Traffic School

In general, you may attend traffic school if you have not attended traffic school in California in the past 18 months and have a valid California license. Your courtesy notice will say if you are eligible for traffic school.

If you qualify for traffic school:

• Pay your fine and the $52.00 administrative fee by mail or online here: PAY YOUR TRAFFIC TICKET ONLINE
  
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• Go to the clerk’s office at the court location on the bottom of your ticket and pay the fine and the $52.00 traffic school administrative fee.
  
  
  • Get a list of in-person traffic schools from the Department of Motor Vehicles (free Adobe Acrobat Reader required): www.dmv.ca.gov/olinq2/olApplication.do

It is your responsibility to make sure that the court receives your completed traffic school certificate.

• If you attended an online traffic school, the court will receive an electronic certificate from the online school.

NOTICE: If you are eligible and decide not to attend traffic school your automobile insurance may be adversely affected. One conviction in any 18-month period will be held confidential and not show on your driving record if you complete a traffic violator school program.

If you have attended traffic school in past 18 months, you may appear in court to ask to attend the second offender traffic school. This is a 12-hour traffic school course, which will still appear on your record even if you attend the course.

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