There is always the chance of going to jail.

District Court can provide you with information on outstanding warrants within our jurisdiction. You can also contact the Clark County Sheriff's Office.

To clear a warrant(s) with District Court, you must schedule a bench warrant quash (BWQ) hearing with the District Court Administration office. You may call (564) 397-2424, come in person to the District Court Administration office, or email clarkcountypublicservice@clark.wa.gov.

• BWQ hearings are scheduled Monday-Friday at 8:30am
• City cases are heard on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
• State cases are heard on Tuesday and Thursday

The options you have are printed on the the ticket. You have three choices to take care of a traffic ticket.

• Pay the ticket.
• Admit that you committed the infraction but have an explanation for the circumstances. You can send your explanation through the mail or you can give your explanation in person by requesting a hearing. (Mitigation Hearing)
• Challenge the infraction and request a court date. (Contested Hearing)
• You must respond within 30 days from your violation date.

You will need to call District Court at (564) 397-2424 for information regarding the deferred findings program.

For more information about the Deferred Findings program, click here.

Once the fines have been paid in full and the court has been notified, clearance is sent to the Washington Department of Licensing and may take several business days to update. At your request, court staff can send an adjudication notice to another State DMV as needed.

*Adjudications for Oregon are submitted through the WA DOL Portal.

Generally you will have 30 days to pay your fine. If you wish to set up a payment plan, you have three options:

• Court Payment Plan - for infraction citations only
• Signal Credit Managment - for infraction and criminal cases
• LFO (Legal Financial Obligation) - for infraction and criminal cases

Please visit our Payment Plan section for more information:  District Court Payment Plans

Yes, credit card payments can be made through Clark County District Court's BillPay Portal web site: https://www.paydici.com/clark-county-district-court-wa/search/landing

Parking tickets and Civil Cases can be paid through Civil Portal web site: 
https://public.pointandpay.net/collect/partner/clarkcountydistrictcourtwa

**Your case number (also called infraction or citation) is recommended for online payment. This can be found on the original ticket along the right-hand side or at the very bottom of the page. Parking tickets can be found on the upper right-hand corner. Or case numbers can be found by going to the following website: http://dw.courts.wa.gov/

Make a Case Payment on the BillPay Portal

1. Go to the BillPay Portal
2. Search by Case number or by Last Name, First Name & Date of Birth
3. Enter in the amount to be paid, select “Add To Cart”
4. Select “Checkout”, reverify the information and select “Check Out” 
5. Select the “Method of Payment” and fill in fields
6. Select “Continue” and review
7. Once ready to pay select “I agree to the terms & conditions” and select “Submit Payment”
8. Email confirmation will be sent, or a copy of the receipt can be printed on this page

Making a Parking Ticket Payment on Civil Portal

1. Go to the Civil Portal: 
2. From the Drop Down under “Pay a bill” select “Parking Ticket” then “Next”
3. Enter Case number, Defendant First Name, Defendant Last name, Date of Birth, and payment amount then “Continue”
4. Select Payment Method and fill out payment information
5. Review payment summary, agree to terms of service and Select “Pay $ now”
6. A confirmation page will appear that can be printed and a copy will be emailed

Make a Recurring Payment on BillPay Portal

1. Go to the BillPay Portal
2. Create an account
3. Add all case to the Dashboard by searching the case numbers and selecting “Add to Dashboard”
4. Go back to the Dashboard, toggle “AUTOPAY PAYMENTS” to “ON” for the newest case
5. Add Payment Method, choose the “Payment Start Date”, “Frequency” and for month the “repeat on”

6. Verify the information and select “Save Autopay Payments” 

   NOTE: If on a payment plan with multiple cases only turn the AutoPay on for the newest case.  Payments will be applied to any restitution owed first and then to the oldest case on the payment plan, not necessarily the case with the AutoPay.  Please check your balances for all cases regularly.

Fines are sent to Collections (aka AllianceOne) when they are delinquent. The account becomes delinquent when it is not paid within the time frame given by the court. Once the ticket has gone to Collections you must send your payments to:

AllianceOne
PO Box 3100
Southeastern, PA 19398

Telephone number: 
(800) 456-8838

All Probation supervision fees are paid to Clark County District Court. Please visit our Court Payments & Fees site for more information. We do not accept any payments at the Probation Services office where you report to your case manager.

