In short

Fines may be issued when traffic offences are committed in Queensland. How and when you can pay a fine depends on the type of fine you receive.

Handwritten fines

Handwritten fines are paper tickets issued in person by an authorised officer such as a Queensland Police Officer, Transport Inspector, Senior Network Officer (Translink) or Marine Officer.

They cannot be paid online straight away. You need to wait until details of the fine have been recorded in our system. This may take up to 21 days from the issue date shown on the fine.

You can log in to My account to check if the fine has been recorded on our system.

If it takes longer than 21 days for your fine to be recorded on our system, you may need to pay the fine in person or by post.

Handwritten fines for an organisation

A handwritten fine that has been issued to an organisation cannot be paid online. This type of fine can only be paid in person or by post.

If you need help paying a handwritten fine online, contact the Queensland Revenue Office.

Camera-detected offence fines

You can receive a fine for a camera-detected offence. This includes fines issued from mobile speed cameras, fixed speed cameras, red light cameras, combined red light and speed cameras, point-to-point speed cameras, automated number plate recognition cameras and mobile phone and seatbelt cameras.

Fines issued for an offence detected by camera are issued automatically and sent to the registered operator recorded for the vehicle. If you were not the driver at the time of the offence, do not pay the infringement. Find out how to transfer a fine.

e-Ticket fines

You can receive an e-Ticket fine by text message (MMS), email or post if it is issued to you in person by a Queensland Police Officer.

If you chose for your fine to be sent to you by text message, email or post, and you have not received it within 14 days of the date it was issued to you, contact Policelink on 131 444.

If you deleted a fine you received by text message or email, or lost the one you got by post, you can request a copy of the fine online from Policelink.