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Fine Schedule
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City Court of Houma
8046 Main Street
Houma, Louisiana 70360
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TRAFFIC OFFENSES |
FINES & COST |
| No Proof of Liability Insurance
(LRS 32:861) |
$240.00 |
Flight from an Officer (LRS
14:108.1);
Overtaking & Passing a School Bus (LRS 32.80) |
$295.00 |
Size, Width, Height, Length, Weight, Load Violations(LRS 32:380-32:385 & PCO 18-127 & PCO
18-128);
Operating Escort Vehicle Without a Permit (LRS 32:387.1) |
$231.00 |
Failure to Report an Accident (LRS 32:398 & PCO
18-46);
Failure to Stop at Railroad Crossing (PCO 18-66) |
$221.00 |
| Reckless Operation (LRS 14:99 & PCO 18-117) |
1st Offense
$190.00 + DIS
2nd Offense $205.00 + DIS
3rd Offense $230.00 + DIS |
Careless Operation (LRS 32:58);
Drag Racing (LRS 32:65);
and Simple Obstruction of a Highway (LRS 14:97 & PCO 19-234)
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1st Offense
$175.00 + DIS
2nd Offense $200.00 + DIS 3rd Offense $225.00 + DIS
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| Wearing Headphones While Driving
(LRS 32:295.2) |
$156.00 |
| Speeding (LRS 32:61 thru 32:64 and PCO 18-119)
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1-10 MPH
$150.00
11-15 MPH $170.00
16-24 MPH $195.00
25
& OVER Must appear in court |
| Speeding (PCO 18-91, PCO 18-119A1-A7, PCO 18-172) |
$150.00 |
| Other Moving Violations |
$145.00 |
Equipment, MVI Violation, No Driver’s License on Person, No Driver’s License (1st offense only)
If proof is furnished, fines & costs are $35.00
{Class I - $25.00 city court/court cost/$10.00 building fund} |
$145.00 |
| No Driver’s License (2nd and Subsequent Offenses) |
Mandatory Appearance |
Tinted Windows (LRS 32:361.1)
1st Offnse only, if remove tint fine reduced to $80.00 (class V Court cost) |
1st Offense $283.50
2nd Offense $383.50
3rd Offense $483.50 |
| Child Restraint Violations
(LRS 32:295) |
(fine only)
(fine only)
(fine & court cost) |
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1st Offense
$50.00
2nd Offense $100.00
3rd Offense $231.50 |
| Safety Belt Violations
(LRS 32:295.1) |
1st Offense
$25.00
2nd Offense $50.00
3rd Offense $179.00
4th Offense Mandatory Appearance |
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PARKING VIOLATIONS |
FINES & COST |
| Handicapped Zone Violation (LRS 40:1742) |
1st Offense – Individual
Subsequent Offense – Individual
Violators other than Individual |
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$417.00
$642.00
$642.00 (Company/Business) |
| Handicapped Zone Violation (PCO 18-197) |
$242.00 |
| Illegal Parking in Courthouse Basement
(PCO 18-224) |
$220.00 |
Parking Violations:
Fire & Fire Hydrant Violations (PCO 18-198)
T.P.C.G. Parking Lot Violations (PCO 18-225) |
Up to Arraignment Date
After Arraignment Date |
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$70.00
$142.00 |
| Other Parking Violations |
$142.00 |
| Parking Meter Violations |
(within 7 days)
(between 7-15 days)
(after 15th day up to arraignment date)
(after arraignment date)
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$5.00
$10.00
$50.00
$142.00
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MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES |
FINES & COST |
| Seafood Sales Without Required Commercial License
(LRS
14:218) |
1st Offense Only
$500.00 |
| Interference with Medical Treatment (LRS 14:332) |
$389.00 |
| Flight from an Officer (LRS 14:108:1) |
$295.00 |
| Cruelty to Animal (resulting in death or serious injury)
(LRS 14:102.1) |
$290.00 +
Mandatory 5 days CSW |
Failure to License, Restrain, or Confine Animals
(only if no injury or damage) (PCO 5-24 thru 5-30) |
1st Offense
$139.00
2nd Offense $149.00
3rd Offense $159.00 |
Unlawful Use of Emergency Phone System (PCO
19-8);
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (LRS 40:1033) – 1st Offense
Only;
Threatening Public Official (LRS 14:122.2);
Possession of Firearm in Alcoholic Beverage Outlet (LRS
14:95.5);
Unlawful Motion Picture Advertising (LRS 14:330);
Carrying Persons Age 6 or over on back or shoulders within 10 feet of
Parade Vehicle/Float (PCO 19-97) |
$ 230.00 |
Unlawful Sales to Persons Under 21 years old (LRS 14:91, LRS 14:93.1, LRS 14:93.11 & PCO
19-220);
Peeping Tom (LRS 14:284 & PCO 19-224);
Soliciting for Prostitutes (LRS 14:83);
Prostitution (LRS 14:82, 14:83.3 & PCO 19-225);
Maintaining or Letting Disorderly Place or Places for Prostitution
or Obscenity (LRS 14:85, 14:85.1 & PCO 19-204, 19-205,
19-226);
Simple Escape (PCO 19-209) |
$ 229.00 |
| Fail to Return/Surrender Leased Movables (LRS 14:220.1) |
$217.00
plus restitution |
Littering (LRS 32:289 & PCO 11-30) -- bottles, paper, etc.
-- appliances, garbage, etc. |
1st Offense $189.00
2nd Offense $239.00
$629.00 |
| Destruction, Defacing or Removal of Posted Signs
(LRS 14:63.2) |
$189.00 |
| Illegal Purchase/Possession of Alcohol by Persons
Under 21 Years old (LRS 14:93.12) |
1st Offense $140.00
2nd Offense $239.00 |
Open Glass Container Violation (PCO
19-244);
Glass Container, Alcoholic Beverages, Operating Vehicles, Playing Baseball in Parks or Court Square; Remaining in Parks or Court Square After Curfew (PCO 21-1 thru PCO 21-48) |
$50.00 |
| Public Nudity(PCO 19-13 |
$175.00 |
| ANY MISDEMEANOR NOT LISTED ABOVE OR NOT LISTED AMONG THOSE OFFENSES DESIGNATED FOR MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE |
$170.00 |
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