Traffic School California

Yes, this was a subject a year or so ago.... normally Federal law says no, but CA has a different rule if you are in a POV. for the life of me I cannot remember the name of what this is called.

 

In California if you were not cited in a commercial vehicle, and the citation does not state anywhere on it you were cited in a commercial vehicle, you should be eligible for traffic school. It is a toss up if it will end up on your H6 print out or not, some on here have had it show up on it, some have not.

 

A Federal Law is out that if you hold a Class A or B license then you are not able to plead down or do traffic school. CA came out with a law after that stating if the CDL holder is in their POV, then they can plead down.

 

YES you can long as your violation was non commercial vehicle. You can even ask the judge to mark it down lesser violation, it wouldn't hurt.

 

contact the DOT they should know what to do.

 

If the OP was cited in Sacramento County, this is from the Municipal Court Traffic School Page.
https://www.saccourt.ca.gov/traffic/traffic-school.aspx

Eligibility
You may choose to attend Traffic Violator School for certain vehicle violations.

Pursuant to California Rules of Court 4.104 - external link, you must meet the following conditions in order to be eligible for Traffic Violator School:

1. You must have a valid non-commercial driver's license.
   • For violations occurring 01/01/2013 and after, a commercial license holder may be allowed to attend traffic school for a violation committed in a personal vehicle, but only if there is no failure to appear and only for the purpose of counting negligent operation points. The point will not be marked as confidential for insurance purposes.
   • For violations occurring 12/31/2012 and before, a commercial license holder may not attend traffic school regardless of the vehicle they were driving.
2. You must not have been driving a commercial vehicle as defined in Vehicle Code Section 15210(b) - external link.
3. You cannot have been speeding more than 25 miles over a speed limit.
4. You are not currently, and have not attended a traffic school program for a citation issued within the last 18 months from the date of this current citation.
5. Your citation is for an infraction moving violation that carries a DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) point, and does not have a misdemeanor or commercial vehicle charge and does not require a mandatory appearance in court.
6. Your citation does not involve alcohol or drugs
7. Your citation is not for Vehicle Code Section 22406.5 - external link.
8. If your case involved a failure to appear warrant or a civil assessment, the failure to appear charge must be adjudicated and must be paid in full before you can attend Traffic Violator School.