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Title
Traffic: Online Installment Payment of Bail Forfeiture and Traffic Violator School Fees (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Traffic Advisory Committee recommends new forms and a companion rule of court for online installment payments for traffic infractions. Forms TR-300 (online) and TR-310 (online) are designed for use in online interfaces that allow defendants to enter into installment payment agreements under Vehicle Code sections 40510.5 and 42007. New companion rule 4.108 of the California Rules of Court would allow for the use of online interfaces to form installment payment agreements and would require that defendants be advised of their rights before entering into an agreement. It would also provide that forms TR-300 (online) and TR-310 (online) are alternative mandatory forms intended for use in these online interfaces. The committee developed this proposal as part of a larger effort to modernize rules and forms and in response to council directives to consider recommendations to promote access to justice in all infraction cases.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Traffic Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective January 1, 2017, with implementation as soon as reasonably possible, but no later than May 1, 2017:
1. Adopt rule 4.108 of the California Rules of Court; and
2. Adopt forms TR-300 (online), Online Agreement to Pay and Forfeit Bail in Installments; and TR-310 (online), Online Agreement to Pay Traffic Violator School Fees in Installments.