Self-Help traffic
This section of the website tells you how to deal with violations of traffic laws such as speeding and expired licenses.
Effective June 21, 2016, all hearings for citations issued in the cities of Morgan Hill, Gilroy and San Martin will be scheduled at the Santa Clara Courthouse but held at the South County Morgan Hill Courthouse. All other traffic cases are heard at the Santa Clara Courthouse.
Traffic cases can be viewed online at the Case Info website
Pay traffic fines online at our E-Payment website .
Citations & Violations
- FTA/FTP Violations (Failure to Appear/Failure to Pay)
- Insurance Violations
- Parking Citations
- Photo Citations
- Proof of Correction Violations ("Fix-It Tickets")
- Owner's Responsibility Citations
hearings, trials and appeals
- Court Dates
- Extensions (More time to pay ticket, or new court date)
- Hearing Types (Arraignment, etc.)
- Requesting an Appeal
- Trials (In person or "by writing')