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~ Drivers with a
commercial class license or drivers driving a
commercial vehicle as defined in subdivision (b) of
the Vehicle Code section 15210 are prohibited from
attending traffic school and having the violation
dismissed. If you have a valid driver's license and the alleged violation is a vehicle code infraction, you may be eligible to attend traffic school. Traffic school is an 8-hour (or equivalent) course that makes defendants more aware of California laws and improves their driving skills. DMV will only suppress one moving violation from your record within an 18-month period by traffic school attendance. This 18-month period is calculated from violation date to violation date and not from the date of traffic school attendance. If you are eligible and decide not to attend traffic school, your automobile insurance may be adversely affected. To attend traffic school, you must pay a non-refundable traffic school fee equal to the citation bail amount plus an additional fee to the Court. InterActive! Traffic School is a private businesses and will also charge an additional fee for the course. If one of the criteria listed below applies, YOU DO NOT QUALIFY AND THE COURT CLERK CANNOT GRANT PRETRIAL DIVERSION TRAFFIC SCHOOL:
Certificates When you have completed traffic school, you must return the original traffic school certificate to the Court by the completion date (see your Courtesy Notice to determine which court). No extensions of time to complete traffic school will be authorized. If you mail the certificate, please allow time for the post office to make delivery by the completion date. When requesting traffic school information be mailed to you from the court, please be sure to enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope with your request. YOU MUST RETURN YOUR BAIL PLUS THE COURT ADMINISTRATIVE TRAFFIC SCHOOL FEE WITH YOUR DOCKET/CASE NUMBER NO LATER THAN THE DATE SPECIFIED ON THE FRONT OF THE COURTESY NOTICE. If you do not satisfy the above requirements, the clerk cannot grant a traffic school request and you must appear in court to make your request. |


