- Failure
to appear.
- How should payment be
made for my citation?
- Where is my ticket filed?
- Eligibility for Driving
Safety Course
- Requirements for Driving
Safety Courses
- Insurance
- Complaints
- Trials
- Appeal and Motion for New
Trial
- Proper Attire and Conduct
in Court
Frequently Asked Questions
Failure to appear.
A telephone call does not constitute an appearance. Any
requests for action on a case must be made in writing or in person.
How
should payment be made for my citation?
All payments should be cash, money order, or we do take Visa
and Mastercard in the office. We do take credit cards over the phone.
Where is my ticket filed?
Our court only processes cases originated with the Cedar
Park Police Department. If your case was issued by the Williamson County
Sheriff's Department or DPS, we will not have that case filed in our court. You
would need to call the JP Court at 210-4210.
Eligibility for Driving Safety Course:
You are eligible for DSC if you have not had a course in the
previous calendar year. You must sign up with the court and, if approved, you
will be given 90 days to complete your course. The following items are required
to sign up:
Requirements
for Driving Safety Course
To sign up for a Driving Safety Course, you must furnish the
following to our office:
- Certified
copy of driving record from DPS on N. Lamar & Koenig in Austin. This
is the $10.00 copy that reflects defensive driving courses.
- Copy
of proof of insurance showing your name as an insured driver and drivers
license. $65.00 for State Mandated Fees
- This
must be cash, money order, Mastercard or Visa. No personal checks are
accepted. Yellow plea form furnished by the officer or the affidavit
furnished by this office, notarized. We can notarize the forms here in the
office.
Insurance:
To have a ticket dismissed for Failure to Maintain Financial
Responsibility (No Insurance), you must provide proof of insurance for the date
and time of the citation. If the effective date is the same as the citation
date, verification will be required from the insurance company as to the time
the policy was purchased.
To have a ticket dismissed for Failure to Maintain Financial
Responsibility (No Insurance) for a vehicle that is owned by someone other than
the defendant, the following is required: Proof of insurance on vehicle
ticketed.
Notarized statement from the owner of the vehicle stating
the defendant had his permission to be driving that vehicle on that particular
date and time.
Complaints:
Any persons with complaints regarding treatment (not appeal
of a case) by court staff shall reduce their complaint to writing and shall
direct said complaint to Presiding Judge, William T. Eastes.
Trials:
If you enter a plea of not guilty and request a trial, the
court will inform you of the trial date set. It is your responsibility to
remember this date and see your case through to final disposition.
Appeal and Motion for New Trial:
All appeals and motions for new trial shall be in conformity
with the requirements set forth by the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure as it
is interpreted by the appellate courts. The Cedar Park Municipal Court is not a
court of record; therefore, all appeals are conducted in the Williamson county
Courts at Law. These trials are trials "de novo" which means that the
entire case is re-tried as if the trial in Municipal Court never occurred. In
order to preserve the right to appeal, a proper and timely appeal bond must be
filed with the Municipal Court, that is in conformity with the requirements set
forth in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Proper Attire and Conduct in Court:
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