General Information
Arraignment Resets
If you are unable to appear on the date and time listed on the citation, you are eligible for a one-time continuance of your court date. To request a reset, simply call the court during the court hours listed on your citation to make this request. We grant continuances for one week only.
Failure to Appear & Violation of Promise to Appear
If you fail to answer by the date listed on your citation, you will be charged with the offense of Violation of Promise to Appear or Failure to Appear. These are separate offenses in the State of Texas and additional fines and costs apply. Whether you are charged with a Violation of Promise to Appear or a Failure to Appear will depend upon the statute in which the underlying offense falls.
Juveniles, Minors & Alcohol Violations
Juveniles under 17 years of age must appear in person with a parent or legal guardian on the court date assigned on the citation or summons. If you are under the age of 21 and were cited for an alcohol violation, you must appear in court on the date and time assigned on the citation or summons. If you are 17 years of age or under and were cited for an alcohol violation, you must appear in court with a parent or legal guardian on the court date and time assigned on the citation or summons.
Citations – Payment Information
If you wish to plead "guilty" or "no contest," and pay the fine and costs/fees, please visit our Online Payment Page.
Citations – Proof Dismissals
Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility (No Insurance)
If you receive a citation for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility (no insurance), and were insured on the date and time the citation was issued, you may present proof of financial responsibility to have the citation dismissed.
Insurance proof must contain the following information when submitted:
- Driver's license or a copy if mailed
- Name of the insurer
- Insurance policy number
- Policy period
- Name and address of each insured
- Policy limits or a statement that the coverage of the policy complies with the minimum amounts of motor vehicle liability insurance required by Sec. 601.072 of the Transportation Code
- Make and model of each covered vehicle
Insurance proof may be presented in person at the Court Clerk's window or by mail.
Compliance Dismissals
The following list of violations in the attached PDF may be processed for dismissal at the court clerk's window and the required fee collected by virtue of the state statutes and local standing orders: Judicial Order No. 2025-02.
Accident Reports Online
Any accident reports filed since January 1, 2007, are available for purchase online as the department's preferred method of report distribution. Reports are usually available within five days of the accident. The cost is $6. In order to obtain a report, it is necessary to know the report number, the last name of one of the drivers, and the report date. For reports before 2007, contact the Farmers Branch Police Department Records Division at 972-919-9311 or 972-919-9314.