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Lake Forest Park Municipal Court:
Court Costs and Fees and Payment Options

Cash, in exact change, personal check (include the citation number), cashiers check, money order and credit card payments made through Official Payments Corp. are all acceptable forms of payment for fines. The fee schedule is listed on this page.

To pay with cash, personal check, cashiers check, money order, please pay at City Hall. After hours, a secured drop box is located on the side of the building to the left of the 1st floor main entrance. Payments or correspondence may be left in the drop box after hours.

To pay online or by phone: Official Payments Corp. processes credit card payments for court fines. A convenience fee is charged for use of this service. Use your credit card to pay via a secure phone or Internet system to get instant confirmation. To pay via secure website online, Click to go to Official Payments: LFP Municipal Court. Official Payments is the Court's approved online payment service.

To pay by phone, call 1-800-272-9829. Choose option #3 at the menu, enter 5621 as the court jurisdiction code and enter the citation number. You will receive a confirmation number and the court will be advised of the payment in approximately 24 hours by E-mail.


Court Cost and Fee Schedule

Criminal Filing Fee $100.00
Interpreter (Certified) $ 50.00/hour
Interpreter (Non-certified) $ 40.00/hour
Contested Hearing Costs $ 15.00
Deferred Prosecution Fee $150.00
BAC (DUI / Neg.1 / IPC) $125.00
Public Defender Recoupment Sliding scale
Electronic Home Monitoring Sliding scale
Bench Warrant Fee $100.00
NSF $ 40.00/or face value of check whichever is less
Stipulated Order of Continuance $150.00/12 mo., $250.00/24 mo.
Photocopies $ 1.00/first page, $ .25 each additional page
Tape Duplication Fee $ 20.00/tape
Certified Copy Fee $ 5.00
Prisoner Room and Board $ 50.00/day
Booking Fee Up to $300.00
Witness Fee $ 10.00
Expungement - Misdemeanor Records $150.00