Paying Court Fees
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There are many reasons for a person to send money to the court, but the two most common are 1) BEFORE you have appeared in court and 2) AFTER you have appeared in court. If you have not appeared in court yet, then you are most likely sending money to the court to post bond for a traffic ticket that you do not want to contest. If you have appeared in court already, you are most likely sending money as a payment on a fine that the court has imposed in a written order of which you should have a copy. Please note that you cannot post bond for criminal (Title 45) charges online.
Please note that just because you have sent the court money, that is not necessarily the end of the matter. The online methods of paying are for your convenience, and there may be small fees for using them. They may also provide dispute procedures. If you dispute an online transaction with the court, the court may issue you an order to show cause to appear in person and explain yourself. If you do not appear in person and explain yourself, you should be prepared to have an arrest warrant issued for you and to have your driver’s license suspended.
Payment, via whatever method, must be in US dollars. If the amount you pay to the court converts to a US dollar amount that is less than the amont the court expects, you may receive a notication from the court that additional amounts might be required.
You must use PayPal to post bond for speeding tickets, careless driving tickets, expired registration tickets, and tickets for failing to yeild to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. If you are paying with a credit or debit card and do not have a PayPal account, you still need to use the "Debit Or Credit Card" link from the PayPal options as the court uses PayPal for processing credit and debit card transactions. PayPal may charge a fee.
You can generally use CitePayUSA for money due the Bridger City Court, although it will not work for bonds on speeding tickets, careless driving tickets, expired registration tickets, or crosswalk violation tickets. CitePay charges a fee. The court must enter the citation first in order for it to show up on CitePay. This will usually happen the first Tuesday after you receive your ticket. So please wait until then to try to pay it. Our citation numbers are entered wihtout the O13A prefix, so when you enter your citation number, do not enter the O13A or CitePay will not find your case.
Payments may be mailed to the Bridger City Court, PO Box 128, Bridger, MT 59014.
You may pay with cash, check, or money ordere in person during office hours on days which the court is open.
If you have been sentenced to a fine, and you have entered into a Time Pay Agreement to pay it off, you can pay with CitePayUSA for traffic violations (Title 61) and for most criminal violations (Title 45). There are some criminal violations that cannot be paid on-line.
If you owe money to the court and are having trouble paying it, please contact the court to discuss arrangments before the court suspends your driver's license or issues a bench warrant for you. You will probably be asked to swear to your financial situation. You can download a PDF file of the Affidavit of Financial Situation to fill out and bring with you. You may also sign it before a notary.
The court uses Collection Bureau Services to collect on unpaid fines and judgments.