Schedule of fines and payments.

New Orleans City Code § 154-177

in effect

Sec. 154-177. - Schedule of fines and payments. (a) Any person charged with a traffic violation or traffic offense may appear at the traffic court violations bureau at any time prior to date of trial specified on the complaint or summons and may enter a waiver of trial, sign a written plea of guilty to the offense charged and may pay the fine. The clerk of the violations bureau of the traffic court shall have authority to accept the written plea of guilty to the offense charged, and issue receipts for the fine paid by the offender. (b) The following is a minimum schedule of fines which may be paid in the violations bureau for a first offense, provided that the offense does not require a mandatory court appearance as set out in section 154-178 or in the schedule of fines; and that violations occurring simultaneously shall be considered as a single offense for the purpose of assessing fines. SCHEDULE OF FINES Category | Description | 1st Offense (1) | Equipment Violations Improper equipment | $50.00 Illegal use of spotlights, backup lights | 50.00 Improper use of horns, improper sirens, lights, or other warning devices | 50.00 Malfunctioning exhaust | 50.00 Oversize truck and/or trailer | 100.00 Overweight truck and/or trailer | 100.00 Overloaded vehicle | 100.00 Trailer and towed vehicles | 100.00 Unsafe or improper brakes | 50.00 Required equipment for operator and passenger on a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle | 50.00 Required equipment for motorcycle and motor-driven cycle | 50.00 Muffler and exhaust system requirements for motorcycles and motor-driven cycles | 50.00 Required use of child restraint system | 50.00 (2) | Speeding Violations Emergency vehicle exceeding 10 mph over limit | 100.00 Speeding in a playground zone | 120.00 1—9 mph over limit | 50.00 10—14 mph over limit | 150.00 15—20 mph over limit | 175.00 All over 20 mph over limit | Court Impeding traffic by slow speed | 50.00 (3) | Licensing and Identification Violations No name and/or address on commercial vehicle, or displaying unauthorized markings | 50.00 Improper use of words "Consular Corps" etc., on vehicles | 50.00 No operator's or chauffeur's license, or no license in possession, or unlawful use of a license | Court Failing to change address or sign license | 50.00 No current license plate | 50.00 Possession of vehicle with defaced number | Court Failing to attach license plate to vehicle or having license plate mutilated, damaged, obstructed, or illegible | 50.00 Transfer and assignment of vehicles and registration thereof and unlawful use of registration | 120.00 Funeral procession not identified | 50.00 Brake tag inspection of parish vehicles required | 100.00 Fraudulent or unlawful use of brake tag or fake brake tag | Court Out of parish brake tag required | 100.00 (4) | Miscellaneous Violations Obstructing carnival parade and sanitation vehicle | 100.00 All pedestrian violations | 25.00 All violations with bicycles | 50.00 Railroad trains blocking streets | 500.00 Streetcars blocking streets | 50.00 Trucks in restricted areas | 175.00 Parading without permit | Court Skating in streets | 50.00 Clinging to moving vehicle | 50.00 Unsafe opening of vehicle doors | 120.00 Obstructing driver's view and overloading back | 50.00 Following emergency vehicle | 100.00 Crossing fire hose | 100.00 Failing to report an accident | Court Interfering with official traffic-control devices | Court Hit-and-run driving | Court Spillage of dirt, garbage, trash, etc. | Court Operation of bus in Vieux Carré | Court Restriction on stopping by buses | 150.00 Operation of bus at idle longer than 20 minutes | 50.00 Operation of bus at idle longer than ten minutes | 30.00 Operation of motor vehicle on flooded streets | Court Unsummoned tow truck response | Court Operation of motor vehicle on flooded streets | Court, fine of not less than $200.00 (5) | Moving Violations Driving over curb or neutral ground | 50.00 Failure to observe an officer's signal | 120.00 Crossing or turning on a red light | 120.00 Disregarding or disobeying movement indication arrows | 50.00 Failing to obey blinking red or yellow signals | 50.00 Vehicle violating pedestrian right-of-way | 50.00 Improper lane usage | 50.00 Turning from wrong lane | 120.00 Improper movement or failure to give signal or improper signal | 120.00 Disregarding a traffic sign and any other sections where signs are placed restricting driver action | 50.00 Disregarding turning markers | 50.00 Failure to observe a no-turn signal | 50.00 Making improper turn at auxiliary crossing | 50.00 Unsafe turning movement | 50.00 Improper turn where storage lane provided | 50.00 Driving against traffic | 120.00 Failure to observe "Stop" sign | 120.00 Failure to yield right-of-way | 120.00 Disregarding signal of approaching railroad train | 50.00 Driving through safety zones or on sidewalks | 120.00 Passing streetcar on right | 50.00 Obstructing movement of streetcar | 50.00 Drivers in a procession failing to keep right | 50.00 Driving through a funeral or other procession | 50.00 Improper starting or backing | 120.00 Riding or allowing to ride in unsafe position | 120.00 Following too closely | 120.00 Failing to yield to emergency vehicle | 100.00 Reckless driving in any manner | Court Careless driving | 150.00 Passing stopped school bus | 150.00 Driving while intoxicated | Court Trucks failing to keep right | 120.00 Drivers to use vigilance | 100.00 Over parking in residential permit area | 50.00 (c) The foregoing penalty fees shall be applied to the first offense of which a person has been convicted or to which the person has, in effect, pleaded guilty by payment of a fine at the violations bureau within a period of one year. The second or any others after the second such violation within that period must be heard in court and may not be disposed of at the violations bureau. The fine for a second or more violations shall be greater than for a first offense. Any violation not listed in the above schedule must be paid in court and the penalty shall not be in excess of $500.00 and five months; where there is a conflict between any fine set out in the body of this chapter and that provided in this fine schedule, the fine or requirement for mandatory court appearances in the fine schedule, shall prevail. (Code 1956, § 38-27; M.C.S., Ord. No. 18,185, § 1, 4-3-97; M.C.S., Ord. No. 18,724, § 1, 6-4-98; Ord. No. 19,264, § 1, 4-19-00; Ord. No. 20,261, § 2, 8-2-01; M.C.S., Ord. No. 20,904, § 2, 10-17-02; M.C.S, Ord. No. 24629, § 1, 10-20-11)

Source: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/la/new_orleans/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH154TRVE_ARTIIITRCONEOR_DIV3TRCOVIBU_S154-177SCFIPAFetched: 10/28/2026