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Chapter Twenty-One (Rules 2100 to 2109): filings and court sessions in the Traffic Division (Rule 2100); the Clerk's ministerial authority (Rule 2101) and extensions of not more than thirty (30) calendar days (Rule 2102); appearance between twenty-one (21) and forty five (45) calendar days after the notice to appear, arraignments and trial continuances (Rule 2103); traffic school (Rule 2105); trial by written declaration (Rules 2106 and 2107); failure to appear or pay - a civil assessment, a ten dollar ($10) fee and a DMV hold (Rule 2107); the clerks' authority in infraction cases - bail waivers, reopening forfeitures, extensions, a payment plan for a $35 fee, late traffic violator school (Rule 2108); and judicial review by written declaration (Rule 2109).
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Chapter Twenty-One: Traffic Cases 2100 TRAFFIC CASE CALENDARING (Rule 2100 Repealed 07-01-09; adopted effective 07-01-90; amended effective 01-01-09) 2100.1 FILINGS The Clerk's Office of the Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Traffic Division shall be responsible for processing all adult and juvenile traffic infractions and non-traffic infractions. No misdemeanors shall be filed in the Traffic Division. (Adopted effective 01-01-16) 2100.2 COURT SESSIONS Regular court sessions for citations and complaints filed in the Traffic Division for both adult and juvenile matters shall be scheduled as required by the Presiding Judge and published by the Court Executive Officer. (Adopted effective 01-01-16) 2101 MINISTERIAL AUTHORITY OF CLERK The Clerk is authorized to process bail forfeitures, proofs of correction, initial and discretionary continuances, traffic school referrals and other ministerial or discretionary matters to the extent permitted by law. [CRC 4.104 Vehicle Code section 41501 and 42005]. (Adopted effective 01-01-16) 2102 CONTINUANCES BY CLERK The Clerk has authority to grant extensions of court appearances for infractions, including mechanical defects charges, for not more than thirty (30) calendar days after the date noted on the citation for the first scheduled appearance and the discretion to grant a second extension of not more than thirty (30) calendar days. (Adopted effective 01-01-16) 2103 TRAFFIC CITATION RELEASES All persons released on their promise to appear in infraction cases by a law enforcement agency shall be required to appear for arraignment in court between twenty-one (21) and forty five (45) calendar days after issuance of the notice to appear. (Amended01-01-16; 07-01-09; adopted effective 07-01-98) 2103.1 ARRAIGNMENTS Except for offenses mandating a court appearance, a defendant may waive the right to be arraigned on the violation and enter a plea of not guilty at the counter or by telephone or over the internet using the Court's automated systems. The Clerk will assign a trial date within the statutory time requirements of Penal Code §1382, unless the defendant waives that right on the form provided by the Clerk. (Adopted effective 01-01-16) 2103.2 TRIAL CONTINUANCES All persons released on bail by a law enforcement agency in a misdemeanor traffic action shall be required to appear in the traffic court not more than thirty (30) calendar days after the acceptance of bail. (Adopted effective 01-01-16) 2104 RELEASE ON BAIL (Repealed 01-01-16; Amended 07-01-09; adopted effective 07-01-98) 2105 TRAFFIC SCHOOL Successful completion of a certified traffic school program is permitted as a method of disposition and dismissal of specified traffic infractions consistent with directions provided by the Clerk. Upon posting bail and paying an additional administrative fee, the Clerk may authorize traffic school attendance without further approval of a judicial officer. [Vehicle Code section 42007] (Amended 07-01-09; adopted 07-01-98; previously amended effective 01-01-99) 2106 TRIAL BY WRITTEN DECLARATION A defendant may elect a trial by written declaration on an alleged violation of a Vehicle Code infraction or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to Vehicle Code section 40902. (Amended 07-01-09; adopted effective 07-01-98) 2107 FAILURE TO APPEAR; TRIAL BY WRITTEN DECLARATION a. [Failure to Appear; Proceeding In Absentia] Failure to appear as promised (FTA) on a traffic infraction will result in the Court deeming that the defendant has consented that the Court may proceed in absentia, in a trial by written declaration pursuant to Vehicle Code section 40903, and the case will be adjudicated solely on the merits of the citing document. The Court will notify the defendant of the disposition of the case and the amount of imposed fines and penalties, and a notice of conviction shall be reported to the California Department of Motor Vehicles. b. [Late Charges on Failure to Pay] A civil assessment of up to three hundred dollars ($300.00) pursuant to PC 1214.1(a) and a ten dollar ($10) fee pursuant to VC 40508.6(b) will be added to any sums not paid within fourteen (14) calendar days of mailing the notice. c. [License Renewal Hold] ] Failure to pay (FTP) a fine will result in the court notifying the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) pursuant to Vehicle Code section 40509.5 of such failure. The DMV will then suspend the driver's license pursuant to Vehicle Code section 13365. (Adopted effective 01-01-16) 2108 ADJUDICATION OF MISCELLANEOUS INFRACTION MATTERS a. Clerks' Authority in Infraction Cases Not Transferred to Court Collections. For cases that have not been transferred to court collections, deputy clerks are granted the authority to take the following actions at the request of defendants charged with infraction violations: 1. Grant bail waivers to defendants who have met the needs for a financial hardship who plead not guilty and wish to submit a trial by written declaration to contest their traffic citation. 2. Accept the posting and forfeiting of bail on infraction cases. i. Within 30 days of posting and forfeiting bail online, clerk may reopen case upon receipt of written 'not guilty' plea. ii. Within 31 to 90 days of posting and forfeiting bail online, clerk may reopen case upon defendant filing motion to vacate bail forfeiture. iii. After 90 days of posting and forfeiting bail online, clerk may not reopen case. 3. Accept written requests to stay execution of court orders pending outcome of infraction appeal. 