San Bernardino County traffic school: requests, codes and deadlines

Start with San Bernardino Superior Court’s reminder notice and its traffic school page. Request traffic school by the due date, give the school the right court code and check that completion reaches the court in time. 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 filed in the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, who want to know whether and how to ask for traffic school. For example, a driver cited for a one-point moving violation who has not attended traffic school recently might use it to see the court’s request routes. It is not for misdemeanors, tickets that require a court appearance or tickets from another county; use the county court directory for those.

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

If your reminder notice shows you are eligible, request traffic school from San Bernardino Superior Court by your due date: online, by its 24-hour phone line, at any courthouse, or by mailing one check for bail plus the court’s $55 fee so the court receives it by the due date. Then give your school the court code for your district.

San Bernardino County traffic school: key facts
Court	Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, Traffic.
Official website	sanbernardino.courts.ca.gov — Traffic School Information and Pay a Traffic Ticket.
Where to request	Online or by the court’s pay-by-phone lines, in person at any San Bernardino Superior Courthouse or its drop box, or by mail with one check for bail plus the $55 fee. Not through the Ability to Pay tool.
What to verify	Your eligibility and due date on the reminder notice; the court code for your district; that the court receives your completion by the completion date. Check any school’s license with our school verification guide.

Answer and key facts checked against the court’s Traffic School Information page, Pay a Traffic Ticket page and Traffic FAQs on November 1, 2026. The court decides eligibility and sets the dates for your case.

Check the court’s eligibility list

San Bernardino Superior Court says it “may grant” traffic school for an eligible violation when all of these apply: the citation is for a moving violation of the Vehicle Code; you have not attended traffic school in the past 18 months for another violation; a speeding charge was not more than 25 mph over the posted limit; you were not driving a commercial vehicle; no charge requires a mandatory court appearance; and you were not cited for alcohol or drugs. Court eligibility list.

The court’s FAQ says the 18 months run from violation date to violation date, and that a class A license holder may attend if they were driving their own personal vehicle when cited. Traffic FAQs.

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 lists as 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 of approval.

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 the court before you choose a school.

Request traffic school: the court’s routes

The court says that, if you are eligible, you pay the bail amount shown on your citation plus a traffic school fee. Its pages describe these routes: Traffic School Information · Pay a Traffic Ticket.

Online or by phone. The court’s payment page lists paying a fine and signing up for traffic school among its online and phone services. It gives two pay-by-phone numbers, (909) 481-4228 and (760) 241-9529, which it says are available 24 hours a day. It says a convenience fee may apply to online payments.
By mail. Send one check for the bail amount plus the nonrefundable traffic school fee of $55, follow the instructions on your reminder notice, and write “traffic school” and your citation number on the check. The court says the check must be received by the due date listed.
In person. The court says you can pay at any San Bernardino Superior Courthouse, or use the express drop box in or near the public lobby. Its FAQ says clerks can help with traffic school at the counter and gives court hours of Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The court notes that you cannot request traffic school through its online Ability to Pay tool. If you plan to contest the ticket instead, the payment page warns that paying through the website pays the fine and closes the case, so read the court’s instructions before you pay. Payment and contest instructions.

Separate court charges from school tuition

As checked on November 1, 2026, the court lists the bail amount on your citation plus a nonrefundable traffic school fee of $55, and it says traffic schools charge an additional fee to enroll. Use the total on your reminder notice or the court’s system; this guide does not calculate it. If a correctable violation is also on the ticket, the court’s payment page lists a $25 dismissal fee for each corrected violation. Court traffic school fee · Correction fee · Court-versus-school cost guide.

If you are not eligible but attend anyway, the court says the conviction will be reported on your driving record and there will be no refund of fees paid. Court notice on ineligible attendance.

Deadlines and what happens if you miss them

The court mails a reminder notice to the address on your ticket, but it says you are still responsible for acting by the appearance date even if the notice does not arrive. If it has not come at least two weeks before that date, the court suggests visiting the courthouse, writing before the date, or speaking with a clerk. Court reminder-notice instructions.

The FAQ says the court can give a one-time 60-day extension or two 30-day extensions on infraction citations, and the payment page lists requesting a one-time payment extension among its online and phone services. Ask how any extension affects your traffic school completion date before you rely on it. Extension FAQ · Online and phone services.

The court says to finish the course in time for electronic reporting to reach the court and be processed by the completion date. If completion is not received in time, it says the fine will be applied and the citation reported to DMV as a conviction. If you do not respond to the ticket by the due date, the payment page says a $100 civil assessment may be added, the case may be sent to collections and a warrant may be issued. Completion deadline · Failure to pay.

Choose a school and confirm the court received completion

San Bernardino’s traffic school page says to select a school from the traffic school provider search it links, and to give the school the court code for your district. The codes it lists are: Barstow 36130, Fontana 36480, Joshua Tree 36140, Needles 36660 and Victorville 36120. If your courthouse is not on that list, or your notice shows a different code, ask the court which code to use. Court codes.

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 to your court. Make sure any school you pick can report to San Bernardino electronically. 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 the school submits notice of your completion and the court processes it through an electronic database. DMV’s driver handbook says the school reports your course completion to the court and that you also get a completion receipt. Keep your receipt and your court payment record, and check with the court if your case does not show completion. Completing the course and the court crediting it are separate steps.

Frequently asked questions about San Bernardino traffic school

Can I sign up for traffic school online in San Bernardino County?: The court’s payment page lists paying a fine and signing up for traffic school among its online and phone services. The online Ability to Pay tool cannot be used to request traffic school. Pay a Traffic Ticket · Traffic School Information
How much is the court’s traffic school fee?: The court lists a nonrefundable traffic school fee of $55 on top of the bail amount on your citation. The school charges its own fee separately. Traffic School Information
Can I get more time?: The FAQ says the court can give a one-time 60-day extension or two 30-day extensions on infraction citations. Ask the court how an extension applies to your case. Traffic FAQs
I have a class A license. Can I go to traffic school?: The court says yes if you were driving your own personal vehicle when cited. Statewide rule 4.104 says the conviction of a commercial-license holder is not reported as confidential after traffic school. Traffic FAQs · Rule 4.104(c)(1)
How often can I take traffic school?: The court says once every 18 months, counted from violation date to violation date. Traffic FAQs
Who tells the court I finished?: The court says the school submits notice of completion and the court processes it electronically, which is why the school needs your court code. Traffic School Information

Common misconceptions about San Bernardino traffic school

“Mailing my payment on the due date is good enough.”: For mail requests, the court says the check must be received by the due date listed. Traffic School Information
“I can use the Ability to Pay tool to request traffic school.”: The court says you cannot request traffic school through its online Ability to Pay tool. Traffic School Information
“If I finish late, the court will still mask the point.”: The court says that if completion is not received in time, the fine is applied and the citation is reported to DMV as a conviction. Traffic School Information

What this guide cannot do

This guide summarizes public pages; it is not legal advice and it does not change anything in your case. San Bernardino Superior Court decides eligibility, deadlines, fees and whether your completion is credited.
Court pages change. If your courtesy notice, reminder 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.
The court’s court-code list covers five districts. This guide does not supply codes for courthouses the list does not show.

Official sources and next steps

Each source above was checked on November 1, 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.