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Operation Green Light brings in more than $407,000 in outstanding court fines, fees

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (April 29, 2025) – The Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County, helped more than 1,000 people get back on the road legally and collected more than $407,000 in overdue fines and fees during its 2025 Operation Green Light event.

The Clerk’s office waived the 25 percent collection agency fees on overdue Palm Beach County cases during Operation Green Light, which took place from March 3 to March 7. During that week, the Clerk’s office:

  • Collected $407,551.21 in unpaid fines and fees;

  • Reinstated 211 driver’s licenses;

  • Made 998 customers eligible to reinstate their driver’s licenses; and

  • Established 699 payment plans.

“We are proud of the number of people we helped get back on the road to driving legally during this year’s Operation Green Light,” said Joseph Abruzzo, Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller for Palm Beach County. “Operation Green Light ensures that people with overdue court fines and fees are paying what they owe, while giving them a helping hand by waiving additional collection agency fees and giving people the option to pay their fines in full or establish a flexible repayment plan that lets them pay what they can afford each month.”  

The annual event, which started in Palm Beach County in November 2014 and expanded statewide the following year, allows anyone with unpaid fines and fees an opportunity to pay their overdue tickets, court fines and fees without paying additional collection agency fees.

Florida law requires the Clerk’s office to turn over unpaid tickets and other outstanding court fines and fees to an outside collection agency if the debt is not paid within 90 days of the due date. Those who don’t pay also have their driver license suspended.

To learn more about flexible payment options in Palm Beach County for court fines and fees, including traffic tickets, visit www.mypalmbeachclerk.com/paymentplan.
 

About the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County

The Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller is Palm Beach County’s protector of taxpayer money and public records including marriage licenses, court documents, financial reports and real estate records. Visit www.mypalmbeachclerk.com and find us @ClerkPBC on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and Threads.

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