Cal. Stds. Jud. Admin., std. 4.40 · Title 4. Standards for Criminal Cases
Traffic infraction procedures
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
To insure the prompt and efficient disposition of traffic infraction cases, each court should:
(1) Authorize the clerk, within limits set by the court, to grant defendants extensions of time for the posting of bail and payment of fines.
(2) Authorize the clerk or other court official to accept offers of proof of correction or compliance in accordance with the bail schedule without the necessity of a court appearance.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Standard 4.40 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as sec. 10.5 effective July 1, 1977.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
- Official file
- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/standards/standard4_40
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- compose_crc.py 2026-10-22: the Judicial Council's rule pages read paragraph by paragraph; verify_crc.py's second reading of the Council's per-title PDFs finds every paragraph
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