86th District Court
Serving Grand Traverse, Antrim and Leelanau Counties
Print86th District Court
The District Court, which was established by the Michigan Legislature in 1968 pursuant to constitutional mandate, has more citizen contact than any other court in our judicial system. The 86th District Court serves three counties.
205 E. Cayuga 280 Washington Street 8527 E. Government Center Dr
PO Box 597 Traverse City, MI 49684 Suite 201
Bellaire, MI 49615 Suttons Bay, MI 49682
(231) 533-6441 (231) 922-4580 (231) 256-8250
This Court is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. If you require special accommodations to use the court because of disabilities, please contact the ADA Coordinator at 922-4502 to make arrangements.
ADA Request for Accommodations form
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Credit Card Payments
On-line Payment Instructions
Credit Card payments can be made ONLY through the court website. For payment on traffic tickets or criminal cases, choose 86th District Court Traffic/Criminal Payment from the menu on the left side of the court's home page or look in Quicklinks for the shortcut. You must then access the court case you want to make a payment on. Once in the case, there will be a "Make Payment" icon on the right. You will receive an email confirmation.
Payments after 4:15 p.m. each day will be processed the next business day.
Credit card payments are capped at $200. A fee of $3.95 will be assessed.
Payments of more than $200 can be made with either Mastercard or Discover. A fee of 2.5% of the payment will be assessed.
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Court Hours: Antrim & Grand Traverse Counties 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday - Friday**
Leelanau County 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday**
**Closed in observance of the following holidays:
New Year's Eve Day Fourth of July
New Year's Day Labor Day
Martin Luther King Day Veteran's Day
Presidents' Day Thanksgiving
Good Friday Day After Thanksgiving
Memorial Day Christmas Eve Day
Christmas Day
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Driving Directions:
Antrim County Courthouse
Grand Traverse County Courthouse
Leelanau County Courthouse
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