Frequently Asked Questions
- Cash
- Cashier’s Check
- Credit Cards-in person or over the phone
- Debit Cards-in person or over the phone
- Money Orders
- Personal checks
To pay over the phone, please call 334-448-2780.
Drop box in the Phenix City Public Safety Building
- Envelopes are provided.
- Please include your signed ticket and a CASHIER’S CHECK, MONEY ORDER, or PERSONAL CHECK made payable to Clerk of Municipal Court for the amount of your fine. Do not put cash in the drop box!!
- The drop box is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Payments must be made before 8 a.m., Eastern Time, to be credited that day.
Payment In Person
Payments made in person must be made by the offender. You may pay in person between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Eastern Time, at the Phenix City Public Safety Building. Payment must be received no later than 24 hours before the court date shown on the ticket. You do not have to wait until your court date to pay the ticket. Accepted forms of payment include Cash, Credit / Debit, Money Order, Cashiers Check, or Personal Check payable to Clerk of Municipal Court.
Payment By Phone
Payment by phone can be made by calling 334-448-2780. Please note that the only forms of payment accepted by phone are credit or debit transactions.
Postal Mail / FedEx / UPS or Other Document Service
Send your signed ticket and a CASHIER’S CHECK, MONEY ORDER, or PERSONAL CHECK made payable to Clerk of Municipal Court to:
Phenix City Municipal Court
1111 Broad Street
Phenix City, Alabama 36867
In order to be properly credit your ticket, the payment must be received no later than 24 hours before the court date shown on the ticket.
- File a report with the Police Department
- Bring the report to Municipal Court
- File a deposition with a magistrate. If there is probable cause a warrant or summons will be issued
Some important points to remember:
- It takes approximately 45 minutes to and hour to file a warrant
- There is no charge for a warrant
- ONCE A WARRANT IS ISSUED IT CANNOT BE DROPPED OR CANCELLED!
All fines paid by mail, drop box, or in person to a magistrate without going before a judge are plead as guilty.