4. Grant initial 30-day extension of time to pay or provide proof of completion of community service work or traffic violator school or to provide proof of correction of correctable offense(s). 5. Exercise discretion to grant second 30-day extension of time to pay or provide proof of completion of community service work or traffic violator school or to provide proof of correction of correctable offense(s). 6. Grant a payment plan following defendant's payment of $35 non-refundable accounts receivable fee. Payment amount is based on the total amount due. 7. For defendants who previously enrolled in traffic violator school, accept late completion of traffic violator school within 60 days of the date a conviction abstract was sent to the Department of Motor Vehicles. 8. For defendants who did not previously enroll in traffic violator school and upon payment of $66 non-refundable traffic violator school fee, accept late completion of traffic violator school within 60 days of the date a conviction abstract was sent to the Department of Motor Vehicles. 9. Grant bail reductions, amendments to correctable statute, and acceptance of proof of corrections pursuant to the authority granted by the Presiding Judge. (Adopted effective 01-01-16) 2109 ALTERNATE PROCEDURES FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF INFRACTION MATTERS a. Ex Parte Judicial Review by Written Declaration or Request Defendants who plead guilty or no contest on certain infraction matters may seek judicial review to obtain specific relief from the Court as follows: 1. On Good Cause Declaration, request: i. Acceptance of proof of completion of traffic violator school even if case has transferred to collections with civil assessment attached. ii. Grant additional extension of time to correct a mechanical violation or obtain out-of-state registration or proof of driver's license. iii. Reinstate community work service when community work service has previously been terminated. iv. Vacate civil assessment, recall case from court collections, and reduce fine to original bail amount. v. Waive mandatory appearance due to defendant living in excess of 300 miles from court. Following review, the reviewing judicial officer shall determine whether good cause exists and may grant specific relief. The judicial officer shall make such findings and issue such orders as are appropriate to address requests for relief. The Clerk's Office shall communicate such judicial orders to the defendant in writing within 30 days from the date the request was received by the Court. (Adopted effective 01-01-16)
Chapter Twenty-One: Traffic Cases 2100 TRAFFIC CASE CALENDARING (Rule 2100 Repealed 07-01-09; adopted effective 07-01-90; amended effective 01-01-09) 2100.1 FILINGS The Clerk's Office of the Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Traffic Division shall be responsible for processing all adult and juvenile traffic infractions and non-traffic infractions. No misdemeanors shall be filed in the Traffic D
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-07 (California T4 Santa Barbara build 2026-10-07) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-santa-barbara/pages/forms-filing__local-rules.html (the court's Local Rules page, “Current Local Rules / Effective January 1, 2025”, as fetched 2026-10-07; 894893 bytes, sha256 1059f4db3448c727e841119aa4222d3065d08c4da61c2ab925230763ca01031a) with html-compose.py (the Orange composer) over the page's content sections, after build/ol_markers.py wrote into each ordered-list item the label the browser draws (the page sets the rules' subdivisions as HTML ordered lists, whose labels are not in its text: 327 labels - 192 decimal, 80 lower-alpha, 31 lower-roman and 24 upper-alpha - the counts the browser computed on the live page); the page's opening lines (its heading, effective date, note and links) and its closing Appendices list belong to no chapter; the rule body cut at the chapter headings. Proofs: the composer's (the multiset of non-space characters equals the sections' text less chrome), the labels are the only characters added, the labels match the browser's counts, and the cut reassembles the rule body. The page's “PDF version” link serves a book marked effective January 1, 2027 that carries rules still proposed for comment; it is held with its receipt and a review task, and the page is the source. Review note: Rule 2107(b) adds a civil assessment of up to three hundred dollars ($300.00) under PC 1214.1(a); the court's Traffic page says up to a $100 civil assessment (a review task). Published as printed: Rule 2107(c) “[License Renewal Hold] ]”.
Division XI: information forms for data processing (Rule 11.2); required action - action taken on all calendared cases and a future date always set (Rule 11.19); and pro tem judges - an attorney named as a plaintiff in a civil or small claims case may not sit as a judge pro-tem during the case or within six months following its resolution, nor one named as a defendant in two or more such cases (Rule 11.22). Rules 11.1, 11.3 to 11.5, 11.7 to 11.18, 11.20 and 11.21 are repealed, and Rule 11.6 (voluntary arbitration; see Local Rule 10.2) was repealed and renumbered.
Duval County's indigent-defense and magistration rules under the Texas Fair Defense Act (S.B. 7): who may be booked into the county jail and on what paper; arrest-case numbering; presentment to a magistrate within 48 hours (art. 15.16); the magistrate's warnings, counsel inquiry, interpreter duty, indigence determination and appointment of counsel within 24 hours of a request; the alternative appointment plan under art. 26.04(g)-(h) with annual applications, seven attorney categories (capital, first and second degree, third degree/state jail/misdemeanor, competency, appeals, post-conviction, extradition), CLE and experience standards, random rotation within each category, written acceptance within 48 hours, first contact by the end of the next working day, replacement and suspension of counsel, fee applications within five days of completing services and the compensation attachment ($500 pleas; $175/$150 hourly; $1,400 per jury-trial day; appellate caps); bail schedules by offense class with a personal bond office (fee $20 or 3%), pre-trial supervision and revocation hearings within two working days; arraignment settings and notice; repeal of conflicting rules.