Lawrence Municipal Court for the next month will allow people to pay off $50 in fines with $15 worth of school supplies as part of an annual initiative.
The supply drive began Wednesday and runs through Saturday, Aug. 23. It’s “designed to help individuals with outstanding fines while supporting local school children and families,” according to a city news release.
The program only applies to existing traffic and parking fines, not future fines, and downtown meter citations issued after Jan. 1, 2025 are excluded, according to the release. Donating toward another person’s fines is an option.
Here’s the list of specific supplies that will apply toward fines:
• Pencil boxes
• Washable markers (thick; Classic 8-pack)
• 24-pack Crayola crayons
• No. 2 pencils
• Colored pencils
• Scissors
• Spiral notebooks (wide or college rule)
• Shaving cream foam (unscented)
• Cotton balls
• Play doh (regular sized containers)
• Ziploc bags (gallon and quart size)
• Fragrance-free baby wipes
• Kleenex
• Refillable water bottles
• Plain white unwaxed paper plates (salad or dinner size)
• Backpacks
Participants can bring $15 worth of new supplies from the list and the purchase receipt Lawrence Municipal Court — at City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St. — in exchange for a $50 credit toward traffic infractions or parking fines.
This is the third year of the program in Lawrence.
For questions, call the municipal court at 785-832-6190.
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