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Alabama Traffic Service Center is the official door. The sites around it, often not.
Alabama Traffic Service Center (traffic.alacourt.gov) is Alabama's real online ticket payment system, run by Alabama Administrative Office of Courts (card vendor: AlaPay.com, referenced from official FAQ). The problem is what surrounds it in search results: lookalike sites wrapping it in fees or collecting card details the court never sees. One domain rule sorts all of it. And it has gaps — not every court or ticket type — so the citation controls.
The official door is Alabama Traffic Service Center at traffic.alacourt.gov, run by Alabama Administrative Office of Courts (card vendor: AlaPay.com, referenced from official FAQ). It does not cover every court or ticket type — the notes on your citation control. You'll typically need: UTC ticket number (upper-right of citation). Online plea option at traffic.alacourt.gov/resolve.aspx; covers state tickets + selected municipal courts; pay by court appearance date.
- Known in Alabama: SEO doorway pages on hacked .edu subdomains target 'traffic alacourt gov' queries; unofficial payment-explainer domains (govtportal.com-style). AlaPay.com looks like a clone but is the AOC's official card vendor.
- Clone sites chase "pay Alabama ticket" searches and wrap the real portal in made-up "service fees" — or collect your details on a form the court never sees. The official door adds no middleman.
- The tell is the domain, never the design. Type the official address yourself or use the links on this page — skipping the search results entirely is the simplest defense.
- Paying online usually closes the case as a guilty finding, and any points post to your license. Many states have an option (a course, a plea alternative, or a hearing) that only exists BEFORE you pay — check yours first. What a paid ticket does to insurance →
- The response deadline runs from your citation date whether you pay or fight — missing it creates a bigger problem than the ticket. Deadline timeline + calendar reminder →
- Where do lookalikes come from? There is no national ticket database — our 51-jurisdiction directory of official doors covers every state. The official-portals directory →
Not sure what the citation is actually charging, which court it names, or when the clock runs out? Photograph it — the scanner reads every legible line and routes you to your options. The photo is processed in memory and never stored. How Ticket Scan works →
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Portal, operator, and requirements verified 2026-09-19 against official sources (TicketVerdict portal directory) — loaded. General information, not legal advice; your citation and court control what applies.