A traffic ticket in Utah County is two problems that run on different clocks. One is the court case: the fine, and the choice between paying, traffic school, a deferral or a hearing. The other is the points the Utah Driver License Division adds to your record if you're convicted or simply pay, which can cost you your license long after the fine is forgotten.
This guide covers both, from the Driver License Division's points page, the Utah County Justice Court's payment page, Orem's traffic school application and our own reporting on the county's courts, all read Nov. 14, 2026. We aren't lawyers. If the ticket is for DUI, reckless driving or anything that could carry jail, talk to one; our legal help guide lists free options.
First: which court has your ticket
The court is printed on the citation, and it follows where you were stopped, not where you live or which agency stopped you.
| Where the stop happened | Court | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Unincorporated Utah County and county roads | Utah County Justice Court | 151 S. University Ave., Suite 3300, Provo; (801) 851-7200; jcutahco@utcourts.gov |
| Inside Provo city limits | Provo City Justice Court | Mail payments to 75 East 1700 South, Suite 100, Provo, UT 84606 |
| Inside Orem | Orem Justice Court | Traffic school requests through Orem's online form |
| Other cities | That city's justice court | Lehi, Spanish Fork and others run their own |
Almost every Utah County city has its own justice court. Our Utah County courts guide maps them, and explains why parking tickets in Provo don't go to the justice court at all.
Read the citation for two numbers: the citation number and, once it's filed, the case number. Utah County Justice Court says you can't pay online without one of them; if you've lost both, call the court.
The points, and why they matter more than the fine
From the Driver License Division's points schedule, applied when you're convicted or forfeit bail (paying a ticket outright is a forfeiture):
| Violation | Points |
|---|---|
| Reckless driving | 80 |
| Speeding 21+ mph over | 75 |
| Failure to yield right-of-way | 60 |
| Following too close | 60 |
| Wrong way on a one-way street | 60 |
| Speeding 11-20 mph over | 55 |
| Careless driving | 50 |
| Red light | 50 |
| Stop sign | 50 |
| Improper lookout | 50 |
| Improper passing | 50 |
| Negligent collision | 50 |
| Texting while driving | 50 |
| Impeding traffic | 50 |
| Other moving violations | 40 |
| Speeding 1-10 mph over | 35 |
The division says points can vary 10% either way depending on the severity of the citation. DUI and other serious violations aren't in the points system at all: they carry mandatory suspension or revocation on their own.
The thresholds
- Drivers 21 and over: 200 points in three years may bring a suspension of three months to a year.
- Drivers 20 and under: 70 points in three years may bring a suspension or denial of 30 days to a year.
Do the math for a 19-year-old BYU or UVU student: two tickets for 11-20 over is 110 points, past the 70 line. For an adult, three such tickets plus a stop sign is 215.
How points come off
- One full year with no moving-violation conviction: half your points are removed.
- Two successive years: all of them are removed.
- A defensive driving course approved by the division can cut up to 50 points, once every three years. The division accepts courses through the Utah Safety Council or the National Safety Council, either a live four-hour class or online.
That last option is the one people forget: it's a tool for someone already near the line, not a way to erase a single ticket in advance.
Your options at Utah County Justice Court
The county court's payment page lays out three choices for a new citation.
1. Deferred traffic prosecution
The strongest option if you qualify. Utah County Justice Court says it keeps points off your record and dismisses the charge:
- Apply through MyCase, the Utah State Courts' online system, to find out whether you qualify.
- Once approved, pay the citation and the MyCase administrative fee.
- If required, complete a class in your MyCase account.
- Keep a clean record for one year.
2. Traffic school
An online course that, the court says, can keep points off your record for moving violations:
- Check eligibility with the court's questionnaire.
- Register and pay for the course. The court links an English course and a Spanish course (Escuela de Tráfico).
- Pay a fee equal to the citation to enter a plea in abeyance.
- Submit proof of completion to the court.
3. Just pay it
Pay the citation, and the points go on your record. That can be the right call for a minor ticket on an otherwise clean record, given how points fall off over time, but it's the only option of the three that leaves them there.
How to pay
| Method | Details |
|---|---|
| Online | With your citation or case number, through the court's payment page |
| Phone | Visa, Mastercard or Discover, 385-276-3194, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., except holidays |
| In person | 151 S. University Ave., Suite 3300, Provo, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. |
| Check or money order, no cash, with the citation or case number written on it, to the same address, ZIP 84601. It must arrive by the due date to avoid added penalties. | |
| Drop box | After hours, on the east side of the Health & Justice Building, outside the center doors; credited the next business day |
Card fee: every debit or credit card payment carries a 2.5% convenience fee, minimum $2.50, plus 1.5% for foreign cards. The court notes none of it goes to Utah County or any government. On a $150 ticket that's $3.75; a check avoids it.
The court also accepts monthly payments and handles community service questions by email.
"No proof of insurance" can be dismissed
If you were insured but couldn't show it, Utah County Justice Court will dismiss a no proof of insurance violation when you present a letter on the insurance agency's letterhead with:
- The name of the insured. If that's not the driver, the letter must explain that the driver had the owner's permission and was covered.
- A vehicle description matching the citation.
- Proof coverage was in effect on the date and time of the ticket.
- The agent's signature.
- The citation or case number.
Deliver it by email, in person or by mail, and confirm the court received it; the court says that's your responsibility.
Orem's traffic school
Orem handles traffic school through an online Traffic School Approval Request on its city site. It's a plea in abeyance: you plead guilty, and the plea is held without being entered if you meet the terms. Orem's listed terms:
- The abeyance period is six months from court approval.
