Expired Violations and other Dismissals

Motor Vehicle Inspection
If you have been charged with Expired Motor Vehicle Inspection, you may be eligible to have the citation dismissed, only if you renew the inspection before your first court date.

Expired Driver's License or Motor Vehicle Registration
You may be eligible to have a citation for these violations dismissed.

To have a citation for expired driver's license or expired registration dismissed, you must:

• Appear in court by the appearance date on your citation
• Get the violation corrected before your first court date and provide proof to that effect to the court
• The proof of correction for Expired Motor Vehicle Inspection must show the vehicle PASSED the inspection
• Proof of correction for Expired Registration must show that a penalty was paid to the Department of Motor Vehicles at the time the registration was renewed. If the penalty is not paid, the Court cannot dismiss the citation.
• Pay a $10 dismissal fee for offenses occurring on or before January 01, 2008, or $20.00 for offenses occurring on or after January 01, 2008

You may be eligible to have one of the following offenses dismissed if it was received on or after January 01, 2008:

To have a citation for FAILURE TO REPORT CHANGE OF ADDRESS dismissed, you must:

• Appear in court by the appearance date on your citation
• Get the violation corrected before your first court date and provide proof to that effect to the court
• The proof of correction must be acceptable by the court.  A personal court appearance before the Judge may be required.
• Pay a $20.00 dismissal fee

The following charges may be dismissed with a $10.00 Dismissal Fee

• Display Altered, Unclean, or Obscured License Plates
• Fail to Display Driver's License
• Violate Drivers License Restriction or Endorsement
• Operate Vehicle with Defective Equipment
• Operate Motor Vehicle without license plates or with one plate

To have a citation from the above list dismissed, you must:

• Appear in court by the appearance date on your citation
• Get the violation corrected before your first court date and provide proof to that effect to the court
• The proof of correction must be acceptable by the court.  (Usually a photo, copy, letters from DPS or your license)  A personal court appearance before the Judge may be required.
• Pay a $10.00 dismissal fee