MyCitations – Can’t afford to pay your ticket?

The Judicial Council, working with seven California Superior Courts has developed an online option for people struggling with court debt from eligible infraction violations not requiring a personal appearance. The "MyCitations" tool allows people to look up their citation, answer a series of simple questions and submit a request to the court for a possible reduction in the amount owed. Users can also request a payment plan, more time to pay or community service. An important alternative to appearing in person, this new option saves both the public and the courts significant time and resources. With the passage of Assembly Bill No. 143 (chapter 79, Statutes of 2021) each of the 58 trial courts will offer online ability-to-pay determinations using MyCitations by June 30, 2024. ​​​
 

If the court you are looking for is not available on the drop down menu from the MyCitations tool, please submit a TR-320PDF file type icon directly to the court to make your request.

• MyCitations: The Ability to Pay Online Tool
• California Government Code, section 68645-68645.7
  • Online Traffic Adjudication and Ability-to-Pay Report to the Legislature as required by Government Code section 68645.5.
    • February 2024
    • February 2023
    • February 2022
• Online Traffic Adjudication and Ability to Pay: Annual Report to the Legislature as required under the Budget Act of 2018 (Sen. Bill 847; Stats. 2018, ch. 45)
  • January 2021
  • January 2020
• California Rule of Court 4.335: Ability-to-pay determinations for infraction offenses 
• Can't Afford to Pay Fine Judicial Council form TR 320/CR-320
• NCSC’s Fines and Fee’s Resource Center
• U.S. DOJ “Price of Justice” Initiative Grant Announcement