Transit Citation Payment

Transit Citation Payment & Citation Appeal

If you receive a citation while riding a CATS service or located on CATS property you have received a State Citation. The state citation has a pre-assigned court date at which you must appear. At that appearance you will be given the option to receive a Civil Citation, pay that Civil Citation, bring the receipt back to the District Attorney’s office and have the State Citation eliminated.

CATS cannot receive payment for a State Citation issued only CATS issued Civil Citation.

Payment of Citation:

Civil citations (converted from a State citation) can be paid at the Lost & Found offices of CATS located at the Charlotte Transportation Center (CTC) at 310 East Trade Street. The Lost & Found office is located inside the CTC near the 4th street side of the center and is open during the following hours:

Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Citations are $50.00

Civil Citations are $50.00 payable by Cash, Check or Debit/Credit.

If you do not appear in court or pay your citation within 30 days you could be liable for an additional $50 penalty.

Remember:

Bring the civil citation with you to cats lost and found. After you pay the civil citation, you must take the cats receipt back to district court on the next assigned court date or Courtroom 1130 if the same day or 2nd floor duty window of courthouse on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday - before your next criminal citation court date.

Remember, the district attorney will assign another court date to appear It’s your responsibility to note the return court date. Failure to return on the next assigned court date could result in an order for arrest.

Appeal of Civil Citations (WHEN NO STATE CITATION WAS ISSUED)

Requests for Appeal - An individual may request an appeal of the civil citation, with or without a hearing, by sending a written request for appeal, within ten (10) business days of the issuance of the citation, to at least one of the following addresses:

Mailing Address:

CATS Office of Safety and Security
ATTN: Transit Security Manager
3145 South Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 2821

Email address

CATSAppeals@charlottenc.gov

Requests for appeal should include:

  • Full name, address, phone number and email;
  • Date citation was issued;
  • Civil citation number;
  • All reasons the citation should be repealed; and
  • Specifically indicate if a hearing is requested or waived.

Violations of illegal parking must be paid electronically or mailed to 333 West Trade Street, Suite A, Charlotte, NC 28217.

If the individual requests an appeal without a hearing, the individual may submit any other documentation that he or she believes may support a modification or repeal of the citation. If an appeal is requested, the citation shall be held until the review process is concluded and a final decision has been issued. Failure to either request or waive a eharing in the request ofr appeal shall be deemed to be an affirmative waiver of this right.

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