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Rules and Forms | Traffic: Ability-to-Pay Request Form and Court Order (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Traffic Advisory Committee recommends revising two ability-to-pay forms to incorporate options currently offered through the court’s online ability-to-pay tool, MyCitations. Multiple stakeholders have requested the same options as MyCitations. Specifically, stakeholders have requested the ability to offer a plea on the form, instead of requiring litigants to go to court.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Traffic Advisory Committee recommends the Judicial Council, effective
January 1, 2025:
1. Revise Can’t Afford to Pay Fine: Traffic and Other Infractions
(form TR-320/CR-320) to expand the types of public benefits listed and to provide an option for a litigant to enter a plea of guilty or no contest; and
2. Revise Can’t Afford to Pay Fine: Traffic and Other Infractions (Court Order) (form TR-321/CR-321) by adding a plea section where the court can indicate whether the litigant’s plea is accepted, rejected, or otherwise moot because of a previous adjudication.
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