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Selma, Fresno County, California: Online Traffic School Guide
If you received a traffic citation in Selma, California, you may be able to complete an online traffic school course to keep the violation point off your public DMV record.
3 easy steps
- Sign up
- Complete the online course
- Get your certificate
Selma is an incorporated city in Fresno County, and traffic infractions issued in Selma are handled by the Fresno County Superior Court — not by a separate Selma city court. This guide explains how the process works, which court handles Selma citations today, and what to confirm before you enroll.
Do Selma Tickets Qualify for Traffic School?
Most non-commercial California drivers are eligible for traffic school once every 18 months for a qualifying infraction, and successful completion keeps the point off the public driving record so it isn't visible to insurers. Not every violation qualifies — for example, equipment violations and alcohol/drug-related citations are generally excluded, and commercial-license or commercial-vehicle citations follow different, court-determined rules. Whether your specific Selma citation qualifies, and whether online completion is accepted, is decided by the court handling your case, not automatically by any provider: not all courts accept online traffic school, and each court sets its own eligibility rules. Check your citation or courtesy notice, or contact the court directly, before assuming eligibility.
GoToTrafficSchool.com states that its California course is DMV-licensed and reports completions to the state, and the company maintains its own dedicated informational page for citations issued through what it lists as "Selma Courthouse." That company claim is useful background, but it is not a substitute for confirming acceptance with the court that will actually receive your completion — see "Which Court Handles Your Selma Ticket" below.
Which Court Handles Your Selma Ticket
Selma does not have its own separate city traffic court. According to the Fresno County Superior Court's own current locations directory, all criminal infractions and traffic infractions countywide — including citations issued in Selma — are heard at a single traffic venue:
Court | Address | Phone | Hours | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fresno Superior Court — "M" Street Courthouse (Traffic Division) | 2317 Tuolumne Street, Fresno, CA 93721-1220 | (559) 457-1700 (Traffic Department call center) | Clerk's Office: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM; general courthouse hours Monday–Friday 8:00 AM–5:00 PM | Handles criminal and traffic infractions for Fresno County, including citations issued in Selma |
Mailing address for written requests: Fresno Superior Court, ATTN: Traffic Division, 1100 Van Ness Ave, Fresno, CA 93724.
Important note on an older Selma address: Some traffic-school directories and older listings (including GoToTrafficSchool.com's own court-selector page) reference a separate "Selma Courthouse" location at 2424 McCall, Selma, CA 93662. That address does not appear in the Fresno Superior Court's current official locations and contact list, which shows a single consolidated traffic venue at the "M" Street Courthouse in Fresno. If your citation or courtesy notice lists a different address or phone number, follow what your notice says and confirm current routing directly with the court — the citation or notice, not a third-party directory, identifies your assigned court.
The court's Traffic Division page explains your general options once cited: you must pay the bail listed on your notice or appear in court by the due date, and you have the right to appear for arraignment to contest the citation without prepaying bail. You have several options for resolving your case without appearing in court, and if you fail to act by the due date you may be deemed to have elected a trial by written declaration.
Contesting a Ticket Without Appearing
California statewide procedure allows a driver to contest a citation in writing rather than appearing in person: before your due date, you turn in a court form explaining what happened and pay your bail; the officer files a competing statement, and a judge decides based on both submissions, with a refund possible if you are found not guilty or your fine is reduced. This uses statewide Judicial Council forms (Request for Trial by Written Declaration and its attachment form), filed with the Fresno court identified above.
Traffic School Enrollment, Extensions, and Reporting
If the Fresno court determines your Selma citation is eligible, the general statewide sequence is: contact the court to confirm eligibility, receive a completion deadline from the court, pay the court and course requirements, and complete an approved course from the DMV's licensed-school list. The Fresno County Traffic Division has stated it can grant a single 90-day extension if requested before your original traffic-school due date passes, with no further extensions available — extension requests are not automatic and must be submitted before the deadline.
Course completions in California flow through the DMV's Traffic Violator Course Completion (TVCC) database, an online system schools use to submit completions, which become available to the designated court roughly a day after submission. Reporting to the court through this system is separate from any certificate you receive for your own records, and separate again from anything your insurer may see — completion is not automatically visible to every recipient at once. Confirm with the Fresno court how it wants proof of your specific completion handled.
What Selma Drivers Should Know About Insurance
California's point-masking rule for eligible non-commercial citations is what keeps insurers from seeing the point and raising rates because of it — this is the primary mechanism connecting an eligible traffic-school completion to insurance outcomes, rather than a separate stand-alone "traffic school discount" law. Separately, California's Good Driver statute requires every auto insurer to offer discounted rates — at least 20% lower — to drivers licensed at least three consecutive years with no more than one point on their record; traffic school's role is helping an eligible driver stay within that one-point threshold rather than independently producing a discount. Confirm with your own insurer how a specific completion affects your policy.
