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If you would like to speak to someone about our Employment opportunities, please contact one of the following:
Administrative Bureau
(903) 892-7341
Operations Bureau
(903) 892-7249
Patrol Commander
(903) 892-7337
Patrol Commander
(903) 892-7148
Criminal Investigations Commander
(903) 892-7336
Office of Professional Standards
(903) 892-7323
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Call (903) 892-7295 with any questions.
The Municipal Court of the City of Sherman meets at 317 S. Travis in the Court Room on the 2nd floor. The court schedule is:
*** Please check in at the Municipal Court window in the lobby of the 1st floor before going up to the Court Room.
Types of cases heard in Municipal Court include (but are not limited to):
- Traffic Violations
- speeding
- illegal turns
- running stop signs
- running traffic lights
- Violations of City Ordinances
- accumulation of rubbish
- tall grass and weeds
- dogs running at large
- Violations of criminal law that are classified as Class C Misdemeanors
- disorderly conduct
- public intoxication
- simple assault
- thefts u/$50.00
Fines must be paid on or before the court date in order to avoid an additional charge of "Failure to Appear" and a warrant issued.
- All juveniles (16 years of age and younger) must appear before the judge.
- All minors (20 years of age and younger) must appear before the judge on all tobacco and alcohol related charges.
A dismissal fee of $20 will be charged for violations of expired driver's license, expired motor vehicle registration, expired motor vehicle inspection (not more than 60 days), and failure to change name/address on driver's license when proof is presented prior to the assigned court date.
The following fines and court costs are
effective for offenses occurring on or after January 1, 2010.
Parking Violation fines and court costs updated September 16, 2009.
All of the charges listed below are class "C" misdemeanors. The fines are set by the Municipal Court Judge and are subject to change at any time.
| Traffic Violations | Total Fine |
| All seatbelt violations - CALL for Costs | CALL |
| Any citation issued in conjunction with accident | $10.00 |
| Defective equipment | $145.00 |
| Expired Driver's License | $165.00 |
| Expired or no motor vehicle inspection sticker | $152.00 |
| Expired or no registration | $152.00 |
| Fail to display driver's license | $170.00 |
| Fail to yield right of way | $168.00 |
| Illegal display of lights on vehicle | $224.00 |
| Left lane passing only | $168.00 |
| No Commercial Driver's License | $164.00 |
| No Motorcycle Driver's License | $164.00 |
| No proof of liability insurance | $275.00 |
| No proof of liability insurance-second violation | $412.00 |
| No signal of intent | $168.00 |
| Parking on Commercial Property | $143.00 |
| Passing in a no passing zone | $168.00 |
| Red light | $168.00 |
| Speed - CALL for Costs | CALL |
| Speed School Zone - CALL for Costs | CALL |
| Stop sign | $168.00 |
| Unsafe speed | $168.00 |
| Wrong way on a one way | $168.00 |
| Non-Traffic Violations | Total |
| Accumulation of trash | $207.00 |
| Criminal mischief under $50 | $256.00 |
| Curfew | $161.00 |
| Discharging a firearm | $285.00 |
| Disorderly Conduct | $223.00 |
| Dog at large | $137.00 |
| Drug paraphernalia | $333.00 |
| Fail to vaccinate animal | $137.00 |
| Failure to appear | $235.00 |
| Junk Vehicle | $200.00 |
| Littering | $150.00 |
| Loud music/noise | $154.00 |
| Minor in possession of alcohol | $262.00 |
| Minor in possession of tobacco | $262.00 |
| Open container (State Law) | $174.00 |
| Public intoxication | $297.00 |
| Simple assault | $256.00 |
| Soliciting without a permit | $233.00 |
| Theft under $50 | $239.00 |
| Vegetation height | $202.00 |
| Vicious animal | $242.00 |
| Parking Violations | Total |
| Backing in parking stall | $28.00 |
| Evasion - Parking Limits | $60.00 |
| Handicapped parking | $500.00 |
| Handicapped parking Second Offense | $700.00 |
| Hazardous or double parking | $28.00 |
| Parking - Fire zone | $90.00 |
| Parking - Over time | $28.00 |
| Parking - Reserved or private parking | $48.00 |
| Parking in alley - driveway | $28.00 |
| Parking on sidewalk - crosswalk | $78.00 |
| Parking wrong side street | $28.00 |
| Restricted parking | $28.00 |
| Violation - active school zone | $40.00 |
