FAQs • Deerfield, IL • CivicEngage

What can I use as bond for my traffic ticket?: As of January 1, 2015 Illinois is a sign and drive state. This means that for most traffic tickets you will be able to sign the ticket instead of posting bond. In the event that another form of bond is required you may post a bond card or cash. If you will be posting cash it needs to be the exact amount that is due. Officers do not carry change in the squad cars, and change cannot be made at the Police Department. Do not mail checks to the Deerfield Police Department. Once you are issued a traffic ticket, then any correspondence you have should be directed to the Lake County Court. If you are mailing payment to the Lake County Courthouse by money order or certified check, make it payable to Clerk of the Circuit Court and mail to 301 Greenleaf Street, Park City, Illinois 60085.

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Police - Tickets

1. How can I pay my parking ticket?: Payments for parking tickets are accepted online by MasterCard, American Express, Discover Card, and eCheck. Payments are also accepted at 850 Waukegan Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015 by mail or in person 24 hours a day. Please note that if paying by mail or in person we accept cash or check only. If paying by cash, we will not always be able to make change so be prepared to pay in exact dollars. Please visit E-Pay Illinois.

2. What if I want to dispute my parking ticket?: If you have questions concerning a parking ticket, then stop by the Police Department in person and speak with the Watch Commander on duty (available 24 hours a day). If you wish to dispute a parking ticket, you must arrange for a court date. To do so, stop by the Police Department. You will be issued a traffic ticket and will sign the ticket as bond. You then must appear at Park City Branch Court in Park City, Illinois, on the assigned court date to contest the charge before a judge.

3. Who should I call to answer questions about my traffic ticket?: If you have questions about a traffic ticket that the Deerfield Police Department issued, please call the Park City Branch Court at 847-377-3500.

4. Who should I call if I have questions about a court date?: If you have questions about your court date please call the Park City Branch Court at 847-377-3500.

5. What can I use as bond for my traffic ticket?: As of January 1, 2015 Illinois is a sign and drive state. This means that for most traffic tickets you will be able to sign the ticket instead of posting bond. In the event that another form of bond is required you may post a bond card or cash. If you will be posting cash it needs to be the exact amount that is due. Officers do not carry change in the squad cars, and change cannot be made at the Police Department. Do not mail checks to the Deerfield Police Department. Once you are issued a traffic ticket, then any correspondence you have should be directed to the Lake County Court. If you are mailing payment to the Lake County Courthouse by money order or certified check, make it payable to Clerk of the Circuit Court and mail to 301 Greenleaf Street, Park City, Illinois 60085.

6. Where is the court located?: The address for the Park City Branch Court is 301 Greenleaf Street, Park City, IL 60085. This is the address that traffic tickets should be mailed to, or to go to if you have a traffic court date.

7. What do I get when I receive a traffic ticket?: If you receive a ticket then two copies will be issued to you. The violator’s copy is red and it serves as your receipt and explains the violation. The blue copy is called the Court Communication Copy and the back of this ticket must be filled out with either your guilty or not guilty plea and then mailed back to the court at Park City Branch Court 301 Greenleaf Street, Park City, IL 60085. If you have any questions please call the Court at 847-377-3500.

8. What are my options when I receive a traffic ticket?: There are 3 options should you receive a ticket:

- Plead Guilty - Send in the blue copy of your ticket marked guilty along with your payment (if you did not post cash with your ticket) and the ticket will be on your record.
- Plead Not Guilty - Send in the blue copy of your ticket requesting a court date.
- Traffic School/Court Supervision - This option is only open if you have not had a traffic ticket within the past year. Fill out the driver’s safety school application and mail it along with a cashier's check or money order ($220 for the internet course for most violations, $240 for the internet course if the violation is speeding over 21 miles per hour over the limit) to the Clerk of the Circuit Court. The court will supply you with the information for the class and once the class is completed the ticket will not show on your record.