Driving Conditions Relevant to Selma
Selma sits along the State Route 99 corridor in Fresno County, which has been the subject of a multi-phase Caltrans pavement and ramp rehabilitation project affecting the Selma-to-Fowler segment, including ramp rebuilding, culvert work, and periodic ramp and lane closures at interchanges such as Manning Avenue. Because construction phasing and closures change over time, drivers citing this project for a specific court date or citation location should verify current status directly with Caltrans District 6 rather than relying on a past closure notice.
Traffic citations within Selma city limits are issued primarily by the Selma Police Department, a full-service municipal department with its own patrol and investigations operations, as well as by the California Highway Patrol on state highways such as SR 99 that run through the city. The issuing agency does not decide whether your course is accepted — that is a matter for the Fresno Superior Court, as explained above.
Classroom Alternatives
If you prefer an in-person class rather than an online course, California DMV maintains an official statewide directory tool — the Traffic School List — that lets you filter licensed schools by license number, business name, language, address, city, ZIP code, or county; the DMV notes you cannot register through its website and must contact a listed school directly to enroll. This directory is the most reliable way to check for a current in-person option serving Fresno County, since availability changes and was not independently confirmed for Selma specifically in this research pass.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Selma have its own traffic court?
No. Citations issued in Selma are handled by the Fresno County Superior Court's Traffic Division, currently consolidated at the "M" Street Courthouse in Fresno, not a separate Selma courthouse.
I found an older "Selma Courthouse" address online — is it still correct?
Not confirmed. The Fresno Superior Court's current official locations list does not include the previously circulated 2424 McCall, Selma address. Follow the address and phone number on your actual citation or court notice, or call the court to confirm.
How often can I use traffic school in California?
Most non-commercial drivers can use it once every 18 months for a qualifying infraction, subject to the specific court's rules.
Does traffic school erase my ticket?
No. For eligible non-commercial cases, completion keeps the point from appearing on your public DMV record; it does not erase the underlying citation or conviction.
Can I contest my Selma ticket without going to court in person?
Yes, through a trial by written declaration filed with the Fresno court before your due date, using the statewide court forms described above.
Will completing the course automatically lower my insurance rate?
Not automatically. It can help you avoid the point that insurers would otherwise see, and it can help preserve eligibility for California's Good Driver discount threshold, but the specific effect depends on your insurer and policy.
Can I get more time to finish my course?
The Fresno Traffic Division has described a single 90-day extension available if requested before your original due date — it is not automatic and must be requested from the court.
About GoToTrafficSchool.com
GoToTrafficSchool.com has provided online traffic education since 2000. Its California course is self-paced, works across phones, tablets, laptops and desktops with saved progress across devices, and is offered in English and Spanish. Confirm with the Fresno Superior Court that online completion is accepted for your specific Selma citation before enrolling, since not every court accepts every method.
Sources
- Fresno Superior Court — Locations & Contact Info: https://www.fresno.courts.ca.gov/general-information/locations-contact-info (accessed 2026-09-24)
- Fresno Superior Court — Traffic Division: https://www.fresno.courts.ca.gov/divisions/traffic (accessed 2026-09-24)
- California Courts Self-Help Guide — Traffic tickets/traffic school: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/traffic (accessed 2026-09-24)
- California DMV — Traffic School List: https://drive.dmvonline.ca.gov/s/oll-traffic-schools (accessed 2026-09-24)
- California Department of Insurance — Good Driver discount: consumer guidance (accessed 2026-09-24, via operator state packet)
- GoToTrafficSchool.com — Selma Courthouse page: https://www.gototrafficschool.com/court/selma-courthouse-online-traffic-school-fresno-ca (accessed 2026-09-24)
- Caltrans/KMPH — SR 99 Selma to Fowler Rehabilitation Project coverage (accessed 2026-09-24)
- Selma Police Department overview (accessed 2026-09-24)
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts — Selma city, California (accessed 2026-09-24)
Verification date: 2026-09-24
More Traffic School Information for Selma Drivers
- Fresno County Traffic School Guide (parent county page) — for broader Fresno County court and provider information. (Link to be inserted when the county page is published; omitted here as not yet verified live.)
- California Online Traffic School — GoToTrafficSchool.com state page: https://www.gototrafficschool.com/state/california-online-traffic-school — statewide course details, terminology, and enrollment.
- Fresno Superior Court Traffic Division: https://www.fresno.courts.ca.gov/divisions/traffic — official case lookup, payment, and traffic-school request procedures for your citation.