City Court

 If you are charged with a Civil Traffic offense and you fail to appear, or pay your fine, you will be found responsible by default. The Court will add additional fees subject to state statutes and town ordinances. Your failure to appear will be recorded with the Department of Motor Vehicles who will promptly suspend your driving privileges. Your driving privileges will remain suspended until such time as you pay the fine in full or make other arrangements with the Court. Continued 'Driving on a Suspended License' is a class one misdemeanor.

The court by law (ARS 12-116) must add an additional charge of $20.00 to any fine not paid in full on the day it is imposed.

Yes.  The Court accepts VISA and MASTERCARD as payment of your court fines. The Court also accepts cashier’s checks, money orders, personal checks, and cash.  Please do not pay cash through the mail. Checks should be made out to South Tucson City Court. 

If your car has been impounded, you must contact the police agency (For example: South Tucson Police Department, Tucson Police Department) that impounded it. The Court has no jurisdiction over your car being impounded. For more information, you may read the back of the impoundment paperwork that was given to you by the Officer.

 If there has been a warrant issued for your arrest, you may come in to the court 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday, and pay the bond amount. The warrant will be quashed and a future court date will be set. If you can't pay the bond amount, you may attend court any Tuesday or Wednesday at 9:30 am, however the warrant will remain in effect until an appearance before the judge.

If you are a minor and have received a citation, you must be accompanied by your legal guardian when you appear on your Court date.

You may contact the Motor Vehicle Department and get a print out of the holds on your driver’s license. This printout will tell you which Court you will need to contact to take care of the suspension.

You must appear in person on your scheduled court date.

No.  If you have outstanding citations with other Courts, you must contact that particular Court to take care of your citations.  You are only able to pay fines/fees for citations that were filed with South Tucson City Court.