A traffic ticket in El Paso looks small until you count the real cost: the fine, the conviction that stays on your Texas driving record, the insurance increase that follows for three years, and the arrest warrant that appears if you miss the appearance date printed on the citation. Speeding on I-10, Loop 375 or Montana, running a red light or stop sign, failure to maintain financial responsibility, expired registration and driving with an invalid license are the tickets we see most from El Paso drivers. Whether the citation came from El Paso Police, a Sheriff's deputy, DPS or a constable, the Law Office of Robert Navar handles it for a flat fee.
Most moving violations are Class C misdemeanors under the Texas Transportation Code, prosecuted under Chapter 543 and Chapter 45 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. That framework gives a defense lawyer real tools. Article 45.051 allows deferred disposition, which ends in a dismissal if you complete a short probation period. Article 45.0511 allows a driving safety course dismissal for many eligible drivers. Prosecutors in El Paso Municipal Court and the County Justice of the Peace courts can also amend a moving violation to a non-moving offense, reduce the fine, or dismiss outright when the officer's paperwork or radar documentation does not hold up. The goal is always the same: no conviction reported to DPS.
You never need to set foot in the courtroom. Robert Navar files a letter of representation before your appearance date, which stops any warrant, then resets the case to a docket he attends. He reviews the citation and officer notes, negotiates directly with the El Paso prosecutor and only accepts an outcome you approve. Doing it yourself usually means pleading guilty at the window and taking a conviction that will follow you for years; pleading no contest without asking for deferred disposition is the most common and most expensive mistake we see. If your ticket involves a warrant or an OmniBase hold, we resolve those as part of the same representation.
Common mistakes El Paso drivers make with a ticket
The worst move is ignoring the citation. The appearance date on an El Paso ticket is a legal deadline; missing it leads to a failure-to-appear charge under Transportation Code Section 543.009, an arrest warrant and a Chapter 706 OmniBase hold on your license. The second-worst move is paying the fine online. Paying is a guilty plea and a conviction that DPS records and insurers see. Drivers also lose the driving safety course option by asking for it too late, or by not knowing that CDL holders and drivers over 25 mph above the limit are ineligible.
El Paso Municipal Court and JP court details
Tickets written by El Paso Police inside the city limits go to El Paso Municipal Court, which runs high-volume dockets and offers deferred disposition and driving safety course options on most first offenses. Tickets from the Sheriff's Office, DPS troopers or constables in the county, including Horizon City, Socorro, Clint, Fabens and the Upper Valley, go to one of the El Paso County Justice of the Peace precincts. Each court has its own fine schedule, docket rhythm and prosecutor, and we appear in all of them regularly. If you also have a CDL ticket or a warrant recall, those are handled in the same courts.
What's included
- Letter of representation filed with the court before your appearance date
- Review of the citation, officer notes and any radar or dash-cam records
- Attorney appearance at every docket setting so you never have to attend
- Negotiation with the El Paso prosecutor for dismissal, deferred disposition or a reduced non-moving charge
- Filing of driving safety course or deferred disposition paperwork and tracking of the completion deadline
- Written confirmation of the final result and what, if anything, will appear on your DPS record
How it works
Send us the ticket
Text or email a photo of the citation, front and back, plus a copy of your driver's license. We confirm the court, the appearance deadline and any prior tickets, and quote a flat fee the same day.
We appear and negotiate
Robert Navar files his appearance, pulls the officer's paperwork and works the case on the El Paso docket. He pushes first for dismissal, then for deferred disposition or an amended non-moving charge, and reports each offer to you.
You approve, we close it
Nothing is finalized without your approval. Once you accept an outcome, we file the paperwork, calendar any course or compliance deadline and send you written proof that the case is closed with no conviction reported.