Central Violations Bureau

The Central Violations Bureau is a national center responsible for processing violation notices (tickets) issued and payments received for petty offenses charged on a federal violation notice. This includes violations that occur on federal property such as federal buildings, national parks, military installations, post offices, Veteran Affairs medical centers, national wildlife refuges, and national forests.

Federal tickets are issued by law enforcement personnel from agencies such as the U.S. Park Rangers, U.S. Fish & Wildlife, Department of Defense Police, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Postal Police, U.S. Border Patrol, V.A. Police, and Federal Protective Service. If the ticket you received does not say "U.S. District Court Violation Notice" across the top, then you did not receive a federal ticket. If you would like to make a fixed-sum payment in lieu of a court appearance for certain offenses, the fee schedules for selected violations can be found in the Supporting Documents on this page. If your violation notice indicates that a court appearance is mandatory OR the offense is not listed on these schedules, you will have to appear in court as indicated on your violation notice.

For more information about the Central Violations Bureau, go to: http://www.cvb.uscourts.gov/

Hearings on CVB matters will be held in Portland and Bangor on the following dates in 2012:

Bangor, ME Magistrate Judge Kravchuk Margaret Chase Smith Federal Building and United States Courthouse 202 Harlow Street	Portland, ME Magistrate Judge Rich Edward T. Gignoux United States Courthouse 156 Federal Street
Dates: January 17, 2012 February 7, 2012 March 6, 2012 April 10, 2012 May 8, 2012 June 5, 2012 July 10, 2012 August 7, 2012 September 4, 2012 October 9, 2012 November 6, 2012 December 11, 2012	Dates: January 18, 2012 February 22, 2012 March 21, 2012 April 25, 2012 May 23, 2012 June 20, 2012 July 18, 2012 August 22, 2012 September 19, 2012 October 24, 2012 November 14, 2012 December 19, 2012