Citations or Tickets

Pay Online
To pay your citation/ticket through the district court website: Kitsap County District Court Payment Info.
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Pay by Telephone
To pay by telephone, call (877) 495-2729; there will be a $5.00 personal teller fee added to the transaction.

If you do not know your citation (ticket) or case number or penalty amount, please call Kitsap County District Court at (360)337-7109.


Pay by Mail
Enclose a check or money order in U.S. funds made payable to Kitsap County District Court, for the amount listed on the front of the ticket. The violation will go onto your driving record if “traffic” is checked on the front of the ticket. DO NOT SEND CASH IN THE MAIL. NSF checks will be treated as a failure to respond to the ticket. NOTE: The check or money order should be made PAYABLE TO:  Kitsap County District Court. Include the infraction case number on your payment. Payment should be sent TO: Kitsap County District Court, 614 Division Street, MS 25, Port Orchard, WA 98366.

Time Payments
If you require additional time to pay you can contact the court here: Kitsap County District Court Payment Info.

Mitigation Hearing
On your copy of the ticket, check the box for a mitigation hearing. By selecting this option, you are agreeing you committed the violation(s) and want a mitigation hearing to explain the circumstances. You will be sent a court date and you are promising to appear for the hearing. This violation will go onto your driving record if “traffic” is check on the front of the ticket (except for traffic camera violations, parking violations, and deferred findings). In some cases the court may allow time payments or reduction of the penalty. The request for a mitigation hearing must be sent to the courthouse location listed on the front of the ticket.

Contested Hearing
On your copy of the ticket, check the box indicating you want to contest (challenge) any/all of the violation(s) listed on the ticket. You will be sent a court date and you are promising to appear for the hearing. The city/state must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that you committed the violation(s). You can request witnesses, including the officer who issued the ticket, to appear at the hearing. You must contact the court to find out how to request a subpoena for a witness to appear at the hearing. If the court finds you committed the violation, the violation will go onto your driving record if “traffic” is check on the front of the ticket (except for traffic camera violations, parking violations, and deferred findings). The request for a contested hearing must be sent to the courthouse location listed on the front of the ticket. 

Web Statement
Return to Case Search and query for your case. From the results, select your case, then navigate to the Documents folder. Select Web Hearing in the upper right-hand corner and follow the prompts. NOTE: you will need to create a portal account to submit a Web Hearing statement.