People with unpaid traffic tickets in Pasco County may want to take advantage of Operation Green Light on April 18.
The Pasco County Clerk & Comptroller’s Office is allowing individuals to pay unpaid traffic tickets and court fines and fees in full without charging the normal 25 percent collection surcharge.
The Pasco County Clerk & Comptroller’s Office will be open for customers to pay traffic tickets in person or by phone from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
The payment locations and telephone numbers are:
- West Pasco Judicial Center, 7530 Little Road, Suite 101, in New Port Richey or by telephone at (727) 847-2411, Ext., 2205
- Robert D. Sumner Judicial Center, 38053 Live Oak Ave., Suite 112, in Dade City, or by telephone at (352) 523-2411, Ext. 2205.
Operation Green Light is being implemented statewide and will enable some individuals to restore their driving privileges.
Driving with a suspended license is the leading crime in Florida, and the number of individuals driving with suspended licenses grows annually.
In Pasco, there are more than 40,000 cases in collection or eligible to be sent to collection, exceeding more than $10 million in court assessments.
The Pasco County Tax Collector’s Office will be available to reissue driver’s licenses from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 18.
