There were 336 criminal violations that were ticketed in Gulf County, Florida in 2008 and more than 200 of those were for DUI and DWLS. Driving with a suspended license and driving under the influence, sometimes referred to as drunk driving, accounted for 62% of the moving criminal violations cited in Gulf County. Most other tickets for criminal moving violations were issued in small amounts. There were only eight reckless driving tickets, and just 16 leaving the scene of an accident (hit-and-run) citations.

Speeding tickets were the overwhelming majority of non-criminal moving violations. Of the 877 tickets written in this category in Gulf County, 554 were for violation of a posted speed limit. The only other traffic ticket that was written more than 100 times was for running a red light. Outside of careless driving, there were no more than 20 tickets written in Gulf County running a stop sign, improper passing, improper lane change or failure to yield the right of way.

If you are going to pay a ticket in Gulf County and you want to do it in person, the Clerk of Courts office is located in Port St. Joe. You can choose to challenge the ticket in traffic court or participate in a driver education course. Either way you must inform the Gulf County clerk of courts of your intentions.