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Court Department FAQ's

1. When is my court date?
   If you received a ticket, your court date/time can be found at the bottom of your ticket. Court on Tuesday’s starts at (9:00 a.m.) Court on Thursday’s starts at (8:00 a.m.)
   
   If you were arrested, you are given your court date and times when you are released, but, you still need to call (662) 892-9500 to confirm your court date and time.
   
   
2. Can I change my court date?
   No. We do not change or reschedule court dates.
   
   If you are unable to appear, most likely there will be a warrant issued for your arrest.
   
   If your court date is for a traffic citation, you have 10 days from your court date to pay your ticket, or your license will be suspended.
   
   
3. What forms of payment do you accept?
   We accept cash, checks (can not accept out of state checks), money orders and we have online payments that you can make with a credit card, there is a fee for this service you can go to www.olivebranchtix.com to pay your traffic tickets without coming to court.
   
   
4. How can I found out why my driver’s licenses are suspended?
   If you have been arrested for driving while license suspended you can call The Mississippi Department of Driver’s Improvement @ 601-987-1224 they will tell you why and who has your license suspended and what you have to do to get them correct.
   
   
5. What if I receive a ticket for No Proof of Insurance?
   The State of Mississippi requires you to have Proof of Insurance in your car at all time. If you get stopped and you have insurance but you just do not have it with you, you can bring in your proof of insurance showing you did have insurance before you were stopped, a copy will be made for your file and the ticket is dismissed.
   
   If you did not have insurance at the time you were stopped the ticket fine is $615.00, this is a State mandated fine. If you go and purchase insurance after you were stopped you can bring in the proof of insurance and the fine can be reduced to $215.00, this reduction is also State mandated. We do not accept faxed copies of Proof of Insurance.

If you have been convicted of Driving Under the Influcence – 1st offense

The Olive Branch Municipal Court has worked with Mothers Against Drunk Driver’s (MADD) to offer the Victim’s Impact Class that is Court Ordered for you to attend.

These classes meet the 2nd Monday of each month @ 6:30 p.m. at the Courthouse.

The classes are from 6:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m
You must bring a $25.00 MONEY ORDER ONLY made out to MADD.
You are given a copy of your receipt and proof of attendance at the end of the class to take back to your Court.

Only defendant’s are allow to attend these classses, no family members or friend. The speaker’s at the classes are people who have been affected by Drunk Driver’s, they come to speak to the class for free, they receive no pay.