Traffic Court – Community Service Work
Phone: (415) 444-7180
Email: traffic@marincourt.org
Location: Civic Center, Hall of Justice, Room C-10
Office Hours: 8:00am - 3:00pm



Community service work is volunteer work performed at non-profit agencies in Marin County. For individuals who live outside of Marin but who have citations in the county, the Court can provide a listing of community service agencies in many of the other California counties.

Individuals who cannot afford to pay all or part of the bail on a citation may elect to perform community service work instead of paying the bail. The bail amount is converted to community service work at a rate of $10 per hour. For example, a $300 citation can be converted to 30 hours of community service work ($300 divided by $10 per hour equals 30 hours.)

Upon request, the Court will register an individual for community service work. This registration can be done in the Traffic Clerk's Office, without going to court. When registering for community service work, the Court will determine the deadline for completion of the hours. If the hours are not completed, or the completed and signed timesheet is not turned in to the Court by the due date, the community service hours will be automatically converted back to a monetary fine and will be subject to all of the regular enforcement procedures for delinquent bail, including additional penalties, DMV holds, a $300 civil assessment added to the amount due, and referral to collections.

The Court will provide the individual with a list of agencies eligible to oversee community service work and a timesheet to record the hours worked. It is the responsibility of the individual to schedule the community service work and present the timesheet to the agency to obtain an authorized signature.

Community Serivce Work Instructions
Community Service Work Time Sheet