How to Get a Continuance in La Traffic Court
ATTENTION:
The following options are available to you to resolve your Traffic citation.
OPTION 1: Online Service
Many Traffic matters can be resolved online without speaking to a clerk on the phone or coming to a courthouse. Online services relating to Traffic matters can be accessed here. You must have your citation number and/or driver's license number available.
OPTION 2: Traffic Call Center
Many Traffic matters can be resolved by calling the Traffic Call Center at (213) 633-6300 and speaking with a clerk. The Traffic Call Center is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday, except court holidays. A telephonic interpreter service is available to those who speak any language other than English.
OPTION 3: In-Person Clerk's Office Service by Appointment
Customers appearing at court without an appointment will be seen by a clerk; however, we encourage customers to schedule their appointment with the clerk in advance to avoid waiting in line. To schedule an appointment with the Clerk's Office, please call the Traffic Call Center at (213) 633-6300.
OPTION 4: Schedule a Court Hearing to Appear Before a Judge
Litigants may schedule a court hearing by using the Court's online service option (litigants must have their driver's license or citation number available) or by calling the Traffic Call Center at (213) 633-6300. Please note: Traffic litigants who wish to contest their citations without coming to court may request a Trial by Written Declaration. More information on Trial by Written Declaration can be found here.
OPTION 5: Removing a License Hold
If your California driver's license is suspended due to unpaid Traffic tickets, you can contact the collections vendor to set a future hearing date. See Option 8 to determine which collection vendor to call to schedule a future hearing date. Your driver's license hold may be released from the DMV once you appear in court. You should be aware that COVID-19 has affected the DMV's ability to process these requests, so there may be some delays in lifting the holds.
OPTION 6: Request a Trial by Declaration
Any time before the appearance date or extension to that date, you can request a trial by written declaration. To proceed with a trial by written declaration, you must post full bail and submit your request. Once the request is received and bail is posted, the Court will give you a due date for your declaration.
OPTION 7: Pay and Close Your Case
If you wish to pay and close your ticket, you can do so at any time before the due date on the citation or before any scheduled hearing by visiting LACourt.org/Traffic and entering your case information. However, there are some violations that require you appear in court – the system will not let you pay for these violations.
If you are experiencing financial or other difficulty, the following options are available to you. Many of these will allow you to resolve your case without appearing at a courthouse.
- Filing an Ability to Pay Petition: If a judge has ordered you to pay a fine, file this petition for a judge to determine if you are able to pay the fine or will make some other order.
- Payment Plan
- Establish a Payment Plan: this will allow you to make smaller payments to pay off your total fine;
- Request an extension to finish paying a Payment Plan. or
- Request a reduction in your current Payment Plan monthly amount by filing an Ability to Pay Petition
- Enter into an Agreement to Pay with a Request for a Reduction in Sentence (TRAF 057): File this form if you do not want to contest your citation, and do not want to come to court.
- Request an extension: Call the Traffic Call Center at (213) 633-6300 to request an extension for the following:
- Payment of a fine
- Completion of Community Service
- Completion of Traffic School
OPTION 8: If Your Case Is In Collections
If the courthouse listed on your citation is: Antelope Valley, Bellflower, Burbank, Catalina, Chatsworth, Compton, Downey, Glendale, Inglewood, Long Beach, Pasadena, San Fernando, Santa Clarita, Torrance, or Van Nuys, contact Harris and Harris at (833) 480-8895.
If the courthouse listed on your citation is: Beverly Hills, El Monte, Metro, Santa Monica or West Covina, contact Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson at (844) 598-2699.
Part of the Court's AccessLACourt | Your Way initiative, LACourtConnect (LACC) allows you to appear in court remotely by audio and/or video for Traffic arraignments or other non-trial court appearances, and provides the following benefits:
Convenience;
Reduces the number of court visitors, which assists with social distancing protocols;
Eliminates driving and parking costs; and
Saves commute time to courthouses.
You can schedule a remote appearance up to 30 days prior to the hearing, but NO LATER THAN 30 minutes before the hearing. IMPORTANT: You must first schedule your hearing with the court before you will be able to sign up to appear remotely.
Go to https://www.lacourt.org/lacc/ and click on the "Traffic" button to start the registration process to appear remotely through LACourtConnect.
PLEASE NOTE: Remote appearances are not available for hearings in which documents will be shown to the judicial officer or the defendant's identity is in question.
| Online Services Please select a language for online transactions Seleccione su idioma para las transacciones en línea. Traffic Online Services provides the following options depending on the status of your ticket.
El servicio de asistencia de tráfico en línea proporciona los siguientes servicios, de acuerdo al estado de su multa.
取决于您的罚单状况，交通在线服务提供以下选项。
교통 위반 온라인 서비스는 티켓의 상태에 따라 다음의 옵션을 제공합니다.
Các Dịch Vụ về Giao Thông Trên Mạng có các chọn lựa sau đây tùy theo tình trạng giấy phạt của quý vị.
"Առցանց երթևեկության ծառայություններ" բաժինն առաջարկում է հետևյալ տարբերակները, ըստ Ձեր տոմսակի կարգավիճակի․
To start you can: If you do not have your ticket number | REQUEST AN INTERPRETER FOR YOUR TRAFFIC CASE SOLICITUD DE INTÉRPRETE PARA SU CASO DE TRÁFICO 도로교통법 위반 소송에 대한 통역사 신청 ՁԵՐ ԵՐԹԵՎԵԿՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՀԱՅՑԻ ԳՈՐԾՈՎ ԹԱՐԳՄԱՆՉԻ ԾԱՌԱՅՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ ԽՆԴՐԵՔ 为您的交通案件申请传译员 XIN CUNG CẤP THÔNG DỊCH VIÊN CHO VỤ KIỆN GIAO THÔNG CỦA QUÝ VỊ SCHEDULE TRAFFIC CLERK APPOINTMENT Due to COVID-19, we encourage customers seeking assistance with their traffic citations to first call the Traffic Call Center at (213) 633-6300. If the phone agent is unable to assist you, they can schedule you for an appointment with a clerk in the clerk's office. While appointments are not required, they are strongly encouraged. Please note that face masks are required for all persons entering any courthouse, regardless of vaccination status. COURT RESOURCES |
Source: https://www.lacourt.org/division/traffic/traffic2.aspx
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