Municipal Court
The Fort Worth Municipal Court hears cases of city ordinance and code violations, parking and traffic violations and school attendance violations.
Warrant Information Now Available Online
Fort Worth Municipal Court now offers online access to a database of outstanding warrants. The Warrant Online Database is updated every morning between the hours of 4:30 and 5:30 a.m. Central Time.
Pay Parking and Adjudicated Cases Via Western Union Quick Collect
You may pay for parking and adjudicated fines and costs in full online, over the telephone and in person via Western Union Quick Collect. View the payment information section below for details.
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Locations and Hours
- Municipal Court
1000 Throckmorton St.
Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. - Satellite Customer Service Center
(for payments or to request a court date or driving safety course)
Carnival Food Store
102 NW 28th St.
Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday: Noon to 5 p.m. - Fort Worth Independent School District Attendance Court
5701 Meadowbrook Drive, Building 3
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Note: Only payments for Parent Contributing and Failure to Attend cases are accepted at this location.
Payments
If you plead "No Contest" or "Guilty," you have several options for paying your fine.
Fines may be paid using cash; VISA, MasterCard or American Express (except at the School Attendance Court); personal checks (no temporary checks); money order or cashier's check. Make your checks and money orders payable to City of Fort Worth. A $25 service fee will be assessed on returned checks.
Should you have a change of address, you must notify the court in writing.
You may pay in person, by mail, online or by telephone.
- In person at any Municipal Court location; or
- Use the payment dropbox at the Hazel Harvey Peace Center for Neighborhoods, 818 Missouri St., available 24 hours a day. Only checks and money orders will be accepted through the dropbox, and deposits received after 10 a.m. will be picked up the next business day.
- Mail your payment to:
Fort Worth Municipal Court
1000 Throckmorton St.
Fort Worth, TX 76102-6382
Payments all can be made through Western Union Quick Collect, which offers several options:
- Online through WesternUnion.com
- Telephone – 1-800-CALL-CASH (1-800-225-5227)
- In person – Call the number above to find a location.
If you use Western Union services, you will need to provide Western Union with the following information:
- Pay to: City of Ft Worth Muni Court
- Code City: CFWCOURT
- State: TX
- Account Number: CASE NUMBER – This number can be found on the letter you receive from the court or by calling calling 817-392-6700. Parking citations and warrants can be looked up using the Municipal Court's online databases.
Extended or Late Payments
You must appear in person to apply for a payment extension; applications received by mail will not be accepted. Complete the extension application and bring it and all supporting documentation with you to the Fort Worth Municipal Court located in downtown Fort Worth. All documentation must be verified by the Collections & Enforcement Unit before you are scheduled to see a judge. Only a Municipal Court Judge can set the terms of an ordered payment extension. A $25 fee will be added if any part of the fine is paid after on or after the 31st day a judgment has been entered.
Late payments sent by mail will be accepted and posted, and you will be notified at the address on the ticket if there are additional fines.
Divisions
- City Marshal's Office
- Judicial Division
- Court Clerk
Contact
- 817-392-6700 (main)
- 817-392-6723 (fax)
- 817-492-7980 (School Attendance Court)