CONVENIENCE COURT WILL BE HELD IN COURTROOM 6C

Traffic Payments can be made in the New Traffic Payment Center on the First Floor

CONVENIENCE COURT

 

WHAT IS CONVENIENCE TRAFFIC COURT?

 

Convenience Court is intended to assist by allowing those drivers to appear

in court at a more convenient time than their assigned first appearance.

drivers who received a petty traffic violation and wish to request court supervision.

Drivers who received a compliance violation (no insurance card, no insurance, 

expired registration/sticker, no valid driver's  license, etc.) 

 

IMPORTANT -  PLEASE NOTE:
 

CONVENIENCE TRAFFIC COURT 

CANNOT BE USED BY DRIVERS WHO

HAVE RECEIVED A TRAFFIC VIOLATION

 DUE TO A VEHICLE ACCIDENT

WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, WITH AN

 INDIVIDUAL OR WITH PROPERTY.

 

 

WHEN IS CONVENIENCE TRAFFIC COURT HELD?
 

Convenience Traffic Court is held every Friday at noon in the Sangamon County Building, 

Courtroom 6C. (When necessary for accessibility purposes, Convenience Traffic Court

 may be held in Courtroom 5A.  If this change occurs, a notice will be posted on the doors

 of Courtroom 6C providing redirection to Courtroom 5A.

 

DO I HAVE TO BE SCHEDULED
OR CAN I JUST WALK IN?

 

Depending on your case type, you may need to be scheduled for Convenience

Traffic Court in order to be seen. See the disclaimer points below for more

information or to determine your eligibility.

To be scheduled for Convenience Court, simply call the Circuit Clerk's

Office at (217)  753-6674 or live chat with one of our agents.

 

 

DISCLAIMER/ IMPORTANT POINTS

 

Convenience Traffic Court is held every Friday from noon to 1:00 pm.

It is held in Courtroom 6C unless otherwise posted for Courtroom 5A for 
        
purposes of accessibility. You cannot sign up or appear for Convenience

Traffic Court if your citation has not been filed with the Circuit Clerk's

Office by the ticketing officer/agency. To find out if your citation has been

in advance. If you are  seventeen (17) years of age or younger, you must

appear with a parent/guardian.

 

Not all cases are eligible to be heard
during Convenience Traffic Court.

Misdemeanor traffic, DUI violations and

criminal misdemeanors are all excluded

from the Convenience Court option, 

and your case will not be heard other 

than on the assigned first appearance date.

 

The court reserves the right to hear cases at its own discretion.

 

 

 

The Circuit Clerk Lookup System may be
unavailable periodically for maintenance.

All fees collected by the Circuit Clerk are mandated by law.

Main Phone
217 753-6674

Contact Us by Email
circuitclerk@sangamonil.gov