Payment to Tribal Courts

Acceptance of Payments for Court Fines & Court Costs:

• Online payments at Cite Pay USA at www.citepayusa.com
• Money Order or Cashiers Check in person or by email to P.O. Box 729, Isleta,  NM  87022, made payable to Isleta Tribal Court

Those who cannot pay the fine or fee can file a Request to Convert Fines to community service hours and receive $10 credit for every hour of community service performed. Court costs must be paid and are not converted to community service hours. Community service hours ordered to be completed cannot be converted to a fine.

Payments must be submitted to the Court in the form of a money order or cashier’s check and made payable to the opposing party or victim. The Court will contact the opposing party or victim to pick up the payment.

Payments must be made by the deadline or the defendant can request to perform community service hours in lieu of payment.

The penalty must be paid within thirty (30) days of the citation date or a bench warrant is issued. If the “Penalty Assessment” box is marked on the citation it cannot be contested in court. Payment can be made by either of the following:

Acceptance of Payments for Court Fines & Court Costs:

• Online payments at Cite Pay USA at www.citepayusa.com
• Money Order or Cashiers Check in person or by email to P.O. Box 729, Isleta,  NM  87022, made payable to Isleta Tribal Court

Do not mail court appearance or traffic arraignment citations to the Santa Fe Motor Vehicle Department (MVD). Those who cannot pay the fine/fee can request to make payments or perform community service hours in lieu of payment. This request must be made using the “Request to Convert Fines” form.

Any unpaid payments or balances are reported to the Treasurer’s Office and deducted from enrolled members’ Per Capita Distribution.