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A courtesy notice mailed to the address on the citation (up to 4-6 weeks), every traffic defendant calendared from the citation's response date; appearance in person on the courtesy notice's date and time, or at 10:00 a.m. on the citation's date if no notice arrived; remote appearance by Zoom at no cost for all traffic matters up to and including trial, arranged by calling the Clerk's Office no later than five days before the appearance date; failure to respond deemed an election of trial by declaration in absentia (Vehicle Code section 40903), a civil assessment of up to $100.00 and referral to collections; bail forfeiture by payment online, in person or by mail before the due date; traffic school on the $52 court administrative fee paid with the fine; a one-time three-week extension granted by the clerk on a request received no later than ten days before the initial appearance date (a new Monday appearance date confirmed by a Minute Order; a further extension asked of a judge on the extended date); filings by mail or at the counter from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. - after 4 p.m. filed the next business day - and none by e-mail or electronic filing; a request for trial by written declaration accompanied by the full bail as a check or money order (an online payment received first forfeits bail and closes the case); juvenile infractions heard confidentially before adult traffic cases, appearance mandatory with a parent or guardian, remote by Zoom on contact no later than five days before.
California > Third Appellate District > Alpine County > Superior Court of California, County of Alpine
Quick Links Make a Payment Note: Do NOT pay online should you wish to request a Trial by Written Declaration, or the if Court has not filed your Proof of Correction for a "fix-it" violation. To submit your payment you will need to know your docket number (your case number) and your fine amount. A transaction fee will apply. Find a Traffic School If your bail/fine is paid, plus the $52.00 traffic school fee, find a traffic school here. Self-Help Resources Have more questions? The California Courts Self-Help Center is a resource for the public that covers multiple topics, including traffic. Traffic and Infraction Violations General Information Alpine Superior Court's Traffic Division handles infraction violations of the California Vehicle Code by adults or juveniles, and infraction violations of other codes such as Alpine County Ordinances. An infraction is a violation, or failure to comply with, a certain provision of a code, ordinance, or other law. Most traffic tickets are an infraction violation of the California Vehicle Code such as speeding, having a broken tail light, or having outdated registration . An infraction is not punishable by imprisonment; the maximum sentence on most infractions is a $250 fine (plus assessments and fees). You may not be sentenced to alternate jail time on an infraction and cannot have a trial by jury. Misdemeanor or felony violations of the Vehicle Code (such as DUIs) are handled by the Criminal Division. Parking Violations are handled by the Alpine County Parking Agent as a civil penalty. If you have a parking ticket, please go to the Alpine County Parking Agent for more information. Contact Information Clerk's Office: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closed Noon to 1:00 p.m. for lunch. Phone: (530) 694-2113 Fax: (530) 694-2119 Email: traffic@alpine.courts.ca.gov Resolving Your Ticket Courtesy Notice After receiving a traffic or other infraction citation, the court will mail a courtesy notice to the address on your citation. It can take up to 4-6 weeks for the court to receive and then process courtesy notices. On the notice, the court notifies you of: Your docket number, which is the case number for the court. Your appearance date. Alpine County Superior Court calendars all traffic defendants based off of the response date on your citation. You do not need to call to put yourself on calendar. If you do not intend to appear, this is your due date. Your bail, or fine amount. The court provides payment options on the back of the courtesy notice. Your options for appearing or resolving your traffic case without appearing in court. General eligibility criteria for Traffic School. If more than 6 weeks have passed since you received your citation and you have not received a courtesy notice, you may call the court clerk's office. Court staff will confirm your current mailing address. Note: Not receiving your courtesy notice is not a legal excuse for failing to take care of the citation by its due date. To Appear in Court You may appear in person at the Alpine County Courthouse on the scheduled date and time on your courtesy notice. If you did not receive your courtesy notice, appear at the courthouse at 10:00 a.m. on the date noted on your citation. This date is found at the upper left hand corner of your citation. A box is checked next to either "Appear in Court at _" or "Respond to Citation Before _". You may appear remotely via Zoom, a videoconference platform, for no cost. To sign up for a remote appearance, call the Clerk’s Office at the following number no later than five days prior to your appearance date: (530) 694-2113, Ext. 2. Alpine County Superior Court allows for all traffic matters to be heard remotely, up to and including trial. For more information about appearing by Zoom, go to "Remote Appearances". To Request a Trial If you wish to contest your citation, you may enter a plea of not guilty and request trial in one of two ways: a Court Trial, or a Trial by Written Declaration. Go to "Contesting Your Ticket" for more information. If You Fail to Respond To Your Citation If you fail to appear in court, pay your fine in full, or make