Although the program began on April Fools Day - the Wayne county Ticket Amnesty Program is not a “gotcha”…it’s the real deal if you were ticketed between January, 2002 through the end of last year.

If you were tooling along – did an Ooops ~ saw flashing lights in your rear view mirror and are handed a ticket for your error, then drove off thinking OK I’ll be careful, and you move on with your day stuffing the ticket somewhere. Your ticket, and for some of you that’s plural – TICKETS – become part of the Out of site, Out of Mind realm.

For others it may be that a lot of life got in their way and paying for a ticket fell lower and lower on their things to pay list after their main expenses for living were managed as well as they could be. They hope for the best and think – maybe next time.

To the rescue are the 36th District Court and other Metro Detroit Court systems who are offering a 50% ticket reduction amnesty program at this point in time because Michigan’s poor economy. This program covers drivers that were ticketed for civil infractions from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2008.

What is a civil infraction? Civil infractions are speeding violations, which are doubled in construction & school zones; stop & go, disregarding flashing red/yellow, avoiding traffic control device [driving through a business’ driveway to the other side to avoid stopping at a light]; failure to provide proof of insurance; seat belts, littering and driving carelessly are just a few examples. There are scores of other violations that you can check out on the county court web sites. What's not included? Payable misdemeanor and parking tickets.


Not paying your ticket[s] isn’t the only way that you’re affected. The information regarding your traffic violation is reported to the Secretary of State which they post to your driving record and then assesses the points. A driver in the State of Michigan can receive up to 12 points within two years before having his driving privileges suspended by the Secretary of State. It also means that your insurance rates – unlike the economy – will make a meteoric rise which could mean hundreds more dollars added to your bottom line. This program is particularly good news to people who’ve lost their license for non payment of ticket fines.


You shouldn’t feel like you’re just one of a few people facing this situation. In the city of Detroit alone, there are over 450 thousand of you who qualify for the amnesty program.

For your convenience, what follows is a list of some of the courts participating in the amnesty program:

36th District Court
421 Madison
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 965-2200
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The 36th District Court-Detroit is offering a 50% reduction on the city fine, the $40 late fee-ordinance, the $40 late fee-state, the $20 36DC cost and the 20% late penalty.

OPEN LATE ON WEDNESDAYS UNTIL 6:30 P.M.
• Call Center hours 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday

17th District Court
15111 Beech Daly
Redford, Michigan 48239
(313) 387-2790
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The 17th District Court-Redford is waiving the default fee, the 20% late fee and the bench warrant fee. Citizens must pay the original cost of the ticket and the $45 clearance fee in order to take advantage of the amnesty program.

18th District Court
36675 Ford Rd.
Westland, MI 48185
(734) 595-8720
Email: questions18dc@aol.com
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The 18th District Court-Westland is waiving the $35 default late cost, the $50 warrant cost, and the 20% late fee.

21st District Court
6000 Middlebelt Road
Garden City, MI 48135
(734) 793-1680
The 21st District Court-Garden City is waiving the default fee, the 20% penalty fee, and the warrant fee.

24th District Court
6515 Roosevelt Road
Allen Park, MI 48101
(313) 928-0535
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The 24th District Court-Allen Park is waiving the $40.00 show cause fee, $40.00 warrant fee and the 20% late fee on all civil infraction and payable misdemeanor violations that are in active warrant status prior to December 31, 2008. Also, we are waiving the $40.00 show cause fee and the 20% late fee on all parking tickets with an offense date on or before December 31, 2008.

28th District Court
14720 Reaume Parkway
Southgate, Michigan 48195
(734) 258-3068
Email: info@28dc.com
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The 28th District Court-Southgate is waiving the 20% late fee and warrant fee for tickets written prior to December 31, 2008.

29th District Court
34808 Sims Ave.
Wayne, MI 48184
(734) 722-5220
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The 29th District Court-Wayne is waiving all but $5 on the following: default costs, 20% penalty and warrant fee on all types of violations.

31st District Court
3401 Evaline
Hamtramck, MI 48212
(313) 876-7710
The 31st District Court-Hamtramck is waiving the Default fee, 20% late fee, Show Cause fee and the Bench Warrant fee on all traffic tickets with an outstanding judgment or in default status through December 31, 2008. This will reduce the ticket to the original cost plus the clearance fee.

32B Grosse Pointe Park Municipal Court
15115 E. Jefferson
Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
Phone: 313-822-3535
Email: court@grossepointepark.org
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Grosse Pointe Municipal Court-Grosse Pointe Park is offering a 50% reduction on the City fine, the $25 Late fee, the $10 Late Fee Parking and the 20% Late Penalty on all civil infractions and parking tickets.

33rd District Court
19000 Van Horn Road
(734) 671-0201
Email: amnesty@d33.courts.mi.gov
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The 33rd District Court-Woodhaven is waiving the $25 default fee, $15 show cause fee, $35 warrant fee and the 20% late penalty We're taking the citation back to the original cost!