Online Traffic School for West Hollywood, California Drivers

West Hollywood is an independent general law city, incorporated in 1984, located entirely within Los Angeles County — it does not straddle a county line. It does not operate its own municipal court; traffic infractions issued within West Hollywood are handled by the Los Angeles County Superior Court. According to the County's own services locator, the West District – Beverly Hills courthouse has jurisdiction over cases that take place in Beverly Hills and West Hollywood. Citations written by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (which provides contracted law enforcement to West Hollywood) are processed there.

Beverly Hills Courthouse (West District)

• Address: 9355 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
• Traffic/Automated Traffic Line: (213) 742-1884
• Beverly Hills courthouse main call center: (310) 281-2499
• Public service hours (call centers): Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., except court holidays
• Official court website: lacourt.ca.gov (Traffic Division hub: https://www.lacourt.ca.gov/pages/lp/traffic)

This listing is not exhaustive of every Los Angeles County courthouse. Your citation or any later court notice will state the exact courthouse, case number and any traffic-school eligibility assigned to your ticket — always confirm against that document rather than assuming this is your court in every case (a citation issued elsewhere in the county, or by a different agency, may route to a different courthouse).

Los Angeles Superior Court's Traffic page explains how to look up a citation, resolve a delinquent ticket, or clear a DMV hold, and warns that scam texts about "toll and traffic violations" do not come from the court. Use only the court's own site (lacourt.ca.gov) or the phone numbers above to verify your citation — do not rely on third-party lookup sites for anything but discovery.

Once you have your citation number, general California procedure (per the Judicial Branch Self-Help Guide) applies: the court will issue a notice explaining what you owe, your due date, and whether you're eligible for traffic school. If you're eligible, you contact the court to confirm, receive a completion deadline, and then enroll in a DMV-approved school.

Completing an eligible course does not erase the underlying citation. For a noncommercial license, it can keep the resulting point off the portion of your DMV record that insurers see. It does not reduce a negligent-operator point that has already been assessed at the DMV level, and it does not apply to serious violations (DUI, hit-and-run, or similar) that are excluded from masking. If your notice does not mention traffic school, contact the Beverly Hills courthouse directly rather than assuming eligibility.

West Hollywood has been actively working to reduce serious and fatal crashes through its WeHo Target Vision Zero Action Plan, which identifies a citywide "High Injury Network" of corridors with concentrated severe-crash history and has led the City Council to consider posted speed-limit reductions on multiple streets, along with intersection treatments such as in-roadway warning lights and flashing beacons installed on Fountain Avenue. If your citation involves a speed or right-of-way violation on a corridor covered by this plan, the underlying posted limit may have recently changed — confirm the limit in effect on your citation date if you intend to contest it.

Automated enforcement: West Hollywood previously operated red-light photo enforcement cameras (upgraded to digital equipment at four intersections in 2017), but the city's red-light camera program has since ended, and West Hollywood is not among the six California cities (Los Angeles, Long Beach, Glendale, San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose) authorized under state law (AB 645) to run automated speed-camera enforcement. Nearby speed cameras installed just outside city limits — for example along Melrose Avenue and Fairfax Avenue — are Los Angeles city, not West Hollywood, infrastructure and do not apply to citations issued inside West Hollywood. If you received a citation referencing a camera, confirm with the issuing agency named on the notice, since camera rules differ from officer-issued citations.

• California Traffic School Course (GoToTrafficSchool.com state page): General eligibility, course structure, and enrollment information applicable statewide, including to West Hollywood residents with an eligible citation.
• Los Angeles Superior Court — Traffic Division: Official case lookup, payment, and delinquent-ticket resolution tools for citations handled through the Beverly Hills courthouse.
• California DMV Traffic School List: The state's own directory for locating any DMV-licensed traffic violator school, including in-person classroom options.

Sources reviewed (accessed 2026-09-28): LA County Services Locator (locator.lacounty.gov) for Beverly Hills courthouse jurisdiction and hours; LA Superior Court Traffic page and clerk phone directory (lacourt.ca.gov, lacourt.org); California Courts Self-Help Guide (selfhelp.courts.ca.gov) for statewide eligibility framework; City of West Hollywood incorporation history (weho.org); Engage WeHo Target Vision Zero Action Plan (engage.weho.org/visionzero); WEHOonline reporting on West Hollywood's ended red-light camera program and exclusion from AB 645 speed-camera cities (wehoonline.com, March 2026); California Department of Insurance Good Driver discount guidance; GoToTrafficSchool.com California state page and FAQ.

Verification date: 2026-09-28