alternative arrangements with the Court by the due date on your citation, you will be deemed to have elected to have a trial by declaration in absentia pursuant to California Vehicle Code section 40903. If you are found guilty, you will be charged the bail amount shown on your courtesy notice. If you do not pay your bail on or before the due date, you will receive an additional civil assessment of up to $100.00 for your failure to appear, and the Court will refer your account to an outside collection agency or California Franchise Tax Board, which may include wage garnishments and/or attachments of your bank accounts and personal property. Forms Local Court Forms ALP-TR-001: Certificate/ Proof of Correction ALP-TR-002: Request to Attend Traffic School and Order ALP-TR-003: Request for Traffic Court Trial ALP-TR-004: Request for Continuance of Traffic Court Trial State Court Forms TR-200 Instructions to Defendant (Trial by Written Declaration) TR-205 Request for Trial by Written Declaration TR-220 Request for New Trial (Trial de Novo) TR-320 Can't Afford to Pay Fine: Traffic and Other Infractions CR-141-INFO Information on Appeal Procedures for Infractions CR-142 Notice of Appeal and Record of Oral Proceedings (Infraction) RELATED LINKS: Tips for your day in court Tips for remote hearings Resolving Your Ticket Without a Court Appearance Forfeit Bail - Pay Your Ticket If you decide you do not wish to contest your citation and want to close your case, you may pay in full at any time before your due date. This is called a "Bail Forfeiture". You may pay your citation: online, in person at the courthouse, or you can mail a check or money order along with your courtesy notice stub. To make your payment you will need your docket number (your case number) and your fine amount. To pay online you may click on the quick link at the top of this page, or go to "Online Payments" for more information. When the court receives your payment, the court will declare the bail forfeited and order that no further proceedings will occur. You give up the right to a trial and agree that there will be no further proceedings in your case. This will result in a record of conviction as if you had appeared and admitted or been found guilty of the charge(s). If You Can't Afford to Pay Your Ticket If you do not wish to contest your citation, but cannot afford to pay the fine in full in one payment, go to "If You Can't Afford to Pay." Forfeit Bail and Attend Traffic School If eligible, you must pay the $52 court administrative fee to attend traffic school, and you must pay your fine in full at the same time. The traffic school will charge an additional fee. You give up the right to a trial and agree that there will be no further proceedings in your case. It is your responsibility to know if attending a California Traffic Violator School course will grant you the relief of a confidential conviction on your driver record if you are not a resident of California. For more information about traffic school, go to "Traffic School." Post and Forfeit Reduced Bail- If Insurance and Correctable Violations Charged If you received a citation for a violation that the officer noted could be corrected, go to "Correctable Violations." Related Links Bail and Fee Schedules Find Your Court Forms California Self-Help Center Department of Motor Vehicles California Highway Patrol Alpine County Sherriff's Office California Bar Association's Lawyer Referral Service Frequently Asked Questions I just got my citation yesterday. Now what? Please be patient. It can take up to two weeks for the court to receive citations as they are issued by local law enforcement agencies, and another two weeks to process those citations into the court's case management system. If more than 6 weeks have passed from the date you received your citation, you may call the court clerk's office to confirm a courtesy notice was sent to the address shown on your citation. Clerks cannot tell you what your fine amount will be until your citation is entered into the system. Keep your copy of your citation in a safe place in the meantime. The address on my citation is wrong, what do I do? The officer or deputy who issued your citation will use your driver's license to take down any relevant information needed to fill out the ticket. If you have recently moved, are going to be moving, or the physical address listed on your license is not a good mailing address, contact the court clerk's office. Be prepared to provide your current mailing address, your citation number, and your name as it is shown on the citation. What if I need more time to pay or get my vehicle fixed? Court clerks are authorized to grant a one-time three week extension. Your request may be in writing, in person at the clerk's office, or you may call the clerk's office. You will be given a new appearance date on a Monday three weeks from your original appearance date. You cannot ask for an extension on the day of your appearance date. The request must be received no later than ten days prior to your initial appearance date. A Minute Order will be mailed to you to confirm your new due date. It is your responsibility to follow up and resolve your traffic case before your extended due date. Should you need a further extension of time, you will need to appear in court on the extended due date from the clerk's office and make your request to a judge. I don't have a California driver's license, can I still go to traffic school? If you are an out of state driver who has been cited for a traffic violation in Alpine County, please contact your state's Department of Motor Vehicles before requesting traffic school for your citation. As a Superior Court of California, the court reports all traffic violations to California Department of Motor Vehicles. We will only accept certificates of