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CVB Information

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: https://www.cvb.uscourts.gov/

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

Bangor, ME
Magistrate Judge John C. Nivison
Margaret Chase Smith
Federal Building and United States Courthouse
202 Harlow Street
Portland, ME
Magistrate Judge Karen Frink Wolf
Edward T. Gignoux United States Courthouse
156 Federal Street

2024-2025 Dates

Dates:

January 14, 2025
February 11, 2025
March 11, 2025
April 15, 2025
May 13, 2025
June 10, 2025
July 8, 2025
August 12, 2025
September 9, 2025
October 14, 2025
November 18, 2025
December 10, 2024

10:00 a.m. start

Dates:

January 9, 2025
February 13, 2025
March 13, 2025
April 9, 2025
May 15, 2025
June 12, 2025
July 17, 2025
August 14, 2025
September 11, 2025
October 9, 2025
November 13, 2025
December 5, 2024
 
1:00 p.m. start

 

Supporting Documents

CVB Acadia National Park
CVB Naval Air Station Brunswick
CVB U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
CVB White Mountain National Forest Maine
CVB Coast Guard Properties
CVB Property Within Control of Federal Protective Service
CVB US Department of Veterans Affairs
CVB U.S. Navy Facilities Maine
CVB U.S. Border Patrol