Traffic School for Sand City, Monterey County, California Drivers

You cannot attend traffic school unless approved by the Court. The Monterey court's own traffic-school page sets out specific exclusions under state court rules. A court clerk cannot approve a traffic-school request for:

• A violation that carries a negligent operator point count of more than one point under Vehicle Code 12810 or one and one-half points or more under Vehicle Code 12810.5(b)(2)
• A violation that occurs within 18 months after the date of a previous violation where the defendant attended or elected to attend traffic violator school for the earlier violation
• A violation related to alcohol use or possession or drug use or possession
• A speeding violation in which the speed alleged is more than 25 miles over the posted speed limit
• A violation that occurs in a commercial vehicle as defined in Vehicle Code 15210(b)

Beyond these exclusions, statewide rules also generally require a valid driver's license, a noncommercial-vehicle citation, and no traffic school use within the prior 18 months, per the state judiciary's self-help guidance. If you are unsure whether your citation qualifies, it is your responsibility to determine if you are eligible based upon the criteria listed or to contact the Marina Traffic Division directly.

Out-of-state license holders: If you reside outside of California and have an out-of-state license, the traffic school option will not appear on the courtesy notice; you must submit the signed options page, the bail and court traffic school fee, and a copy of your valid driver's license by the due date, and the Court will then mail a traffic school referral with a completion due date.

1. Contact the court or respond to your courtesy notice to request traffic school for an eligible citation.
2. Upon receipt of your request and the required bail and non-refundable processing fee, the Court will confirm your eligibility. If you qualify, you will be mailed a traffic school referral with the completion due date and a list of traffic school providers.
3. Complete an eligible course (online or classroom) by the deadline on your referral — not an assumed standard deadline, since the court sets this individually per case.
4. Confirm delivery of your completion certificate. If you attend an online traffic safety school, the certificate will be delivered electronically to the Court, and you must file the original certificate of completion with the Court by the due date assigned for in-person courses. You can check certificate status through the court-referenced service at courtcertservice.com.
5. No extensions are automatic. No extensions will be given for the Traffic School completion due date listed on the traffic school referral, so confirm any extension request procedure directly with the Marina Traffic Division before your deadline passes.

Course enrollment does not replace responding to your citation. Requesting traffic school, paying required amounts, and filing your completion certificate are separate steps with separate deadlines set by the court.

GoToTrafficSchool.com offers a self-paced online California traffic violator school course, and the company states its course is DMV-licensed and accepted by courts throughout California. However, not every California court accepts every online provider, and the Monterey court's process requires the court to mail you a specific traffic school referral (which may list approved providers) after confirming your eligibility. Before enrolling, confirm with the Marina Traffic Division — using the contact information above or the referral you receive — that an online course through GoToTrafficSchool.com satisfies your specific referral. This confirmation step applies before enrollment, not after.