Monterey County traffic school: requesting a referral and meeting its due date

Start with the courtesy notice from Monterey Superior Court. Send your traffic school request with the bail and the court’s non-refundable processing fee, wait for the court’s referral, and file completion by the due date it sets. This guide covers ordinary adult traffic infractions; the court controls your case.

Who this guide is for

This guide is for adults with an ordinary traffic infraction in the Superior Court of California, County of Monterey who want to request traffic school. For example, a driver whose courtesy notice lists traffic school as an option might use it to plan payment, school sign-up and the completion check. It does not cover misdemeanors, mandatory appearances, juvenile matters or tickets filed in another county; use the county court directory for other courts.

How do I request traffic school for a ticket in Monterey County?

Check your Monterey Superior Court courtesy notice for traffic school eligibility, then request it online through the court’s ePayIt system, by mail or at the Marina traffic court, paying the bail and a non-refundable processing fee. If you qualify, the court mails you a traffic school referral with your completion due date. The court says that due date will not be extended.

Monterey County traffic school: key facts
Court	Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, Traffic Division (Marina Traffic Court, 3180 Del Monte Boulevard, Marina).
Official website	monterey.courts.ca.gov — Traffic School, the court’s Traffic Online Services page and its ePayIt automated system.
Where to request	ePayIt online (“Pay bail/fine/fee and request traffic school”); by mail to P.O. Box 2010, Marina, CA 93933-8910; in person at the Marina Traffic Court; or the court’s payment drop boxes at the Salinas, Monterey and Marina court locations.
What to verify	That your courtesy notice shows eligibility (some notices say to contact the court for the traffic school bail amount); the total due; the completion due date on your referral; and that the court has your certificate. Check any school’s license with our school verification guide.

Answer and key facts checked against the court’s Traffic School page, Traffic page and Traffic Online Services page on November 2, 2026. The court decides eligibility and sets the dates for your case.

Check the court’s eligibility list

Monterey Superior Court says you cannot attend traffic school unless the court allows it, and that it is your responsibility to check your eligibility against its list. Citing rule 4.104, the court says a clerk cannot grant traffic school for a misdemeanor or for a violation that: carries more than one negligent operator point; occurs within 18 months of a previous violation for which you attended or elected to attend traffic school; is for Vehicle Code section 22406.5 (tank vehicles); relates to alcohol or drugs; involves a failure to appear, unless that charge has been adjudicated and any fine paid, or an unpaid civil assessment; is for speed more than 25 mph over the limit; or occurs in a commercial vehicle. Court eligibility list.

If you live outside California and have an out-of-state license, the court says the traffic school option will not appear on your courtesy notice. It says that if it receives the signed options page from the notice, the bail, the court traffic school fee and a copy of your valid license by the due date on your citation, it will mail you a referral with a completion due date. Out-of-state license holders.

Statewide, California Rules of Court, rule 4.104 lets a court clerk grant traffic school for many ordinary infractions, but not for others. Examples the rule places outside routine clerk authority include a violation within 18 months of a previous violation for which you attended or elected to attend traffic school, alcohol- or drug-related violations, speeding alleged at more than 25 mph over the limit, and a violation in a commercial vehicle. A judicial officer can still use discretion in an individual case; that is not a promise that traffic school will be allowed.

The same rule says pleading not guilty or going to trial does not, by itself, make an otherwise eligible driver ineligible. If you hold a class A, class B or commercial class C license and were driving a vehicle that needed only a noncommercial license, you may ask for traffic school, but the rule says the conviction is not reported as confidential. If anything about your case is unusual, ask Monterey Superior Court before you choose a school.

Request traffic school: the court’s routes

The court says it mails a courtesy notice to the address on your citation about two weeks before the due date at the bottom of the citation. The notice includes the bail, the due date and traffic school eligibility; for some bail options, including traffic school, it may tell you to contact the court for the amount. If no notice arrives within one week before the appearance date, the court says it is your responsibility to contact it. Courtesy notice.

Online. The court’s online services page lists “Pay bail/fine/fee and request traffic school” in its ePayIt automated system. It accepts Visa, Mastercard and American Express, and says a small convenience fee is charged separately by EDS*Pay. Matters with a collection agency, owner responsibility citations, cases with court dates set and juvenile matters cannot be handled online. Online services.
By mail. Send a check or money order payable to the Monterey County Superior Court, with the cited person’s name and the case or citation number on the front. The court’s traffic page lists the mailing address as P.O. Box 2010, Marina, CA 93933-8910, and asks you not to send cash. Mail payment.
In person. The court says to go to the Marina court location, 3180 Del Monte Boulevard, Marina, during business hours, which it lists as Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Phone: (831) 883-5300. Marina Traffic Court.
Drop box. Payment drop boxes are at the Salinas, Monterey and Marina court locations; the court says payments are forwarded to the Marina Traffic Division the next court business day, and asks you not to leave cash. Drop boxes · Court locations.

