I got a traffic ticket, but I didn’t receive anything in the mail. How do I know what to pay or if I can go to traffic school?

At the bottom of the traffic ticket you received, a court date will be marked. By signing the ticket, you are not admitting guilt, but you are promising to appear in court on or before that date. The court address will be marked on the bottom of the citation.

The court will usually send a courtesy notice to the address on the citation. If you do not receive a courtesy notice, you would have to go in person to the assigned court and locate their traffic window. The court clerk will provide you with the bail amount (how much to pay) and traffic school information. If you have attended traffic school within 18 months of the violation, you will not qualify for traffic school.

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1. Where do I pay a traffic ticket?
2. Can the Alhambra Police Department sign off my "fix-it" ticket?
3. Can I refuse to take tests if I am stopped for DUI?
4. If I spot an abandoned vehicle on a public street, what should I do?
5. I don’t know who towed my vehicle, what do I do?
6. How do I get my vehicle out of impound?
7. My car was towed but I contest the validity of the authority to store the vehicle. What can I do?
8. I got a traffic ticket, but I didn’t receive anything in the mail. How do I know what to pay or if I can go to traffic school?
9. When do I have to report a traffic accident, and to whom?
10. While driving my car, I struck and damaged property (other than another car). What do I do?
11. Does the Alhambra Police Department install child safety seats?
12. What's the age limit to carry passengers in the car?
13. I am visiting from another country. Do I need to obtain a California driver’s license?