Traffic Diversions

Individuals with certain speeding and traffic violations may qualify for traffic diversions. Completing a traffic diversion successfully means no points on your license, no report to your insurance, and the ticket is dismissed.

Please contact the Fulton County Attorney’s Office for more information regarding your eligibility for a traffic diversion at (270) 236-7093 or 203 E. Moulton Street, Hickman, KY.

    • No conviction on court record

    • No points assessed on license

    • No violation recorded on driving record

    • No or fewer court appearances

    • You were driving without a valid unrestricted operator's license

    • You were driving without valid insurance

    • You are currently participating in a traffic diversion in Fulton County

    • You have a CDL (commercial driver license)

  • PREPAY CITATION

    • Pay court costs and fine prior to arraignment. The amount will be listed on your citation and can be paid through the Fulton District Court

    • Equivalent to a guilty plea

    • Conviction on court record

    • Points assessed on license

    • Violation recorded on driving record

    APPEAR IN COURT

    • Appear at your arraignment, personally or by counsel

    • You may still have the option to do a traffic diversion in court

    • If you wish to contest your charges, your case can be continued for a pre-trial conference and then set for trial

    If your citation is not prepayable, you must appear at your arraignment. For more information on prepaying citations, visit courts.ky.gov/payments/Pages/default.aspx