Payments and Extensions

CAN I PAY MY TICKET ONLINE?

Payments can be made in person, by mail, by phone or online. The Court accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover and Diners Club.

Online (internet) payment: Payments can be made online by accessing the citation payment processing page. A $4.00 processing fee will be charged by the provider for this service.

• You must have your citation or case number and the citation cannot be past due or have previous extensions or court appearances.
• Your payment will be processed and a confirmation of payment will be available for printing.

In person: Payments may be made in person at any Justice Center. Click here for locations and hours.

By phone: Contact the Information and Payment Center, Centralized Call Center at (714) 449-8100. Hours are 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays. Click here for more information on the Information and Payment Center, Centralized Call Center.

By mail: Checks and money orders only. DO NOT MAIL CASH. Checks and money orders should be made payable to “Clerk of the Court”. To ensure your payment is credited to the correct case, include the case or citation number. All checks must be preprinted with the maker’s name. Mail payments to: Information Payment Center, P.O. Box 5400, Fullerton, CA 92838-0400. Click here for the mail-in credit card payment form.

HOW CAN I REQUEST AN EXTENSION?

The clerk's office can grant one 45 day extension on a traffic infraction citation. You may request your extension by telephone, in person or online.

In person: Requests may be made in person at any Justice Center. Click here for locations and hours.

By phone: Contact the Information and Payment Center, Centralized Call Center at (714) 449-8100. Hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays. Click here for more information on the Information and Payment Center, Centralized Call Center.

Online (internet) extension: A request for an extension can be made online by accessing the Traffic Citation Extension Request page.

• You must have your citation or case number and the citation cannot be past due or have previous extensions or court appearances.
• You cannot have a failure to appear or Civil Assessment on the case.