Criminal Citations (Gold)

If you receive a gold copy of a criminal citation from a Bonney Lake police officer or in the mail, your appearance in court is mandatory. You have been charged with a crime. Failure to appear will result in a warrant being issued for your arrest. A $100^.00 warrant fee may be applied.

Look for an appearance (arraignment) date in the lower left-hand portion of the citation. If no date is written on the citation, the court will summon you in 2-3 weeks. The summons will be mailed to the address on the face of the citation. It is your responsibility to contact the court if the address is incorrect or the summons is not received within 2-3 weeks.

Traffic Infractions (Non-Criminal) (Green)

If you receive a green copy of a ticket, you have been charged with a traffic infraction. Please read the back of the ticket for instructions. You must respond within 15 days of the date of the citation by either requesting a hearing, setting up a time payment agreement, or paying the fine in full. After 15 days, a $52^.00 penalty for failure to respond will be added. Unpaid balances will be sent to a collection agency and may result in the suspension of your driver's license.

Parking Tickets and Photo Infraction Tickets

You must respond to a parking ticket or a photo infraction ticket within 15 days of the date of issue or from the date you received the infraction in the mail by either requesting a hearing or by paying the fine in full. After the 15 days, the unpaid balance will be sent to a collection agency and a $25^.00 penalty will be imposed for no response or failure to appear at a requested hearing. You will be unable to renew your vehicle license tabs until all fines are paid in full.

Payment

Payment may be made with cash, check, money order, or debit card (a $1^.00 fee is assessed for debit card payments) at the Court counter at City Hall or made online using your checking/savings account or credit card number. To make a payment online, visit one of our Court Payment Pages. 

If a payment is being made on a photo infraction, be sure to note the ticket number. For example:
If the ticket number is S0601234, enter as S01234;
If the ticket number I00043978, enter as I43978; 
If the ticket number C00012345  BYP, enter as C12345.

Interpreter Services

A foreign language or sign language interpreter will be provided for defendants who have a hearing scheduled with the court. Please contact the court to verify that we are aware that you need an interpreter and the date of your hearing.