State Court Solicitor

Solicotor Court Augusta
State Court Solicitor

Traffic

The Office of the Solicitor General prosecutes traffic violations occurring in Augusta-Richmond County. Citations for traffic offenses may be issued by the Richmond County Sheriff's Office, Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Department of Motor Vehicle Services, and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and other law enforcement agencies.

Traffic offenses are prosecuted in the State Court of Richmond County in Augusta, Georgia. The Court is located at 401 Walton Way, Second Floor, Augusta, Georgia in the Joint Law Enforcement Center.

Many fines for traffic citations may be paid before the arraignment date shown on the citation. If you want to pay your fine before court, you may do so up to 72 hours before the assigned court date. To determine the amount of the fine including surcharges and whether a fine may be paid before court, contact the Office of the Solicitor General at (706) 821-1220 or the Richmond County Sheriff's Office at (706) 821-1000.

Assigned court dates are rescheduled only under EXTREME circumstances such as the death or hospitalization of an immediate family member. If there is a possibility that you may miss your court date, you must contact our office as far in advance of your court date as possible. If you miss a required court date, a bench warrant for your arrest will be issued.

Did You Know?

If you are UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE??? There are several laws that apply specifically to drivers in your age group that you must be aware of. If you are a driver under the age of 21, and you are convicted of any of the following offenses, your license WILL BE SUSPENDED for 6 months (1st offense) or 12 months (2nd offense).

Driving Under the Influence of drugs and/or alcohol (DUI)
Eluding or attempting to elude a police officer
Racing
Reckless Driving
Hit and Run
Leaving the scene of an accident
Purchase of an alcoholic beverage
Any moving violation for which four or more points are assessed (Including speeding 24 mph or more over the speed limit)
For drivers under age 18, if you accrue four or more points in a 12 month period of time, your license will be suspended.
Any DUI conviction in which your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is .08 or higher will result in a 12-month suspension, even if it is the first offense.

Traffic Safety Tip

Drinking and driving is not only dangerous but it will result in a period of time in confinement as well as suspension of your driver's license or privileges to drive on the roads of Georgia. To avoid these problems, if you plan on drinking, designate a driver, or if you plan on driving, don't drink.

The charts below illustrate, on average, how drinking will affect your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC). Understand that you are impaired after the first drink and SHOULD NOT DRIVE IF YOU HAVE HAD ANYTHING TO DRINK, but you will be arrested if your BAC is .08 or above or you are otherwise less safe to drive because you are impaired by alcohol or drugs. Be fair to yourself and others…be safe, plan ahead, arrive alive.

Blood Alcohol Levels
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Contact Information

Traffic Team Leader, Traffic Arraignment