How to Pay a Traffic Ticket in South Carolina
Like all U.S. states, South Carolina punishes violations of its strict traffic laws by levying traffic tickets. The state's 46 individual counties handle payment of traffic tickets, and if you get a ticket in South Carolina, you'll have to submit payment to the individual courts within each county. All ticket payment information, including the amount of your fee and the court that oversees your specific payment, is listed on the ticket itself.
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Instructions
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Pay your traffic ticket online using a credit or debit card through the state government's website (see Resources). Click on your county's name. Enter your last name and case number--the number is found on the front of your ticket--and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the payment procedure.
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Pay your South Carolinian traffic ticket by mail. Check the box next to "Guilty" on the ticket, sign the bottom and place the ticket in an envelope. Include a money order or personal check for the monetary amount listed on the traffic ticket and send it to the county court address posted on the ticket.
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Pay the ticket in-person at the South Carolina county court listed on the back of the traffic ticket. Take the ticket and a method of payment (which varies by the court venue, but is usually a check, money order or cash) during the court's office hours.
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Tips & Warnings
Most counties support online payments; as of February 2010, only 14 counties don't.
If you're paying by mail, make a copy of the traffic ticket for your personal records.
Losing your ticket is no excuse for not paying it. If you've lost your ticket, you must contact the county court that oversees traffic violation fees in the area in which you were ticketed. If you don't know which court this is, call South Carolina's Department of Motor Vehicles at (803) 896-5000, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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