San Bernardino, California Traffic School

Use the court and deadline printed on your citation or reminder notice. San Bernardino is a city in San Bernardino County, but that fact alone does not establish the assigned court for a particular citation.

The county court says traffic-school requests may be granted for qualifying moving violations. Its published criteria include no traffic-school completion for another violation within the preceding 18 months, no more than 25 mph over the limit for a speeding citation, no commercial vehicle at the time of the violation, and no charge requiring a mandatory appearance or involving alcohol or drugs. These criteria do not guarantee eligibility: the court’s decision and the instructions for your case control. (Court eligibility and instructions.)

If approved, the court requires the course to be completed in time for electronic reporting and court processing by the deadline it sets. The court says the school submits completion information to the DMV and the court processes it through an electronic database. Confirm the deadline on your notice and, after finishing, check with the court that completion was received and the case was processed.

San Bernardino traffic cases are handled within the county Superior Court system; the city does not have a separate municipal traffic court. The court’s online traffic page provides ticket-payment, case and procedure links. Your citation or later official notice identifies your assigned court and deadline.

Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino — Traffic Division

San Bernardino Justice Center: 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415

Building hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., except court holidays. These are building hours; the court does not identify them as separate traffic-clerk telephone hours.

Traffic contact: Use the traffic clerk number on your citation or reminder notice. A distinct traffic-division phone number for the San Bernardino Justice Center was not verified in the court’s published phone roster.

Official services: Traffic case information, payment, contesting, and procedures · Traffic-school eligibility and completion requirements · Court locations and contact information

The court’s published FAQ says infraction extensions are available, but you must request one and confirm it applies to your case; do not assume an extension is automatic. It also says court appearances must be scheduled in advance. Check your notice and contact the court about the procedure and any specific deadline. (Court traffic FAQs.)

A court payment and course enrollment are separate obligations. Do not assume that enrolling in a course responds to your citation, or that paying a citation also enrolls you in traffic school. Use the court’s official ticket-payment instructions and follow the options and deadlines for your case. If the online case record is unavailable, the court says you remain responsible for responding by the appearance date.

For eligible California noncommercial drivers, a court-approved traffic-school completion can keep a point from appearing on the DMV record for insurer visibility. This is not the same as erasing the citation or guaranteeing dismissal. Commercial-license cases and other exceptions can have different rules. Review the California Courts traffic-school guide, and ask your assigned court about your case and course before enrolling.

For a voluntary insurance purpose, do not assume that course completion earns an insurer discount. California’s separate Good Driver discount rules concern driving-record and licensing criteria; they are not a course-completion discount. Ask your insurer about your policy and whether any particular course has a benefit.

The City of San Bernardino’s Local Roadway Safety Plan analyzed city collision records from 2016 through 2020. The plan reports 8,855 collisions in the city during that period, including collisions on city streets and certain state highways within the city; it excludes Interstate and grade-separated state-highway collisions. The plan identified locations for potential safety improvements, including the E Street and 21st Street area, where the report recorded nine collisions, two resulting in severe injury. These are historical planning data—not a prediction of current conditions or a claim that a specific location is currently unsafe. (City Local Roadway Safety Plan.)

The city also announced a Baseline Street safety study in September 2025, covering a corridor from Meridian Avenue to Tippecanoe Avenue. The announcement described a planning study considering pedestrian-crossing and bicycle-safety improvements; it did not establish that those improvements have been completed. Check the city’s traffic resources for current plans and project information.

• San Bernardino County traffic-school information explains the county court’s eligibility, completion, and reporting requirements.
• California traffic-school information explains statewide eligibility and the point-masking process.
• San Bernardino Superior Court traffic services links to official citation, payment, and case procedures.