Paying or Contesting a Traffic Ticket in South Dakota

Pay court fines, costs and fees by debit or credit card through UJS ePay (ujsepay.sd.gov). You can pay the full amount, a minimum of $25 (unless the balance is less), or any amount in between. ePay shows whether a case can be paid online, whether you need to contact the Clerk of Courts, or whether there is an active warrant; cases with an active warrant cannot be paid online, and new cases may take up to 14 days to appear. All fines and costs are due by the date on the ticket, or the date of sentencing if you had to appear in court. If you cannot pay in full by the due date, you can ask the court for an extension and then set up and sign a payment plan at the Clerk of Courts office.

After an opportunity for a hearing, the Department of Public Safety may suspend, revoke, or cancel a license for reasons including: a conviction that requires mandatory suspension or revocation, repeated traffic violations under the point system, physical or mental incompetence, an out-of-state offense that would be grounds in South Dakota, failing to pay a fine or comply with the terms of a citation (in South Dakota or a Nonresident Violator Compact state), and false statements on a license application.