At Defensive Drivers Group Traffic School we know a few tricks to taking traffic school in Los Angeles, California. This guide shares those traffic school tips for students working with the Los AngelesSuperior Court Traffic Division.
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Follow these steps to take traffic school for the Los Angeles County:
You may request one 60-day traffic school extension from the Los Angeles court in order to complete your traffic school.
You may pay the bail amount or fine for your ticket to the Court before the date on the ticket that you are required to appear. The bail on a ticket is the amount of money required to guarantee your appearance in Court. This amount is set by a bail schedule according to your cited violation. You can pay your ticket:
You can request Los Angeles traffic school online, by mail, by phone, in person at the Clerk's Office windows, or at your Los Angeles court arraignment hearing if you are eligible. It is your responsibility to determine if you are eligible to attend traffic school. You are required to pay the bail amount listed on your notice, and pay an additional non-refundable traffic school processing fee of $64. You will have 64 days to complete traffic school in Los Angeles.
To attend traffic school for Los Angeles, you must meet all of the following requirements:
NOTE: Upon completion of traffic school, the school will electronically send your completion certificate to the DMV. The court will then download the certificate from the DMV. It is highly recommended that you verify that the court received your certificate of completion. You may do so by looking up your ticket on this website at least a week after you completed the course. If you sign up for traffic school and the court does not receive the completion certificate by the due date, the case will be closed and a conviction will appear on your driving record. If you are not eligible to attend traffic school but do anyway, the conviction will be reported on your driving record and there will be no refund of any fees paid. You are not eligible if the violation carries more than one point. Common violations that count for more than one point include:
Check your driver record with the DMV here. It's $2 per check and only the driver may check his or her California driver record. Once you have successfully paid for your record ($2.00), you will be prompted to view and print your record.
For other services and information go to the California DMV site at https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/dmv/home
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List of Los Angeles Traffic Courthouses
http://www.lacourt.org/courthouse/mode/division/traffic
Schedule an Appointment with the Clerk
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You can check the status of your Los Angeles Traffic Court ticket using the Search by Driver’s License Number feature.
You will need your:
You can find your ticket by Driver's License Number.
You can check the status of your Los Angeles Traffic Court ticket using the Search by Ticket Number feature. You will need:
The assigned court for the ticket
The law enforcement agency that issued the ticket
Ffind your ticket using Online Services by Ticket Number.
"Los Angeles County, one of California's original 27 counties, was established on Feb. 18, 1850. It is one of the nation's largest counties with 4,084 square miles, and has the largest population of any county in the nation - nearly 10 million residents who account for approximately 27 percent of California's population. As a subdivision of the state, the County is charged with providing numerous services that affect the lives of all residents, including law enforcement, tax collection, public health protection, public social services, elections and flood control.
Today more than 10.4 million people call Los Angeles County home, residing in 88 cities and approximately 140 unincorporated areas. It continues to be an industrial and financial giant, and is one of the most cultural and ethnically diverse communities in the world.
Incorporated Cities
The first of the County's 88 cities was incorporated in 1850, the last in 1991.
Cities within the County of Los Angeles (PDF)
Cities by Population (PDF)
Communities by Supervisorial District (PDF)
League of California Cities
Map (PDF)
LA World Trade Center – compiled resource and city data
Unincorporated Areas
More than 65 percent of the County - 2,630 square miles - is unincorporated. For the 1 million people living in those areas, the Board of Supervisors is their "city council" and the supervisor representing the area the "mayor." County departments provide the municipal services. There are approximately 140 unincorporated communities, with the largest number located in the northern part of the County.
The listings below are intended to help those living and working in the unincorporated areas locate the municipal services available to them and their elected representatives.
Alphabetical Listing of Unincorporated Areas
An alphabetical listing is provided of unincorporated areas and the districts in which they are located.
Geography & Statistics
Los Angeles County is diverse. It has mountains, deserts, beaches and islands. It is urban and suburban. One city has 4 million people, another 95. Residents are very rich and very poor. They come from throughout the world and speak more than 100 – some say more than 200 – languages. It has more residents than any other county in the nation and is one of the largest in size.
| Land Area | 4,084 Square Miles |
| Unincorporated Area | 2,638 Square Miles |
| Flat Land | 1,741 Square Miles |
| Mountains | 1,875 Square Miles |
| Hilly Land | 246 Square Miles |
| Islands | 129 Square Miles |
| Mountain Valleys | 59 Square Miles |
| Marsh Land | 28 Square Miles |
| Coast, Mainland | 75 Miles |
Note: Santa Catalina & San Clemente Islands are part of Los Angeles County
(71.96 and 57.17 square miles respectively)
| Total in Los Angeles County* | 10,241,335 |
| Largest City (Los Angeles) | 4,030,904 |
| Smallest City (Vernon) | 210 |
| Living within cities (88 cities) | 9,189346 |
| Living in unincorporated areas | 1,051,989 |
Source: https://www.lacounty.gov/government/about-la-county.
Note: This page is for informational purposes only to help traffic school students who need to work with the Los Angeles Superior Court Traffic Division. This information may change at any time, and it is up to the reader to verify this information with the Los Angeles court or other relevant parties.
