Tigard Municipal Court

The City of Tigard is committed to increasing public safety on its streets by giving qualified defendants the opportunity to participate in a driver safety diversion program.  Programs are designed to heighten driver awareness and establish safer habits that lead to fewer violations and collisions.

Eligibility requirements:
To qualify for a program you must meet the standards established for the specific program. Most often that will include:

• The ticket involving a single moving violation.
• No convictions for a moving violation or traffic crime within the last five years.
• No participation in a court-supervised traffic safety class or diversion program within the last five years.
• Having a valid non-commercial driver license or permit.

Program Requirements:

1. Enter a plea of No Contest.
2. Sign-up for a specific traffic school class (the court will provide the class information).
3. Pay the court diversion fee in full within the 120-day period.
4. Contact the school, pay the registration fee and register for the class.
5. Successfully complete the class.
6. Provide proof of completion of the class to the court within the 120-day period.

Successful completion of the program within 120-days will result in the ticket being dismissed. The court will not extend the completion date for any reason.

If you are interested in applying for the Traffic Diversion Program, please contact the court at 503-718-2478.
 

The court accepts cash, checks, money orders and VISA, MasterCard and Discover Card for payment of fines.  Payment is not accepted over the telephone.

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#1:  If you wish to pay your fine by mail, please make your check or money order payable to the City of Tigard, include the citation number on the check or money order, and attach your traffic citation. You may also submit a written explanation if you wish. If you decide to plead no contest by regular mail, you must submit the full presumptive fine amount for each violation on your citation.  

#2: If you wish to pay your fine online, you will be required to plead no contest during that process.  
 

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Rules of the Road are a collection of articles written by Tigard’s presiding judge Michael J. O’Brien for the Cityscape; the city’s official newsletter. Judge O’Brien’s goal is to educate the public about traffic safety and Oregon laws. The articles, a newsletter favorite, have covered a wide variety of topics over the years.

We hope you will enjoy these short yet informative pieces.  If you have suggestions for future articles please submit your ideas to the court clerk. 

See the collection of Rules of the Road.