Tickets and Fines

  

 

• St Helena Parish Civil/Tax Dept
  Behind the Court House in the Court House Square
  Greensburg, LA

Payments may be made in person, mailed or on line. If in person, the office will accept cash,
money orders or cashier's checks.  If by mail, money orders or cashier's are acceptable.
In either case, no personal or business checks, please.  In all cases, a copy of the ticket
will be needed to process the payment.
Payments may also be mailed to the following address:

St. Helena Parish Sheriff’s Office
P.O. Box 1205
Greensburg, LA 70441
ATTN: Tickets

The following is a schedule showing the fines and court costs.  The total amount column
indicates the amount to be paid for each offense:

To pay fines and fees on line, go to:

www.sthelenasotix.com

For information regarding you fees and fines and paying them by phone, call 1-800-701-8560 

Schedule effective November 2011 

TWENTY FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FINES AND COST SCHEDULE
		FINE		COURT COST		TOTAL AMOUNT  DUE
Speeding Offenses
Up to 10 MPH over		31.00		156.50		187.50
11 to 20 MPV over		77.00		156.50		233.50
21 to 30 MPH over		125.00		156.50		281.50
Excess of 95 MPH		246.00		156.50		402.50
Racing
Drag Racing		175.00		216.50		391.50
Reckless Operation		175.00		232.50		407.50
Rail-Road Violation Court  Required		175.00		151.50		326.50
Smoking w/children in vehicle		150.00				150.00
Other Moving Violations
Stop Sign, Red Light, Yield		46.00		151.50		197.50
With accident		75.00		151.50		226.50
Failure to maintain control
1 car involved		75.00		151.50		226.50
2 or more cars involved		160.00		151.50		311.50
Careless Operation
1 car involved		75.00		151.50		226.50
2 cars or more		160.00		151.50		311.50
Driving under suspension		125.00		151.50		276.50
Driving under revocation		125.00		148.50		273.50
Hit & Run (court required)		500.00		227.00		727.00
With injury		1,000.00		227.00		1,227.00
With fatality		25,000.00		227.00		25,227.00
Passing a stopped school bus		150.00		151.50		301.50
With injury (court required)		10,000.00		151.50		10,151.50
Allow unlicensed driver to drive		46.00		151.50		197.50
Moving a trailer without a permit		35.00		151.50		186.50
Parking in Handicap Zone
1st Offense		275.00		No cost		275.00
2nd Offense		500.00		No cost		500.00
Improper turn or passing		46.00		151.50		197.50
With accident		75.00		151.50		226.50
Following too close		46.00		151.50		197.50
With accident		75.00		151.50		226.50
Leaving the scene of an accident		50.00		151.50		201.50
Watching TV		35.00		151.50		186.50
Non-Moving Violations
Improper Parking/Backing		35.00		120.50		155.50
With Accident		75.00		120.50		195.50
Simple Obstruction		75.00		151.50		226.50
Expired inspection/MVI Sticker		35.00		151.50		186.50
Expired license plate		35.00		151.50		186.50
Expired driver’s license		35.00		151.50		186.50
No driver’s license on person		35.00		151.50		186.50
Driver’s license never obtained		50.00		151.50		201.50
Switched License Plate		75.00		151.50		226.50
No motorcycle endorsement		35.00		151.50		186.50
Improper window tint		35.00		151.50		186.50
Hitchhiking		50.00		No Cost		50.00
No eye protection		35.00		151.50		186.50
No proof of insurance		50.00		151.50		201.50
No helmet		50.00		No Cost		50.00
Littering  (32:289)		100.00		151.50		251.50
Logging without a permit		100.00		151.50		251.50
Illegal dumping		100.00		151.50		251.50
Illegal trash pickup		100.00		151.50		251.50
Selling berries on interstate		100.00		151.50		251.50
4-Wheeler/ATV on public highway		31.00		151.50		182.50
With accident		85.00		151.50		236.50
Failure to register vehicle		35.00		151.50		186.50
Person in back of truck		35.00		151.50		186.50
Open container		100.00		No Cost		100.00
Unsecure load		35.00		151.50		186.50
Headlights required		25.00		No Cost		25.00
Taillights required		25.00		No Cost		25.00
Failure to report an accident		50.00		151.50		201.50
No child restraint		50.00		No Cost		50.00
No seat belt		25.00		No Cost		25.00
Improper or defective equipment		35.00		151.50		186.50
Livestock in Roadway						Court required
Excessive Noise		35.00		151.50		186.50