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Types of Tickets
La Grange Park Police Department officers issue several different kinds of citations based upon the kinds of infractions they encounter. Each citation serves a different purpose and is resolved in a different way.
C Citations
C Citations are compliance tickets issued at the local level and are distinguished by numbers in the top left corner of the citation that begin with “CS”:
- C citations are issued at the discretion of the officer and are oftentimes written to keep drivers from incurring state charges on their driving records.
- C citations are not warnings, they are actual tickets that must be paid or adjudicated in court.
- These tickets are commonly written for equipment violations, including but not limited to seatbelt infractions, no front license plate, driving while using a cell phone, registration violations, etc. C citations do not go against the driver’s record.
- Not all infractions can be written on a C citation. Only those that have been approved by the La Grange Park Village Board and incorporated into Local Ordinance are eligible.
- Fines for C citations are $50 and escalate to $100 if not paid within the initial 10 day grace period.
- Fines may be paid by cash, check, or credit card in person at the Police Department’s front desk, by mailing a check in the envelope provided with the ticket, or by credit or debit card. To to pay online, go to Municipal Systems, Inc.
- Individuals who wish to contest a C citation and request a court date are required to email the La Grange Park Police Records Department at municipalviolations@lagrangepark.org.
Please note: C Citation fines that are not paid in a timely fashion are subject to collection activity, up to and including submission to the Illinois Comptroller’s Office Local Debt Recovery program.
L Citations
L Citations are local ordinance tickets and are distinguished by numbers in the top right corner of the citation that begin with the letter “L” (Example: L1-278-942):
- L citations are issued for violations of Village ordinances.
- Fines may be assessed locally, but court dates are usually assigned.
- Those L citations that are referred to court will have fines assessed by a Judge at the 4th District Court of Cook County in Maywood.
P Citations
P Citations are parking tickets issued at the local level and are distinguished by numbers in the top left corner of the citation that begin with “PS”:
- P citations are issued for all parking and animal-related violations that occur within the Village.
- Most fines for P citations are, generally, $40 and escalate to $80 if not paid within the initial 10 day grace period. Other fines are $50 and escalate to $100.
- P citations do not count against driving records.
- Fines may be paid by cash, check, or credit card in person at the Police Department’s front desk, by mailing a check in the envelope provided with the ticket, or by credit or debit card. To pay online, go to Municipal Systems, Inc.
- Individuals who wish to contest a P citation and request a court date are required to email the La Grange Park Police Records Department at municipalviolations@lagrangepark.org.
Please note: P Citation fines that are not paid in a timely fashion are subject to collection activity, up to and including submission to the Illinois Comptroller’s Office Local Debt Recovery program.
State Citations
These citations are issued for state charges and are distinguished by numbers in the top right corner of the citation:
- State citations are handled in the 4th District Court of Cook County in Maywood.
- If you are assigned a mandatory court date, the room number, date, and time will be listed on the bottom right corner of the citation.
- If you are not required to appear in court, refer to the diversionary envelope you received with your citation to determine if you want to pay the fine, attend traffic school, or go to court.
- State citations can add points against your driving record.
- Fines for State citations are dependent upon the infraction written, but most minor traffic offenses are $120.
- If you choose to attend traffic school to keep a citation off your record, additional fees will be assessed (approximately $27 as of May, 2018).
- If you choose to attend court and are found guilty, the judge will issue the original fine as well as court fees (approximately $225 as of May, 2018).
Please note: The fees cited above are approximate amounts and are subject to change by the court. All State citation fees must be paid through the 4th District Court in Maywood.
View a detailed listing of the specific ordinances enforced in the Village of La Grange Park.