Request for Dismissal

Fail to Maintain Financial Responsibility

If you have been charged with Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility (no insurance), you must appear in court on or before your appearance date and do one of the following:

  • If you have insurance, you must present a valid insurance card or policy that was in effect at the date and time of your offense. Upon verification of your insurance coverage, your citation will be presented to the Judge for dismissal.
  • If you cannot show valid proof of insurance, you must pay the fine or request a court date to speak with the Judge about your situation. Payment of the fine will result in a conviction on your driving record.

Operating a Motor Vehicle Without License Plates or With 1 License Plate

  • Remedy before the 1st court appearance as shown on citation
  • Registration current at time of offense

There will be a $10 dismissal fee.

Expired Motor Vehicle Registration

  • Remedy within 20 working days after the offense or before the 1st court appearance, whichever is later
  • Late fee to the tax assessor / collector is still due

There will be a $20 dismissal fee.

Display Altered, Unclean, or Obscured License Plate / Registration Insignia

  • Remedy before the 1st court appearance

There will be a $10 dismissal fee.

Failure to Display Driver's License

  • Defendant presents valid driver's license
  • Prosecutor makes a motion to dismiss

There will be a $10 dismissal fee.

Expired Driver's License

  • Remedy within 20 working days after the offense or before the 1st court appearance, whichever is later

There will be a $20 dismissal fee.

Failure to Report Change of Address or Name Within 30 days

  • Remedy within 20 working days after the date of the offense

There will be a $20 dismissal fee.

Violate Driver's License Restriction or Endorsement

  • Remedy before the 1st court appearance
  • If the endorsement was imposed because of a physical condition that was corrected before the offense or was imposed in error, have the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) remove the endorsement before the 1st court appearance

There will be a $10 dismissal fee.

Operate Vehicle with Defective Required Equipment (or in an Unsafe Condition)

  • Remedy before the 1st court appearance
  • Does not apply to Commercial Motor Vehicles CMV

There will be a $10 dismissal fee.

Expired Disabled Parking Placard

Expired Less Than 60 Days

  • Remedy within 20 working days after the offense date or before the 1st court appearance, whichever is later (Sec. 681.013, T.C.)

There will be a $20 dismissal fee.

Expired More Than 60 Days

  • Remedy within 20 working days after the offense date or before the 1st court appearance, whichever is later (Sec. 681.013, T.C.)

There is no dismissal fee.