FAQs

If you receive a letter in the mail entitled "Notice of Action," it means you have failed to appear in court or you have failed to pay a fine for a traffic violation.

If you received this letter, your license is about to be suspended.

Please contact Municipal Court, as soon as possible, at 401-435-7540.

Please call between Monday - Wednesday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. & Friday 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

All fines that are the subject of suspension notices must be paid in cash or with a money order.

To reschedule your court date, please contact the East Providence Municipal Court clerk at 401-435-7540. A court clerk will assist you in rescheduling your court date/time.

The hours the clerks are available are Monday - Wednesday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. & Friday 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

If you wish to contest a ticket, meaning that you feel you are not guilty of the violation, do not pay the ticket.

Rather, please appear at the date/time and court location listed on your ticket.

At that time, you may plead “not guilty” at the arraignment.

If you are unable to appear on the date/time listed please call (401) 435-7540 for directions on how to reschedule.

Fines vary, depending on the offense. The amount of the fine is often stated on the ticket. Frequent fines are listed below. If you pay the fine directly without coming to court, no court costs are assessed. If you use the Court, Court costs of $35 will be assessed. The Municipal Court is funded, in part, by those who use it.

  • GDS Dismissal $25 + $35 court costs = $60
  • Speeding, first offense: $96 + $35 court costs = $131
  • Stop Sign: $86 + $35 court costs = $121
  • Inspection: $86 + $35 court costs = $121 (May be dismissed, if corrected in a timely fashion and if the violation has not been occurring for more than 3 months)
  • Driving without Evidence of Registration: $86 + $35 court costs = $121
  • Seat Belt violation: $41 + $35 court costs = $76

Court costs are $35.

Look at the ticket. There is a section near the bottom of the traffic ticket that states: hearing location. Some traffic tickets are adjudicated by the East Providence Municipal Court, while others are adjudicated by the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal in Cranston, Rhode Island. If the court location states East Providence Municipal Court, the ticket can be paid any time prior to the court date listed on the ticket. You can pay the ticket in person, by mail, by credit card online at http://www.eastprovidenceri.gov.

The hours for payment in person are:

  • Monday - Wednesday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Friday 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.