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| Traffic Court – Failure to Appear Holds and Penalties |
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Phone: (415) 444-7180
Email: traffic@marincourt.org
Location: Civic Center, Hall of Justice, Room C-10
Office Hours: 8:00am - 3:00pm
Email: traffic@marincourt.org
Location: Civic Center, Hall of Justice, Room C-10
Office Hours: 8:00am - 3:00pm
An individual who disregards the citation, courtesy notice and final notice and fails to pay the bail or appear in court by the due date is subject to immediate sanctions by the Court, as follows:
- The Court will notify Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to place a HOLD on the issuance or renewal of the driver's license and vehicle registration;
- Driving privilege suspension;
- Up to a 6-month jail sentence and/or a fine of $1,000;
- Additional 'failure to appear' penalties added to the total bail due;
- Transfer to the Enhanced Court Collection (ECC) program which will take responsibility for collection of this debt. For more information about ECC, please click here;
- The Court will add a $300 civil assessment to the amount owed.
Receipt of a notice from the DMV regarding a hold or suspension of driver's license or registration due to a violation of Vehicle Code section 40508 indicates that the Court has reported the violator's failure to appear in court to DMV.
Once these violations have been reported to DMV, individuals must either pay the increased amount of bail or appear in walk-in traffic court. For more information on walk-in traffic court, please click here.