City of Clarkson Valley
Missouri

Traffic Court Information

The Clarkson Valley Municipal Court is responsible for processing all municipal traffic violations and municipal ordinance violations. The court is presided over by the Honorable Renč Lusser and the Prosecuting Attorney is G. Richard Fox.

A full time Court Clerk processes all summons, court dockets and receives the payment of all fines. Municipal court is held on the fourth Wednesday of the month (with the 2008 exception of March,  November and December). It is held in the St. Louis County West Government Center located at 82 Clarkson Wilson Centre. Directions: East Side of Clarkson Road at Wilson Road in a strip mall.

The following is a schedule of fines that in most cases may be paid by mail. The mailing address is City of Clarkson Valley, Municipal Court, P.O. Box 987, Chesterfield, MO 63006. Make checks payable to: City of Clarkson Valley. If paying in person, the address is 15933 Clayton Road. Directions from Manchester Road, go north on Clarkson Road to west on Clayton Road. The first driveway on the right leads to the Fru-Con Center. Clarkson Valley City Hall is on the first floor. Please stop at reception area. City Hall office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

TRAFFIC VIOLATION BUREAU
SCHEDULE OF FINES AND COSTS

(Effective date of Schedule of Fines and Costs - August 1, 2004)

It is hereby ordered that the following schedule of fines for violations of the traffic ordinances of the City of Clarkson Valley be prominently posted where the fines are to be paid. This schedule applies to cases disposed of ONLY through the Traffic Violations Bureau.

In all of the cases listed below (with the exception of seat belt and no motorcycle helmet violations), the court costs shall be $12.00, plus $7.50 for Compensation to Victims of Crime (CVC) and shall be collected in addition to the fines set out below. For all violations there is an additional $3.00 charged for Police Training Fund (PTF). 

The stated fines reflect the amount of the fine if paid before the Court date at the Traffic Violation Bureau. In Court, the Judge can assess a fine from $1.00 to $1000.00 and/or one (1) to ninety (90) days in jail per violation. 



NON-MOVING VIOLATIONS

  1.	Improper parking				$15  +  20.50  =  $40.50
  2.	Parked in handicapped zone			100  +  20.50  =   120.50
  3.	Parked in a fire zone				  75  +  20.50  =    95.50
  4.	Expired plates/No plates			  40  +  20.50  =    60.50
  5.	Improper vehicle registration			  40  +  20.50  =    60.50
  6.	Inspection sticker violation			  40  +  20.50  =    60.50
  7.	Loud and excessive noise			  40  +  20.50  =    60.50
 8.	Improper or defective muffler		  40  +  20.50  =    60.50
  9.	No headlight/No tail light			  40  +  20.50  =    60.50
10.	Child restraint law				  50  +  20.50  =    70.50
11. 	No seat belt					  10
12.	Headlights not turned on			  40  +  20.50  =    60.50
13.	No proof of insurance (verified)		  50  +  20.50  =    70.50
14.	Tinted windows				  40  +  20.50  =    60.50
15.	Dog running at large				  50  +  20.50  =    70.50
16.	No motorcycle helmet worn			  25

MOVING VIOLATIONS

17.	Expired operators license			  40  +  22.50  =    62.50
18.	Not motorcycle qualified			  50  +  22.50  =    72.50
19.	No auto insurance				100  +  22.50  =   122.50
20.	Improper start from a stopped position	  40  +  22.50  =    62.50
21. 	Cutting across private property		  75  +  22.50  =    97.50
22.	Failure to obey stop sign			  50  +  22.50  =    72.50
23.	Failure to signal a lane change		  40  +  22.50  =    62.50
24.	Failure to yield right of way			  40  +  22.50  =    62.50
25.	Improper turn					  50  +  22.50  =    72.50
26.	Improper passing				  75  +  22.50  =    97.50
27.	No through traffic				  40  +  22.50  =    62.50
28.	Following too closely				  50  +  22.50  =    72.50
29.	Failure to cover and secure a load		  75  +  22.50  =    97.50
30.	Wrong lane usage				  50  +  22.50  =    72.50
31.	Failure to dim headlights			  40  +  22.50  =    62.50
32.	Speeding violation (maximum 25 miles per hour over limit)
		  1  -  10  MPH			       $3 per mile plus $22.50
		 11  -  15  MPH			       $4 per mile plus $22.50
		 16  -  20  MPH			       $5 per mile plus $22.50				

	Renč E. Lusser
	Municipal Judge
	City of Clarkson Valley

2008 Court Dates (Court held at St. Louis County - West Division)
January 23, 2008
February 27, 2008
March 19, 2008
April 23, 2008
May 28, 2008
June 25, 2008
July 23, 2008
August 27, 2008
September 24, 2008
October 22, 2008
November 19, 2008
December 17, 2008


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