A portion of fees accessed in court and supervision fees can be worked off with the Community Restitution Unit. One day of work crew equates to $136 credit towards fines and fees. Contact the Community Restitution Unit (Mabry Work Center) to get set up.

Probation fees are accessed the month after they have been accrued. For example: a statement for November will be mailed or emailed to the address on file in December. If you still think there is an error, please contact District Court Accounting at (564) 397-2188.

Generally infractions can be rescheduled one time. To find out if you can reschedule a hearing, call (564) 397-2424. Criminal citations involving alcohol or domestic violence cannot be rescheduled.

Name change hearings are held virtually, but you can attend in person at your preference. At the hearing, a District Court Judicial Officer will consider the petition and make a ruling. If the name change petition is granted, a certified copy will be mailed to you the next business day, unless you visit the Customer Service Counter on Floor 3 at District Court and pick up the same day of the hearing. 

No Contact Orders are issued by the judge in response to a criminal charge. The order generally states that the defendant/respondent cannot contact the plaintiff/petitioner. A party wishing to rescind or modify a No Contact Order must appear at the District Court Administration Office to file a motion requesting a hearing.

Order for Protection-Any person who is a victim of domestic violence or fears violence by a "family or household member." (Persons who are married, have been married, or have a child in common, adult persons who are related or who reside(d) together and persons 16 years and older who have been or are dating.) You can call Superior Court Clerk's office at (564) 397-2292.

Anti-Harassment Order-Persons who are seriously alarmed, annoyed or harassed by conduct which serves no legitimate or lawful purpose. Person does not need to have a relationship with the person harassing them. You can call District Court at (564) 397-2424.

You must complete a screening and intake. This can be completed over the phone in most cases: please call (564) 397-4151 to get started on your probation.

If you have completed your screening and intake, and just need addition information about conditions, please go to our Probation-Related Agencies to see a list of State Certified treatment agencies. Once you have completed your evaluation or class, provide proof of completion to Probation by emailing to your case manager at benchprobation@clark.wa.gov or fax it to (360) 759-6881. We recommend that you request a hard copy of the evaluation for your personal records.

Proof of completion can be emailed directly to the assigned case manager, faxed to (360) 759-6881 or emailed to benchprobation@clark.wa.gov. Some examples include Chemical Dependency evaluation, Victims Panel Certificate or Mental Health Evaluation.

Contact your case manager by phone or email. If you get a voicemail message, leave your name and a good contact number for a returned call. If you do not know who your case manager is, please call Probation Services at (564) 397-4113.

You will need to contact your assigned case manager. If you do not know who your case manager is, please call (564) 397-4113. If there is a legitimate barrier or circumstance, you can request an extension with your case manager. You should also contact your attorney for their legal advice.

Probation Services is located at 1300 Franklin Street, Suite 160, Vancouver, WA 98660. We are open Monday-Friday 6:30am-4:30pm, closed daily from 12:30-1:00pm.

You can report in person to our Probation Services office at 1300 Franklin Street, Suite 160, to begin your intake process. We are open Monday-Friday 6:30am-4:30pm. The office is closed daily from 12:30-1:00pm.

You can also call (564) 397-4414 to speak with someone to begin the intake process.  

You can sign up online for Deferred Prosecution Orientation. Please visit our Deferred Prosecution page and complete the online form.

You can contact District Court and ask to file a LFO (Legal Financial Obligation) form with the court to see if the probation fees can be waived. Probation fees can also be worked off on Community Restitution (aka Work Crew). You receive $128 credit for each day worked, which is applied to a portion of your fines and supervision fees. For more information, please visit our Legal Financial Obligations page.

You need to call the District Court Customer Service at (564) 397-2424.

You need to call Clark County Jail Records at (564) 397-2211 or click here

Please check the following Web site. http://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir

You will need to contact the arresting agency to receive a copy of the incident report. Most requests can be made online with a public disclosure request.