Making Payments

If your initial court date has passed, you may pay your fine online.

• To access the online credit card payment system, please  click here.

If you do not wish to pay online or if you wish to pay before your court date, you can also pay in any of the following ways: 

1. You may mail your fine payment to the Milwaukee Municipal Court, 951 North James Lovell Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233. 
   
2. You may pay by credit card using the "Credit Card Payment" form.  The form may then be printed, filled out and mailed, faxed or telephoned to the court using the instruction sheet which accompanies the form. 
   
3. If you wish to pay in person at the Municipal Court, please go to the Cashier Window. The hours are: Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. 
   
4. Prior to the court date shown on the citation, you may also pay at one of the following Violation Bureau Payment Centers: the North Payment Center located at 6223 North Teutonia Avenue; and the South Payment Center located at 2980 South Chase Avenue. Both North and South payment centers are open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. 

Please be sure to include your citation number or case number with your payment.

If paying in person, you may pay by cash, check, money order, MasterCard or Visa.

If you pay by mail, do not mail cash. Make checks and money orders payable to the Municipal Court. Include your citation number or case number with your payment.

AFTER your court date, you can pay in any of the above ways OR you may pay your fine online.  To access the online credit card payment system, please click here.

If you want to request more time to pay, come to the court's Reception window to make your request. You must do this before the due date. The Receptionist may be able to grant the extension. But, depending on your case, you may be sent to the courtroom to see the judge. Please understand that these requests are not automatically granted.

If your fine is not overdue, you can request to be placed on the installment plan at the court Reception window. Your outstanding judgments will be consolidated and you will receive a packet with information relating to your monthly installment payments.

You must have an income to be on the plan. If you are on an installment plan, you do not have to return to court to request an extension as long as you pay on time.

If your case has been assigned to a collection agency, you may clear your credit record by paying your fine in full either at the court or at the collection agency. You will get credit for partial payments. However, the alternative sentence such as a driver's license suspension, or time in jail will remain in effect until your fine is paid in full.