You may appear as a walk-in on Monday through Thursday between 7:30 am and 8:15 am. We do not accept walk-ins on Fridays or after 8:15 am. Please bring your citation, courtesy notice, or any other information you have pertaining to your case.

Please keep in mind that walk-in schedules are subject to change at any time.

You may appear as a walk-in on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings between 8:00 am and 8:30 am. We do not accept walk-ins on Wednesdays. Please bring your citation, courtesy notice, or any other information you have pertaining to your case.

Please keep in mind that walk-in schedules are subject to change at any time.

For additional information regarding a juvenile traffic citation please call the Juvenile Court Division at (209) 725-4119.

If you received a Juvenile Traffic Courtesy Notice and it indicates that you are scheduled for a mandatory appearance, you are not eligible to post and forfeit bail at this time. You will need to appear as indicated on your Juvenile Traffic Courtesy Notice. Please appear in the location indicated on your courtesy notice. When you appear for your hearing, the Judge will give you information regarding bail and if eligible traffic school.

If your courtesy notice provides you with bail and/or proof of correction information you may post and forfeit the bail as indicated on your notice. If you were cited for a correctable violation, please following the directions on the back of your courtesy notice. All payments and any proof of correction should be mailed to the address listed on your notice. Checks, money orders, or cashiers checks should be drawn on a US Bank and made payable to Merced Superior Court. Please include the case number and citation number on all correspondence by mail.

Juvenile traffic payments can also be made in person at the Court's Merced Traffic Division located at 670 W. 22nd Street Merced, CA 95340 or at the Court's Los Banos Division located 445 I Street Los Banos, CA 93635. For your convenience, Visa and MasterCard are accepted when the cardholder appears in person by the due date.

You may attend traffic violator school (TVS) only if:

• The citation was for a moving violation.
• You have not taken a traffic school course within the past 18 months.
• You do not have more than 3 infractions on your driving record.
• You do not have a misdemeanor on your driving record.
• You did not exceed the speed limit by more than 25mph.

A person who holds a class A, class B or commercial class C driver's license may request to attend TVS if the person was operating a vehicle requiring only a class C or class M license (non-commercial vehicle). The Court may not order that the record of conviction be kept confidential. However, the conviction shall not contain a violation point count. A commercially licensed driver operating a commercial vehicle is prohibited from attending TVS.

Notice: If you are eligible and decide not to attend TVS your automobile insurance may be adversely affected. One conviction in any 18-month period will be held confidential and not show on your driving record if you complete a TVS program (non-commercially licensed driver only).

You may pay your traffic ticket and request traffic school online by using our automated online payment system with your Credit or Debit card bearing a Visa or MasterCard logo.

To request traffic school by mail:

• Select option #4 on your courtesy notice or mail a written request to the court.
• Enclose a check or money order, in US funds, for the full amount of the bail as listed on your Courtesy Notice payable to Merced Superior Court.

Please be certain to write the case and/or citation number on all correspondence and payments.

Once your request has been authorized you will be provided a list of approved traffic schools and a completion due date. You may only attend traffic schools approved by the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

http://dmv.ca.gov/olinq2/welcome.do

You may also obtain a list of schools in your area at the CTSI website.

You can contact the traffic school representative directly by dialing:

Merced Traffic Division
Tel: (209) 725-4189

Los Banos Traffic Division
Tel: (209) 725-4212

Proof of correction of most mechanical and equipment violations can be obtained by visiting a law enforcement agency. Have a Peace Officer fill out the Certificate of Correction that is located on the reverse side of your citation. A fee of $25 payable to the Superior Court of California, County of Merced will be due for each correctable violation, pursuant to VC40611.

If you were cited for an expired vehicle registration, have a DMV agent or Peace Officer sign your citation to verify the correction was made. You may submit a copy of your proof of registration or the signed citation to the Court with the $25 fee.

If you were cited for driving without proof of insurance, and were insured on the day of the citation, submit a copy of the proof of insurance with the $25 fee.

If proof of correction and the appropriate fees for each correctible violation are received by the due date, then the case will be dismissed.

Please write the citation number and/or case number on your check, money order or cashiers check.

If you did not have current insurance on the vehicle on the date the citation was issued, you will need to speak with a court clerk for additional information or pay the bail (fine) amount due by the due date.

If your case has gone to collections and/or if you now have an order of suspension on your license, then you need to speak directly to the Collection Agency listed on the notice you received.

Revenue and Reimbursement
Tel: (209) 385-7413
Web: http://www.co.merced.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=1187
Pay by Phone: 1-800-887-7752

G.C. Services
Tel: (English) 1-800-333-8395
Tel: (Spanish) 1-800-616-6007
Pay Online: https://courtpay.gcserv.com

Franchise Tax Board
Tel: (916) 845-4064
Web: http://ftb.ca.gov
Payment Options: http://ftb.ca.gov/online/Court_Ordered_Debt/payment.shtml

You may contest your citation by posting the fine in full as listed on your Courtesy Notice and request either a Court Trial or Trial By Declaration. Your request may be done by mail by following the directions on your Courtesy Notice or on-line by using our automated online payment system with your Credit or Debit card bearing a Visa or MasterCard logo.

Generally, if the Courtesy Notice does not give a bail amount and says "Mandatory Appearance" you must appear before the Judge. However, if your Courtesy Notice indicates "Mandatory Appearance" and your citation is for speeding between 90 mph and 109 mph, and you wish to plead guilty and post bail, a Court Processiong Clerk may advise you of the bail by telephone. Speed in excess of 109 mph requires a mandatory Court appearance.

For case search information, please visit the Records Search page.

Please visit the Frequently Asked Questions page for more information.