- Pay the standard plea-in-abeyance fee for your charge within 30 days of approval.
- Pay $70 and attend a court-approved traffic school within 90 days of approval.
- No further traffic violations, and obey all laws, during the six months.
- Miss any of it and the court enters your plea, reports it to the Driver License Division, and keeps the fees.
The form is for people not contesting the ticket. If you want to fight it, don't sign a guilty plea in abeyance; ask the court for a hearing instead.
Lehi and Spanish Fork: two more versions, with prices
Each city sets its own traffic school rules, and the two that publish them in detail show how much they vary.
Lehi Justice Court (154 N. Center St., Lehi; 385-201-1090). Traffic school is online, in English or Spanish, and Lehi lists who qualifies:
- No more than one other moving violation in the last 12 months.
- No other plea in abeyance with any court in the last 12 months.
- No CDL.
- If it's a speeding ticket, cited at less than 20 mph over.
- The case hasn't gone delinquent.
Within 29 days of the citation, you submit the signed plea-in-abeyance agreement and pay the citation amount plus a $25 nonrefundable fee. Then, within 90 days, you sign up and pay $65 for a three-hour online course and send the court your certificate.
Spanish Fork runs traffic school through the city prosecutor for tickets written by Spanish Fork police only; tickets from the Utah County Sheriff or Utah Highway Patrol don't qualify. It costs $155: a $35 plea-in-abeyance fee and $120 for the online course, and finishing lets the prosecutor dismiss the eligible charge. You must have had a valid license when cited, be at least 16, hold no CDL, not have taken Spanish Fork traffic school in the past year, and not have been going more than 30 mph over. Construction-zone and school-zone violations, alcohol offenses and charges that require a court appearance are out. Questions go to the prosecutor's office at 801-804-4670.
The pattern across cities: one plea in abeyance a year, no CDL holders, a speed cap, and a deadline that starts with the citation date. Read your court's terms the week you get the ticket.
Provo City Justice Court
Provo's justice court handles tickets from inside city limits. Payments by mail go to 75 East 1700 South, Suite 100, Provo, UT 84606, by check or money order made out to Provo City Justice Court with the case or citation number; the court asks that cash not be mailed. You can also pay in person during business hours. Ask the court about traffic school or a plea in abeyance when you call; our courts guide covers the courtroom rules, including that children aren't allowed in the courtroom.
Old tickets and old cases
Two tools matter once a case is closed. MyCase, the Utah State Courts' online system, shows your case history, every filed document and any scheduled hearing; with an account you can also file some documents yourself, which is how deferred prosecution starts at the county court. And for anything that became a criminal conviction, such as a misdemeanor traffic charge, the Utah County Justice Court points people to the Utah State Courts website to start an expungement, with separate paths for adult and juvenile records. The court describes expungement as removing a conviction from your record and sealing the case history.
Fighting a ticket
If you think the ticket is wrong, the citation tells you how and when to appear. A few things to know before you choose:
- Traffic school and deferrals usually aren't contests. Both start from accepting responsibility in some form. Decide which path you're on before you pay anything.
- Hearings can be online. Utah County Justice Court posts links to attend hearings online on its court-hearings page.
- MyCase lets you see your case history, filed documents and scheduled hearings.
- Deadlines are what go wrong. A missed due date can add penalties, and a missed court date can turn into a warrant. If you can't pay on time, call the court before the date, not after.
For students and new arrivals
Keeping a home-state license? The Utah points schedule is the Utah Driver License Division's; how your home state treats a Utah conviction is its own rule. If you're a student keeping an out-of-state license, ask your home state's licensing agency before you simply pay.
Under 21 is a different system. The 70-point line is easy to reach. A teenager with a fresh license is also under nighttime and passenger restrictions for six months; see our teen driving guide.
Spanish speakers: Utah County Justice Court's traffic school has a Spanish version, and the county's courts provide interpreters in criminal and some other case types. Our Spanish guide, multas de tránsito en el condado de Utah, covers the same ground.
The short version
- Find the court on the citation; it follows where you were stopped.
- Points: 35 for 1-10 over, 55 for 11-20, 75 for 21+. 200 in three years for adults, 70 for 20 and under.
- Deferred prosecution at Utah County Justice Court dismisses the charge and keeps points off; traffic school keeps points off.
- Orem: six-month plea in abeyance, $70 traffic school within 90 days.
- Card payments to the county court add 2.5%, minimum $2.50.
- Insurance tickets can be dismissed with an agent's letter.
- Points fade: half after one clean year, all after two; a defensive driving course cuts up to 50, once every three years.
Related guides
- The Utah County courts, explained
- Provo parking tickets and towing
- Teen driving in Utah
- Driving schools in Provo
- Free and low-cost legal help
- Multas de tránsito (en español)
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources
The facts in this guide were checked against these sources. Hours, fees and rules change, so confirm anything time-sensitive with the source before you go. How we make Provo.com.
- Utah Points System, Utah Driver License Division. Checked November 14, 2026.
- Paying Court Fines and Fees, Utah County Justice Court. Checked November 14, 2026.
- Utah County Justice Court, Utah County. Checked November 14, 2026.
- Traffic School Approval Request (plea in abeyance terms), City of Orem. Checked November 14, 2026.
- Traffic Cases (traffic school), Lehi Justice Court. Checked November 14, 2026.
- Citations & Traffic School, Spanish Fork City. Checked November 14, 2026.
