Orlando Traffic Ticket Records

Traffic ticket records for Orlando are maintained by the Orange County Clerk of Courts. Orlando is the county seat and largest city in Orange County, with roughly 320,000 residents. The clerk's office at 425 N. Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando is where all traffic citations end up after they are issued. Whether you got a ticket from the Orlando Police Department, the Orange County Sheriff's Office, or state troopers, the same clerk processes your case. You can pay fines, set up hearings, or check the status of your ticket through the clerk's office or online.

Orange County Handles Orlando Traffic Cases

All Orlando traffic ticket records are filed with the Orange County Clerk of Courts. The clerk's office is the single point of contact for anything related to your traffic citation. The main office is at 425 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801. Call 407-836-2000 for general inquiries. The comptroller's office can be reached at 407-836-6000.

For moving violation traffic tickets (also called uniform traffic citations) in Orange County, you deal with the Clerk of Courts Traffic Division. Parking tickets in Orange County are handled separately through the comptroller's office at occompt.com. Do not confuse the two. Moving violation tickets and parking tickets follow different rules and go through different parts of the same office.

Paying Orlando Traffic Tickets

You must pay your Orlando traffic ticket within 30 days of the date it was issued. Florida Statute 318.14 sets this deadline for all noncriminal traffic infractions statewide. Missing the 30-day window means extra fees and the real possibility of a license suspension.

Online payment is available through the Orange County Clerk's website and through the statewide PayFLClerk.com portal. Pick Orange County from the list and it will send you to the local payment system. A convenience fee applies to card payments. You can also pay in person at the clerk's office at 425 N. Orange Avenue. Mail payments should include your citation number and be sent to the clerk's office address.

If you cannot find your ticket in the system, wait a few days. New citations can take 5 to 10 business days to process and appear in the clerk's database. Do not wait past the 30-day deadline though. Call the clerk at 407-836-2000 if you are running close on time and cannot find your ticket online.

Orlando Traffic Ticket Options

Florida law gives every driver three options when they receive a traffic citation. These apply to all Orlando tickets.

Option one is paying the fine. Simple and fast. You pay what the ticket says you owe, and the case closes. Points go on your record for moving violations. Under Florida Statute 318.18, fines start at $60 for standard moving violations. Speeding in a school zone doubles the fine. Construction zone speeding is also doubled when workers are present. Court costs get added on top of the base fine: $35 for moving violations, $18 for non-moving, and $4 for pedestrian infractions.

Option two is electing traffic school. You call or visit the Orange County Clerk within 30 days and say you want to take a Basic Driver Improvement course. The fine drops by 18%. You then have 90 days to finish the course and file the certificate with the clerk. Points stay off your record. This choice has limits though. You can only use it five times in your life and not more than once in 12 months. CDL holders are excluded. So are drivers caught going 30 mph or more over the posted limit.

Option three is fighting the ticket. Request a court hearing through the clerk's office. A judge will decide if the ticket stands or gets dismissed. If you lose, the fine could be as high as $500.

Note: Allow 5 to 10 business days from when the officer wrote the ticket before it shows up in the Orange County Clerk's system.

Orlando Police Department Traffic Enforcement

The Orlando Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency within city limits. Their main office is at 100 S. Hughey Avenue, Orlando, FL 32805. For non-emergency calls, dial 321-235-5300. The OPD traffic division focuses on enforcement in areas with high crash rates, near schools, and along busy corridors like International Drive and Orange Avenue.

Orlando sees millions of visitors each year, and the heavy traffic means a lot of citations get written. Tourists and out-of-state drivers who get tickets in Orlando must still deal with them through the Orange County Clerk. Ignoring a Florida traffic ticket from out of state does not make it go away. The state will notify the DHSMV, which can affect your ability to renew a Florida license or cause problems through interstate compact agreements.

Orlando Traffic Records and License Issues

If you do not pay an Orlando traffic ticket, the Orange County Clerk notifies the Florida DHSMV. The DHSMV issues a license suspension order. That suspension goes into effect 20 days after the order is mailed. It stays on your DHSMV record for seven full years. To get your license back, you have to pay everything you owe plus a $60 reinstatement fee.

You can check your license status any time at the MyDMV Portal. That site also lets you order your driving record, which shows all violations and points from tickets across the state, not just Orange County. The FLHSMV driving record page has details on how to get a copy. A 3-year record is $14.25 and a 7-year record is $16.25.

The Florida Clerks and Comptrollers website has a directory of all 67 county clerks with links to their traffic ticket pages. It is a useful backup if you are having trouble finding the right Orange County page.

Below is the Orlando city homepage. Orlando residents can find links to local government services here, though traffic ticket payments go through the Orange County Clerk of Courts.

The city website provides general information, but for traffic citation payments and records, you need the Orange County Clerk's site.

Orange County Traffic Ticket Information

For complete details on traffic ticket procedures, court locations, and payment options across Orange County, visit the Orange County traffic ticket records page. That page covers all areas of the county, not just Orlando.

Nearby Cities

Other cities near Orlando also process traffic tickets through their county clerks. Kissimmee handles tickets through the Osceola County Clerk. Sanford goes through the Seminole County Clerk. Deltona uses the Volusia County Clerk. Each follows the same Florida traffic ticket laws but files through a different county office.