
Gary J. Cooney, Clerk

Traffic

Traffic-Civil

Select the Traffic-Civil link above for further details.

Upon receipt of a traffic ticket for any violation, you have 30 days from the date of issuance of the ticket to exercise any one of the following three options.

• Pay the Ticket
• Go to Driver's Improvement School
• Contest the ticket and go to court

Traffic-Criminal

Select the Traffic-Criminal link above for further details.

A criminal traffic charge is indicated on the lower front side of the traffic ticket and a violation of Florida Statutes which requires a court appearance.

Some examples are:

• Driving While License is Suspended
• Driving Under the Influence
• Reckless Driving

 

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