Pay a Traffic Ticket and Plead Guilty Without a Court Appearance

Read Your Rights In the Municipal Division to understand how you are permitted to defend yourself and what pleading guilty means.

Confirm that your citation can be paid without a court appearance. You may do this in one of four ways.

• Search for your citation online. When you reach your case information, the Plead and Pay Button on the right side of the page will also display the full amount due (including fines and court costs).
  If the case you are looking at is not eligible for payment without a court appearance, you will see the Plead and Pay icon with a red
• View the list of charges that can be pled and paid without a court appearance.
• Call the Court’s customer service number: (314) 622-3231. Have your citation(s) available along with your name and date of birth.
• Visit the Court’s customer service window at 1520 Market, Suite 1120, St. Louis, MO 63103. Bring a valid picture ID and your citation(s).

You may have received more than one citation at one time. One or more of them may be payable without a court appearance and one or more may require a court appearance. If so, and if you want to know the status of each citation, you will have to check on each one separately.

Online

If your citation was filed with the Court on or after January 2, 2024, you may use Case.net’s Plead and Pay feature online.

1. Select “City of St. Louis - 22nd Judicial Court” from the drop down menu for “Search for cases in”
2. Enter the full case number from the upper right hand corner of the front of the citation. Click Find.
3. When your case information appears, the Plead and Pay Button on the right side of the page will display the full amount due including all fines and court costs. You can stop here if you do not want to proceed at this time. If you want to continue and plead guilty and pay the amount due, then Select Plead and Pay.
4. Click on “Continue to Plead” and follow the instructions. 
5. If you were issued more than one citation, you must repeat the process for each citation.
6. If your citation is not payable out of court/without a court appearance, the web site will indicate the citation is not eligible for Plead and Pay, and you must appear in court. 

Based on the fine and court costs for your citation.

Plead and Pay Frequently Asked Questions

Read Your Rights In the Municipal Division to understand how you are permitted to defend yourself and what pleading guilty means.

Confirm that your citation can be paid without a court appearance. You may do this in one of four ways.

• Search for your citation online. When you reach your case information, the Plead and Pay Button on the right side of the page will also display the full amount due (including fines and court costs).
  If the case you are looking at is not eligible for payment without a court appearance, you will see the Plead and Pay icon with a red
• View the list of charges that can be pled and paid without a court appearance.
• Call the Court’s customer service number: (314) 622-3231. Have your citation(s) available along with your name and date of birth.
• Visit the Court’s customer service window at 1520 Market, Suite 1120, St. Louis, MO 63103. Bring a valid picture ID and your citation(s).

You may have received more than one citation at one time. One or more of them may be payable without a court appearance and one or more may require a court appearance. If so, and if you want to know the status of each citation, you will have to check on each one separately.

Pay by Mail

1. Sign the form for “Appearance, Plea of Guilty and Waiver – Only for Offenses Not Requiring a Court Appearance” found at the bottom of the reverse side of your citation.
2. Include your signature, address and driver license number. 
3. If you would like a receipt mailed to you, please include a fully postage prepaid self-addressed envelope for the court to use.
4. Mail the citation, signed form, and money order or certified check for the amount the fine to:
   
   St. Louis City Municipal Court
   1520 Market, Suite 1120
   St. Louis, MO 63101
   
   Write your ticket number on your money order or certified check to make certain your payment is properly credited to your case.

Do not send cash through the mail.

Make sure you mail your payment soon enough to arrive no less than three (3) days before the court date on your citation. The court does not accept personal checks.

Based on the fine and court costs for your citation.

Plead and Pay Frequently Asked Questions

Read Your Rights In the Municipal Division to understand how you are permitted to defend yourself and what pleading guilty means.

Confirm that your citation can be paid without a court appearance. You may do this in one of four ways.

• Search for your citation online. When you reach your case information, the Plead and Pay Button on the right side of the page will also display the full amount due (including fines and court costs).
  If the case you are looking at is not eligible for payment without a court appearance, you will see the Plead and Pay icon with a red
• View the list of charges that can be pled and paid without a court appearance.
• Call the Court’s customer service number: (314) 622-3231. Have your citation(s) available along with your name and date of birth.
• Visit the Court’s customer service window at 1520 Market, Suite 1120, St. Louis, MO 63103. Bring a valid picture ID and your citation(s).

You may have received more than one citation at one time. One or more of them may be payable without a court appearance and one or more may require a court appearance. If so, and if you want to know the status of each citation, you will have to check on each one separately.

Dropbox

A red locked dropbox for payments is located outside 1520 Market Street, St. Louis, MO 63103, on the Market street side, immediately to the left of the main entrance to the building.

1. Sign the form for “Appearance, Plea of Guilty and Waiver – Only for Offenses Not Requiring a Court Appearance” found at the bottom of the reverse side of your citation.
2. Include your signature, address and driver license number.
3. If you would like a receipt mailed to you, include a fully postage prepaid self-addressed envelope for the court to use.
4. Place citation, signed form, and money order or certified check for the amount the fine in a sealed envelope. Write your ticket number on your money order or certified check to make certain your payment is properly credited to your case.

Do not make a payment with cash at the drop box.

If you make a partial payment by mail or dropbox and would like your new payment date sent to you by mail, include a fully postage prepaid self-addressed envelope for the court to use.

In Person

• Come to the St. Louis City Municipal Court located at 1520 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63103, Suite 1120 (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. except on City Holidays).
• Take a number at the customer service counter.
• You must have a picture identification card and your case number(s).
• Name must match the name on the credit or debit card.

The Municipal Court accepts cash, money orders, certified or cashier’s checks, attorney client trust account (IOLTA account) checks, and major credit/bank debit cards (Master Card/Visa) except American Express. The Municipal Court does not accept personal checks or gift cards.

If you are making a partial payment in person, you will be given a new date for your next installment.

Based on the fine and court costs for your citation.

Plead and Pay Frequently Asked Questions