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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
To request traffic violator school, individuals must register with the Court on or before the due date on the
citation or courtesy notice. In addition to the educational benefits of attending traffic violator school, one
of the primary reasons so many individuals choose this option is to avoid having their violations appear on
their driving records, which often results in increased insurance rates. Those electing to attend
traffic violator school will be required to pay the full bail amount plus a $52 administrative fee and meet ALL
of the following requirements:
- Have a valid driver's license.
- Do not have a class A, class B, or commercial class C driver's license.
- The current violation(s) did not occur while driving a commercial vehicle as defined in Vehicle
Code 15210(b).
- Must not have attended traffic violator school for dismissal of a prior citation issued within the
past 18 months.
- The citation must be an infraction that is reportable to the DMV.
- The citation must not have a point count of more than one point, involve alcohol or drugs, involve
exceeding a speed limit by more than 25 miles per hour, or require a mandatory court appearance.
Follow the directions on the back of the courtesy notice or register in person at the Traffic Clerk's Office
in Room C-10 during office hours or by telephone at (415) 444-7180. A clerk cannot grant a request to attend
traffic violator school unless the individual meets all of the requirements stated above.
More information about traffic violator schools is available through the California DMV by clicking here
http://dmv.ca.gov/olinq2/welcome.do and following the steps to locate a provider in your county.
Individuals may also elect to complete an internet traffic violator school.
Neither the Court nor the DMV maintains a list of these schools. Search the internet for California Traffic
Violator Schools Online. In addition to the fee paid to the Court, each traffic violator school charges a fee,
paid directly to the school at the time of registration for the program. The amount of this fee varies for
each school.
NOTICE: If individuals are eligible and decide not to attend traffic violator school their automobile insurance may be adversely affected.
If individuals complete a traffic violator school program, one conviction in any 18-month period will be held
confidential and not show on their driving records.
An individual who has a second violation on the same citation which requires proof of correction, must submit
the signed proof of correction plus a $25 transaction fee for each correctable violation at the same time traffic violator school is requested.
The Court will direct individuals to submit proof of completion of traffic violator school by a specific due
date. Failure to provide proof of completion of traffic violator school to the Court by the due date will
result in the reporting of the citation as a conviction to DMV. Upon successful completion of traffic violator
school and submitting of proof of completion, the Court will send a confidential conviction to DMV pursuant to Vehicle Code
section 1803.5. It is the responsibility of every individual to return the original certificate of completion
to the Court by the completion date.
When registering for traffic violator school with the Court, individuals will be given 60 days from the date your payment is received to complete
it and send the Court the ORIGINAL certificate of completion. Copies of the completion certificates will
not be accepted.
Please do not rely on the traffic violator school to submit the certificate of completion to the Court.
Every traffic violator school participant must submit the completion certificate to the Court.
The Court will grant one automatic 30-day extension of time to complete traffic violator school as long
as the request for extension is made prior to the due date of the certificate. No further extensions will be granted.
Violators who turn in their traffic violator school certificates late, but within 60 days of the due date and,
after the Court has already reported their convictions to DMV, may request that the Court accept their late certificates
and send updated notifications of completion to DMV. There is a $50 administrative fee for this service.
Requests from violators to accept traffic violator school certificates after 60 days has passed from the due date will not be granted.
Violators who did not sign up for traffic violator school with the Court, but subsequently submit their certificates of
completion within 60 days of the date a conviction was reported to DMV, may request to register for traffic violator
school at this time. However, they must pay the $52 traffic violator school fee and a $50 administrative fee for this
late registration and notification to DMV.
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Overview
The Traffic Clerk's Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 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 8:00
a.m. and 3:00 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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