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 April Porter.

A full time Court Clerk processes all summons, court dockets and receives the payment of all fines. Municipal court is held generally the third or fourth Wednesday of the month with the exception of May.  Click here for 2012 court dates.  The court is no longer held in the St. Louis County West Government Center.  

The following is a schedule of fines that in most cases may be paid by mail. The mailing and physical address is City of Clarkson Valley, Municipal Court, 15933 Clayton Rd., Suite 105, Ballwin, MO 63011. Make checks payable to: City of Clarkson Valley. Online payment is available, however there is a service fee of approximately 5-1/2%.  Go to https://www.ipaycourt.com.  You will be required to input your ticket number.  If you do not have that available, call 636-227-8607 and ask for the court clerk.

If paying in person, the address is 15933 Clayton Road.  Directions from Manchester Road, go north on Clarkson Road past Clayton Road. Quickly get into middle turn lane and take the first driveway on the left which leads to the Clarkson Executive Center (formerly known as the Fru-Con Center) on the right.  Clarkson Valley City Hall is on the first floor in Suite 105.  City Hall office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

If coming from Highway 40, take Clarkson south past Baxter and Kehrs Mill Roads.  Right before Clayton Road, take a right into the Clarkson Executive Center (formerly known as the Fru-Con Building)/Mercy Doctors Building driveway. 

(Effective date of Schedule of Fines and Costs - April 22, 2009)

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				$25.50  +  22.50  =  $48.00
  2.	Parked in handicapped zone			125.50  +  22.50  =   148.00
  3.	Parked in a fire zone				100.50  +  22.50  =   123.00
  4.	Expired plates/No plates			  50.50  +  22.50  =    73.00
  5.	Improper vehicle registration			  50.50  +  22.50  =    73.00
  6.	Inspection sticker violation			  50.50  +  22.50  =    73.00
  7.	Loud and excessive noise			  50.50  +  22.50  =    73.00
 8.	Improper or defective muffler		  50.50  +  22.50  =    73.00
  9.	No headlight/No tail light			  50.50  +  22.50  =    73.00
10.	Child restraint law				  50.50  +  22.50  =    73.00
11. 	No seat belt					  10
12.	Headlights not turned on			  50.50  +  22.50  =    73.00
13.	No proof of insurance (verified)		  10.50  +  22.50  =    73.00
14.	Tinted windows					  50.50  +  22.50  =    73.00
15.	Dog running at large  (1st offense)		  50.50  +  22.50  =    73.00
	                                   (2nd offense)		  75.50  +  22.50  =    98.00
16.	No motorcycle helmet worn                                  25

		
MOVING VIOLATIONS

17.	Expired operators license			  50.50  +  22.50  =    73.00
18.	Not motorcycle qualified			  75.50  +  22.50  =    98.00
19.	No auto insurance				150.50  +  22.50  =   173.00
20.	Improper start from a stopped position	  50.50  +  22.50  =    73.00
21. 	Cutting across private property		  75.50  +  22.50  =    98.00
22.	Failure to obey stop sign			  50.50  +  22.50  =    73.00
23.	Failure to signal a lane change		  	  50.50  +  22.50  =    73.00
24.	Failure to yield right of way			  50.50  +  22.50  =    73.00
25.	Improper turn					  50.50  +  22.50  =    73.00
26.	Improper passing				  75.50  +  22.50  =    98.00
27.	Following too closely				  50.50  +  22.50  =    73.00
28.	Failure to cover and secure a load		100.50  +  22.50  =   123.00
29.	Wrong lane usage				  75.50  +  22.50  =    98.00
30.	Failure to dim headlights			  40.50  +  22.50  =    63.00
31.	Failure to appear (warrant)			  50.50  +  22.50  =    73.00 

32.	Speeding violation (maximum 20 miles per hour over limit)		 

                 1  -  5   MPH        $3 per mile + .50, plus $22.50
                 6  - 10  MPH        $4 per mile + .50, plus $22.50
               11  -  15  MPH        $5 per mile + .50, plus $22.50
               16  -  20  MPH       $6 per mile + .50, plus $22.50