Civil FAQ Answer: What is a civil assessment?

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Civil FAQ Answer to: What is a civil assessment?

Civil Assessment has to do with traffic and criminal violations. It is not part of the civil section of the website.

Traffic Violations: Two pages in the traffic section of this website contain information on civil assessment for traffic violations. Click to visit the Traffic Payment FAQ on civil assessment, and the Traffic "Failure to Appear" page.

Criminal Violations: For civil assessment on criminal violations, see the civil assessment information near the bottom of the Payment of Fines page in the Criminal section of this website.

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