Personal Appearance Required
If your ticket is checked “Personal Appearance Required” (bottom right hand of ticket), your ticket is not waiverable and you must appear in court.
Not Guilty Plea
To enter a plea of Not Guilty and have your case scheduled for a pretrial, you must either:
- Appear in court on the date and time specified on the citation and enter a verbal not guilty plea; or
- File a not guilty plea in writing by the date and time on the citation. This is normally done by an attorney, but you may do it yourself and must have the case number, your complete name and address and a phone number where you may be reached. If you file a Not Guilty Plea form, you do not need to appear on the date and time specified on the citation. The Court will notify you by mail of your next court date. Download a Not Guilty Plea form.
Failure to Appear
Failure to appear in court as required will result in the issuance of a warrant for your arrest and the court will notify the Bureau of Motor Vehicles of your failure to appear. The BMV will withhold the issuance or renewal of your driver’s license and registration, and/or suspend your driving privileges until the case is concluded.
Proof of Financial Responsibility
Waiverable Offense – If you are mailing in a waiverable offense, be sure to include a copy of your insurance card that shows the vehicle you were operating was covered on the date of the offense.
Court Appearance Required – At your court appearance, bring proof of insurance that shows the vehicle you were operating was covered on the date of the offense.
If you fail to show proof of insurance at the time of the citation or to the Court, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles will issue a letter to the address shown on your ticket, giving you one last opportunity to show proof of insurance. You will have fourteen (14) days to mail such proof to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
If you fail to show proof of insurance, the BMV will impose a license suspension.
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Pay Online
The Lyndhurst Municipal Court accepts payments for most traffic tickets online, in-person, or by mail. The following can be paid online:
Some traffic offenses may be concluded by paying a waiver amount and not appearing in court. A list of waiverable offenses, along with the fine amount and costs, can be found here. Your online payment is due before the court date written on the bottom of your citation. To pay your ticket online, click here. If a person does not waive the violation according to the instructions, they must appear in court as scheduled or a warrant may be issued for their arrest.
If a warrant has been issued for your waiverable offense, you can pay your warrant online. The warrant must be paid in full for the warrant to be recalled. This amount will include additional costs for issuing and processing the warrant. Please allow up to two (2) business days for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to update its database. To pay your total due warrant online, click here.
If the Court has previously approved a payment plan, you can make your scheduled payment online. To pay your pay plan installment, click here.
A license forfeiture suspension is imposed when an individual is convicted of a traffic offense and fails to pay the fine and costs imposed. The fine and costs must be paid in full for the suspension to be lifted. Please allow up to two (2) business days for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to update its database. To pay your fines and costs online, click here.
The Court can place a block on registration for unpaid fines or fees. The fine and costs must be paid in full for the registration block to be lifted. Please allow up to two (2) business days for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to update its database. To pay your fines and costs online, click here.
A violator compact suspension is imposed when an out-of-state defendant fails to respond to a traffic citation issued in the Court’s jurisdiction. The defendant’s home state will suspend the defendant’s license until the defendant takes care of the matter. The ticket must be paid in full for the suspension to be lifted. Please allow up to five (5) business days for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to update its database. To pay your ticket online, click here.