Frequently Asked Questions

• Online
  You may pay a traffic fine online
• In-Person
  Before the court date listed on the citation, you may pay in person by taking a copy of your citation to:
  Marshall County Clerk of Court
  Marshall County Courthouse
  1 East Main Street
  4^th floor
  Marshalltown, IA 50158
• By Mail
  Any time before the assigned court date listed on the citation, you may pay by mailing a copy of your signed plea of guilty and a check or money order payable to “Clerk of Court” to:
  Marshall County Clerk of Court
  1 East Main Street
  Marshalltown, IA 50158
  
  

• Online
  You may contest a traffic fine online. You must set up a free account. Through this process, you may file a not guilty plea. 
• In-Person
  On the court date and time listed on your citation. You may also appear in person at:
  Marshall County Clerk of Court
  1 East Main Street
  4^th Floor
  Marshaltown, IA 50158
  
  You will then be directed to a court hearing where you may enter a not guilty plea.
  
  

Methods of Payment

Online: Pay your parking ticket online here. You will need to know your social security number or license plate number. 

Mail: Pay by mailing your payment in the envelope provided with your ticket.

Drop Box: Pay by dropping it in the 24-hour drop box in the lobby of the police department on the south wall, 

In-Person: Pay directly at the front desk of City Hall at 24 North Center Street. Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

In order to contest a parking ticket, you must appear in person at the Marshalltown Police Department, 909 S 2nd Street, within 30 days of the ticket issue date. You will then be issued a police citation so that you can receive an initial court date appearance.

Tickets can be written for overtime parking in designated timed areas, failure to be on the correct side in alternate parking areas, inappropriate use of a handicap parking spot, parking in a fire lane or within five feet of a fire hydrant, parking along a yellow curb, parking over the white lines separating parking stalls, and parking with a vehicle's left side to the curb on a two way road. For further information, contact the Police Department.