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Electronically imaged court records in the traffic and minor offense divisions: the imaged file (including the case summary's events and orders) is the official record; kiosk access in the traffic business offices, copies and fees; no remote viewing of documents. In effect for 2026.
California > Fourth Appellate District > San Diego County > Superior Court of California, County of San Diego
[File stamp: FILED, Clerk of the Superior Court, DEC 31 2025, By: G. Arce-Barraza, Deputy] THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO IN RE PROCEDURES REGARDING ELECTRONICALLY IMAGED COURT RECORDS AND ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC COURT RECORDS IN TRAFFIC/MINOR OFFENSE DIVISIONS GENERAL ORDER OF THE PRESIDING DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 010126-23 THIS COURT FINDS AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: I. TRAFFIC/MINOR OFFENSE IMAGING PROGRAM On October 23, 2017, the San Diego Superior Court (“court”) began an Imaging Program in the Traffic/Minor Offense Divisions (“Imaging Program”) designed to reduce paper filings and storage, and facilitate electronic access to traffic/minor offense files. Since that date, the court has been scanning and imaging all papers and documents filed in traffic/minor offense cases. The imaged documents are stored in an electronic court file that can be viewed in any of the court’s Traffic/Minor Offense Business Offices. II. ELECTRONIC COURT FILE IN IMAGED CASES - THE OFFICIAL COURT RECORD Pursuant to Government Code section 68150 and California Rules of Court ("CRC"), rule 2.504, the electronic court file in Imaging Program cases is the official record of the court. The paper filings that are imaged and stored electronically will be physically stored by the court for 30 days after filing, after which time they will be shredded and recycled. During this 30-day period, these documents will not be stored in a manner that will allow a member of the public, including a party or the party’s attorney, to access them. The court declares that for Imaging Program cases, in the electronic court file the “Case Summary” page, “Events and Orders of the Court” section, constitutes the official record of the court as to court orders in traffic/minor offense cases for which there is no separately imaged minute order. IV. ENHANCED ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO OFFICIAL COURT FILE AND COURT DOCUMENTS A. Public kiosks providing free access to the official electronic record of the court files for Imaging Program cases are available in the below business offices: 1. North County Division, Traffic Business Office, located at 325 S. Melrose Drive, Annex Building, Suite 350, Vista, California 92081. 2. Central Division, Kearny Mesa Traffic Business Office, located at 8950 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA 92123. 3. East County Division, Traffic Business Office, located at 250 East Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020 4. South County Division, Traffic Business Office, located at 500 3rd Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910 The public may access and view all public portions of the files just as they could in the paper court files. If there are people waiting to use the kiosks, a time limit of 15 minutes will be imposed. Additional time will be permitted after waiting in line to use one of the kiosks again. Any changes to this policy will be made by the Presiding Judge of the court and the new policy will be posted in the applicable business offices. B. In accordance with CRC, rule 2.504(d), the public accessing court records electronically are advised that the Manager of traffic court operations, or his or her designee, is the court staff member who may be contacted about the requirements for accessing the court's records electronically in all divisions of the court supporting imaging. C. Copyright and other proprietary rights may apply to information in a case file, absent express grant of additional rights by the holder of the copyright or other proprietary right. In this regard, the public is advised: (1) Use of such information in a case file is permissible only to the extent permitted by law or court order; and (2) Any use inconsistent with proprietary rights is prohibited. D. Court documents sealed or considered confidential pursuant to statute or rule of court shall remain sealed or confidential and may not be released except to the extent necessary to comply with the law. E. The electronic records of cases within the Imaging Program available for viewing in the traffic/minor Offense business offices are the official records of the court. There is no charge for accessing or viewing court files in the business offices. Copies, including certified copies, of any documents in an electronic court file may be obtained by paying the applicable fee. The court’s Fee Schedule is available online on the court’s website at www.sdcourt.ca.gov. (See San Diego Superior Court Form #ADM-001). Additional instructions about obtaining printed copies of records from the electronic file will be provided at the kiosk locations in the applicable business offices; instructions are also available online at the court’s website listed above. F. Any person who willfully destroys or alters any court record maintained in electronic form is subject to the penalties imposed by Government Code section 6201. G. No person shall photograph or otherwise record any digital images of documents displayed on the kiosk screens in the business offices. H. Court documents from records of Imaging Program cases are not available in electronic format for viewing and printing remotely due to the prohibition of that type of access set forth in CRC, rule 2.503(b). This order shall become effective on January 1, 2026, and expire on December 31, 2026, unless otherwise ordered by this court. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: December 31, 2025 [signature] HONORABLE MAUREEN F. HALLAHAN PRESIDING JUDGE
[File stamp: FILED, Clerk of the Superior Court, DEC 31 2025, By: G. Arce-Barraza, Deputy] THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO IN RE PROCEDURES REGARDING ELECTRONICALLY IMAGED COURT RECORDS AND ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC COURT RECORDS IN TRAFFIC/MINOR OFFENSE DIVISIONS GENERAL ORDER OF THE PRESIDING DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 010126-23 THIS COURT FINDS AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: I. T
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-28 (California T3 San Diego build) from BenchPath custody ca/t3/ca-san-diego/go/general_order_010126-23.pdf (188161 bytes, sha256 fa06080be8dfa935dae80098d719d2695ef9892ef4829b95d856129e0eee499d; 4 pages) - the court's own posted PDF, a scan with no usable text layer: transcribed from the rendered page images, every page read against the image; a machine reading (RapidOCR) was used only as a second reader for a word-level diff; every quotation mark, apostrophe, dash and section sign checked in full-resolution crops; pleading line numbers and “///” fill marks omitted; the file stamp and signature bracketed. The order's sections run I, II, IV (no section III is printed). Printed irregularities are kept as printed.
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.