What are my options for dismissal of certain offenses?

Operating a Motor Vehicle without License Plates or with one License Plate

• Remedy before 1st court appearance as shown on citation
• Registration current at time of offense
• Registration insignia attached to vehicle before first court appearance
  • There will be a $10. dismissal fee

Expired Motor Vehicle Registration

• Remedy within 20 working days after the offense or before 1st court appearance, whichever is later
• Late fee to tax assessor / collector is still due
  • There will be a $20. dismissal fee

Display altered, unclean, or obscured License Plate/Registration insignia

• Remedy before 1st Court appearance
  • There will be a $20. dismissal fee

Failure to Display Driver’s License

• Defendant presents valid driver’s license
• Prosecutor makes a motion to dismiss
  • There will be a $10. dismissal fee

Expired Driver’s License

• Remedy within 20 working days after the offense or before the 1st Court appearance, whichever is later
  • There will be a $20. dismissal fee

Failure to report change of address or name within 30 days

• Remedy within 20 working days after the date of the offense
  • There will be a $20. dismissal fee

Violate Driver’s License Restriction or Endorsement

• Remedy before 1st court appearance
• Endorsement imposed because of a physical condition that was corrected before the offense or was imposed in error;
• Have Department of Public Safety remove the endorsement before the 1st court appearance
  • There will be a $10. dismissal fee

Operate Vehicle with Defective Required Equipment (or in unsafe condition)

• Remedy before 1st court appearance
• Does not apply to CMV
  • There will be a $10. dismissal fee

Expired Motor Vehicle Inspection "Less" than 60 days

• Remedy within 20 working days after the offense date or before the 1st court appearance, whichever is later
  • There will be a $20. dismissal fee

Expired Inspection More than 60 days

• Contact the court