Traffic Court – Community Service Work Print this Page
Phone: (415) 444-7180
Email: traffic@marincourt.org
Location: Civic Center, Hall of Justice, Room C-10
Office Hours: 8:00am - 4:00pm



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.

Overview

The Traffic Clerk's Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except holidays. The office is located on the Court Floor of the Marin County Civic Center Hall of Justice in Room C-10. For directions to the Civic Center, please click here.

The Marin County Civic Center has three drive-though arches. From the middle arch lobby only, take the elevator to the "C" floor. After passing through security screening, go left to the end of the hall to Room C-10. For individuals wishing to speak with a clerk in this office, please call (415) 444-7180 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Calls are answered in the order received. Since these phone lines are very busy, the best times to call are early afternoons.

The mailing address is:
Marin County Superior Court - Traffic
P.O. Box 4988
San Rafael, CA 94913-4988

Spanish Language Services

The Traffic Clerk's Office has several Spanish speaking clerks to assist the public and some forms are also available for review in Spanish. In court hearings, there is usually a Spanish language interpreter in the courtroom to assist non-English speakers at these hearings.

 
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