If your citation also has a correctable violation, the court says to file the proof of correction with your traffic school request, along with the bail and fees. Correctable violations.

Separate court charges from school tuition

As checked on November 2, 2026, the court says your traffic school request must include the required bail amount and a non-refundable processing fee, and that you may also have to pay a fee to the traffic school program. The pages checked do not state the processing fee as a dollar amount; use your courtesy notice or ask the court. This guide does not calculate the total. Court fee statement · Court-versus-school cost guide.

The court’s online system also offers a request for monthly payment installments. Its traffic school page does not say how a payment plan affects a traffic school request, so ask the court. Online services.

Deadlines and what happens if you miss them

The court says that once it receives your request, the bail and the processing fee, it confirms your eligibility. If you qualify, it mails you a traffic school referral with the completion due date and a list of providers. If you do not qualify, it says the bail and fee are applied to your case, no referral is issued and you are notified by mail that your case is closed. Referral process.

The court says no extensions will be given for the traffic school completion due date listed on the referral. Its online services page separately lists a one-time 60-day extension; the traffic school page’s statement on the completion due date is the one to follow for traffic school. If you fail to appear or pay by the due date, the court says your case will be referred to a collection agency or an arrest warrant may be issued. No extensions · Online services · Failure to appear or pay.

Choose a school and confirm the court received completion

The court mails a list of traffic school providers with your referral. Whatever list you start from, check the school’s license with DMV. Provider list.

Only choose a school after the court has allowed traffic school for your citation. Use the California DMV’s traffic school list to check a school’s license and its type of instruction; DMV says you cannot register for a school through its website and must contact the school directly. Confirm the school’s total price, that it is currently enrolling and that it can report completion for your court. Our online course is not yet available. To complete traffic school now, choose a school from the California DMV’s traffic school list. How to verify a licensed school.

The court says you must file the original certificate of completion with the court by the due date it assigned, and that if you attend an online school, the certificate is delivered to the court electronically. For the status of your completion certificate, it points to the Court Certificate Service website linked from its traffic school page. Certificate of completion.

Frequently asked questions about Monterey traffic school

How much does Monterey County charge to allow traffic school?: The court says you pay the bail and a non-refundable processing fee. The pages checked do not give the fee in dollars; check your courtesy notice or ask the court. Traffic School page
How long do I have to finish?: Use the completion due date on the referral the court mails you. The pages checked do not state a number of days. Traffic School page
Can I extend the traffic school completion date?: No. The court says no extensions will be given for the completion due date on the referral. Traffic School page
I have an out-of-state license. Can I attend?: The court says the option will not appear on your notice, but it describes how to request a referral by sending the signed options page, the bail, the fee and a copy of your license by the due date. Traffic School page
How do I check my completion certificate?: The court points to the Court Certificate Service website, linked from its traffic school page. Traffic School page

Common misconceptions about Monterey traffic school

“Once I pay the fee, traffic school is mine.”: The court says it confirms eligibility after receiving your request; if you do not qualify, your payment is applied to the case and the case is closed. Traffic School page
“I can get more time to finish the class.”: The court says no extensions will be given for the traffic school completion due date on the referral. Traffic School page
“No courtesy notice means no deadline.”: The court says that if you have no notice within one week before the appearance date on your citation, it is your responsibility to contact the court. Traffic page

What this guide cannot do

This guide summarizes public pages; it is not legal advice and it does not change anything in your case. Monterey Superior Court decides eligibility, deadlines, fees and whether your completion is credited.
Court pages change. If your court notice or the court’s current website says something different from this guide, follow the court.
Where a court page does not state a fee, a deadline or a procedure, this guide does not state one either. Check your court notice or ask the clerk.
This guide does not cover misdemeanors, mandatory appearances, juvenile matters, parking tickets or tickets from another county.
California Licensing Education cannot look up your case, request traffic school for you, extend a date or send a completion record. Our online course is not yet available.

Official sources and next steps

Each source above was checked on November 2, 2026. Follow current court instructions and any order for your own case.

California Licensing Education is a private provider. Our online course is not yet available; enrollment, payment and official completion reporting remain closed. Our public guides earn no court credit. This guide cannot decide eligibility, inspect your case, extend a deadline or submit a court record.