Traffic faqs
Frequently Asked Questions:
This page is designed to help you find answers to any Traffic Court questions you may have.
- FAQs
- Citations:
- Courtesy Notice: When will I hear from the Court after getting a ticket? What is the status of my ticket? Where is my Courtesy Notice? Click for Answer -->
- Can't Pay Online: When I try to pay for my ticket online it says my ticket can't be found and that I should contact the Court - why? Click for Answer -->
- Vehicle Code: Where can I look up the code on my traffic ticket? Specifically VC40508a? Click for Answer -->
- Courtesy Notice: When will I hear from the Court after getting a ticket? What is the status of my ticket? Where is my Courtesy Notice? Click for Answer -->
- Payments:
- Paying Fine Online: Can I pay my traffic fine online? Click for Answer -->
- Amount of Fine: Why is my fine so high, or more than the officer told me? Click for Answer -->
- Civil Assessment: Why do I have to pay Civil Assessment? Click for Answer -->
- Need More Time to Pay: Can I have longer to pay my ticket? Answer: see the Extensions page on this website
- Paying Fine Online: Can I pay my traffic fine online? Click for Answer -->
- Traffic School:
- After Traffic School: What do I do after I have completed traffic school? Click for Answer -->
- Traffic School Options: Can I complete Traffic School online? What are my other options? What if I live in another county? Click for Answer -->
- After Traffic School: What do I do after I have completed traffic school? Click for Answer -->
- Citations:
- Emailing Traffic Court
If you are unable to find the answer to your Traffic Court-related question after reviewing the pages in our Traffic Self-Help section, the Traffic Division pages, and the Frequently Asked Questions above, you can contact our Traffic Department by email at sstrafficinfo@scscourt.org. If your question is not covered on the Court's websites, we will do our best to respond to your question within 48 hours.
- Legal Assistance
We cannot give legal advice, only legal information. Please refer to our Free & Low-Cost Legal Help page, as well as the Judicial Council Self-Help website .
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