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 |
2023 Dates
Dates: January 10, 2023
February 21, 2023 March 14, 2023 April 11, 2023 May 9, 2023 June 13, 2023 July 18, 2023 August 8, 2023 September 12, 2023 October 10, 2023 November 21, 2023 December 12, 2023 10:00 a.m. start |
Dates: January 4, 2023
February 1, 2023 March 1, 2023 April 5, 2023 May 3, 2023 June 7, 2023 July 5, 2023 August 2, 2023 September 6, 2023 October 4, 2023 November 1, 2023 December 6, 2023 1:00 p.m. start
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