King City, California Online Traffic School: Tickets, Court Options & Next Steps

King City does not have a separate municipal traffic court. All traffic infractions issued within King City are handled by the Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, which is the single trial court for the entire county. The court maintains a King City courthouse location, but its traffic-specific services there are limited and scheduling for King City matters is coordinated through the court's Marina Division.

King City Courthouse

• Address: 250 Franciscan Way, King City, CA 93930
• Phone (traffic scheduling/inquiries): (831) 883-5300
• Cases served at this location: traffic payments and filings, traffic arraignments, family filings, restraining order filings, small claims filings, self-help services, and child support calendars.
• The Superior Court holds a limited, pre-set traffic arraignment calendar and counter services at the King City location on the second Tuesday of each month. If you want to appear in person on a courtesy notice before your due date, you may be able to do so in King City on that day; to have a case placed on this calendar, you contact the Marina Traffic Court.
• Official court page: King City Courthouse | Traffic Division

Marina Traffic Court (handles most King City traffic scheduling and payments)

• Address: 3180 Del Monte Boulevard, Marina, CA 93933
• Mailing address: P.O. Box 2010, Marina, CA 93933-8910
• Phone: (831) 883-5300
• Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
• Traffic court hearings are held Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only.
• Official page: Traffic Division

Why this matters: the branch that ultimately processes your case is identified by your courtesy notice or citation, not by your home address or the city where the stop occurred. If your citation lists a different Monterey County court location or a different contact number, follow what is printed on your notice rather than this page.

After a citation is issued, the court sends a notice explaining what is owed, the due date, and your options, including whether you are eligible for traffic school. In general, California drivers with an eligible ticket can usually attend traffic school if they hold a valid noncommercial license, the citation is for a noncommercial vehicle, and they haven't used traffic school in the past 18 months. Some violations — such as equipment issues or alcohol/drug-related offenses — do not qualify, and commercial-license rules differ and must be confirmed with the court.

Importantly, not every court accepts online traffic school, and each court sets its own eligibility rules. Monterey County residents should confirm with the Marina Traffic Court, at the number above, whether their specific citation qualifies before enrolling in any course — the court notice is the authoritative source for eligibility on a given ticket.

If you'd rather contest the ticket instead of attending traffic school, California allows a trial by written declaration, where you submit a written explanation and pay the bail amount by the due date instead of appearing in person; a judge reviews both your statement and the officer's report and issues a decision, with a refund possible if you're found not liable. Forms (TR-205 and MC-031) are available through the California Courts Self-Help Center.

Completing an eligible course does not erase the underlying citation. For most noncommercial license holders, it prevents the associated point from appearing on your public DMV record, which in turn keeps insurers from seeing it. It does not apply to every violation type, does not apply to commercial licenses without separate confirmation, and does not replace responding to your citation by its due date — enrollment in a course is a separate step from resolving the citation itself with the court.

GoToTrafficSchool.com offers a 100% online, self-paced California traffic school course. The company states its course is licensed by the California DMV (Traffic School License OL# E1990) and works across phones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers, with progress saving so you can switch devices and continue where you left off. The company also states that most students can retake the final exam if needed, and that after completion, it reports completion to the state and provides a certificate.

These are company statements. Whether the Marina Traffic Court accepts an online course — and specifically this provider — for your citation has not been independently confirmed for every case and must be verified with the court before you enroll, consistent with the statewide rule that court acceptance of online school varies. A blank or unchecked search result on any provider list does not mean a provider is rejected; it simply means that step has not yet been completed for your situation.

See GoToTrafficSchool's California course page

King City sits along U.S. Route 101 in the Salinas Valley, in southern Monterey County. The California Highway Patrol's King City Area office patrols a roughly 60-mile stretch of US 101 between Soledad and the San Luis Obispo County line, along with a large surrounding unincorporated area covering routes such as State Route 198, Jolon Road, and Metz Road. CHP's King City command also runs public traffic-safety programs, including Start Smart, Age Well Drive Smart, and distracted-driving education for both teens and adults — worth knowing if you're looking for additional safety resources beyond a course requirement.

• CHP King City Area Office: 2 Broadway Circle, King City, CA 93930 — (831) 387-3800
• King City Police Department: 415 Bassett Street, King City, CA 93930 — non-emergency dispatch (831) 385-8311

Local police and CHP both issue citations in and around King City, but neither office decides whether a course satisfies your ticket — that determination rests with the Marina Traffic Court reviewing your specific citation.

• [Monterey County Traffic Court Guide] (parent county page — link when available) — for broader coverage of all Monterey County court branches, including Salinas, Monterey, and Marina locations serving citations issued throughout the county.
• California Online Traffic School — GoToTrafficSchool.com — statewide course details, DMV licensing information, and enrollment.
• California Courts Self-Help Center: Traffic — official statewide guidance on paying tickets, contesting citations, and traffic school eligibility.
• Monterey County Superior Court — Traffic Division — official court page for locations, hours, and services referenced above.

Sources consulted (accessed 2026-09-23):

• Monterey County Superior Court, Traffic Division — https://www.monterey.courts.ca.gov/divisions/traffic
• Monterey County Superior Court, King City Courthouse — https://www.monterey.courts.ca.gov/location/king-city-courthouse
• GoToTrafficSchool.com, California Traffic School — https://www.gototrafficschool.com/state/california-online-traffic-school
• California DMV, Traffic School List — https://drive.dmvonline.ca.gov/s/oll-traffic-schools
• California Highway Patrol, King City Area Office — https://www.chp.ca.gov/find-an-office/coastal-division/735-king-city
• King City Police Department — https://www.kingcity.com/164/Police-Department
• California Department of Insurance, Good Driver discount consumer guidance (per operator-supplied state packet)
• California Courts Self-Help Center, traffic pages (per operator-supplied state packet)

Content current as of verification date 2026-09-23. Court and enrollment rules can change; confirm current requirements with the Marina Traffic Court and GoToTrafficSchool.com before enrolling.