completion for traffic violator schools that are licensed by CA DMV. Violations that are eligible for traffic school, the penalties associated with them, and reporting on a driver abstract differ from state to state. It is your responsibility to know if completing a California Traffic Violator School for a California Vehicle Code infraction will positively impact your driving record in your home state. There's no fine amount on my citation. How do I know what to pay? When your citation is processed by the court, a case number is generated and the applicable base fine for the violation is applied to the case with penalties and assessments. The total amount is your "bail" or fine amount. Your bail amount is shown below your appearance date on your Courtesy Notice. If more than 4-6 weeks have elapsed since the day you were cited, please call the Clerk's Office to confirm a good and current mailing address to receive your Courtesy Notice. Please have your citation in front of you to give your citation number (starting with any letters or numbers in the top right hand corner of your citation) to the clerk. I never received a Courtesy Notice. How do I find my case number? Alpine County Superior Court does not currently offer online access to court records via a public portal, nor is there a public access terminal located at the Markleeville courthouse. All search/research requests and copy requests are performed by court staff. You must call the court clerk's office and provide your citation number so that court staff may provide you your case number. When you call the clerk's office, you must have your citation in front of you to give your citation number (in the top right hand corner of your citation with any letters or numbers) to the clerk. I missed my appearance date! Now what? If you fail to appear or pay by your appearance date, you will be deemed to have elected to have a Trial by Declaration pursuant to Vehicle Code §40903. If you are found guilty, you will be charged the bail amount shown on your courtesy notice. The court will send a Traffic Trial by Declaration Decision, Notice of Decision and Notice of Civil Assessment to the address on file with the court. On the Notice, you will be given 30 days from the date of your appearance date to resolve the case. You must either appear in court and show good cause for failing to appear OR pay the sum of the initial fine. The court will vacate the civil assessment, and if the fine is paid in full the case will be closed. How do I submit a request for trial by written declaration or other document to the court? You may submit documents for your case such as the Request for Trial by Written Declaration form to the Court: Mailing the documents to the court: Alpine County Superior Court P.O. Box 518 Markleeville, CA 96120 Bringing the documents to the court in person: Alpine County Superior Court 14777 State Route 89 Markleeville, CA 96120 The Clerk's Office accepts filings at the counter from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Anything received after 4 p.m. will be filed the following business day. For specific information, go to "Forms & Filings." Please note the Alpine County Superior Court does not accept electronically filed documents at this time, which includes documents submitted by email. You will be directed to submit your documents by one of the three methods above. Note: You are required to submit your full bail amount with your request in order to have a Trial by Written Declaration (CA Vehicle Code Section 40902). You must submit your payment as a check or money order with your request. If payment is received online before the court receives your request for trial by written declaration, the court will declare your bail forfeited and close your case with no further proceedings. I went to DMV and they told me I have a hold on my license from this court. What do I do to resolve this? Prior to 2023, defendants who failed to appear or pay by their appearance date, and then failed to appear or pay by the 30 days after the Notice of Decision was mailed to them, were referred to collections and DMV was instructed to place a hold on their license for a Failure to Appear charge. If you wish to clear the hold on your license for the traffic case from this Court, you must pay your account in full with the Court. Alpine County Superior Court Collections: Phone: (530) 694-2113, extension 324 Fax: (530) 694-2119 Email: ap@alpine.courts.ca.gov I'm under 18 and received a ticket. It says I have to appear? Juvenile traffic cases, if they are an infraction of the California Vehicle Code, are heard confidentially before adult traffic cases during the court's Traffic Calendar. If you are under the age of eighteen and were cited by an officer, your appearance on the date listed on the ticket is mandatory. A parent or guardian is required to accompany you to your hearing. You cannot pay a fine instead of appearing in court. Just like all other traffic matters, juvenile traffic matters may be conducted remotely via Zoom if you cannot appear in person at the courthouse. Should you need to appear remotely for your hearing, you or a parent must contact the court clerk's office no later than five days before the appearance date on your ticket. Court staff will request an email address and phone number for you and/ or the parent appearing with you at the hearing.
Quick Links Make a Payment Note: Do NOT pay online should you wish to request a Trial by Written Declaration, or the if Court has not filed your Proof of Correction for a "fix-it" violation. To submit your payment you will need to know your docket number (your case number) and your fine amount. A transaction fee will apply. Find a Traffic School If your bail/fine is paid, plus the $52.00 traffic s
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