Title
Title
Traffic: Expansion of Online Traffic Adjudication Pilot Project (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Budget Act of 2018 appropriated $3.4 million in new operational funding and $1.3 million in ongoing funds to support and expand on the Judicial Council’s partnership with five superior courts initially funded by a U.S. Department of Justice grant to enhance processes for ability-to-pay determinations for traffic infraction fines and fees and adjudicating cases online. The act authorizes the Judicial Council to select at least eight courts to expand the Online Traffic Adjudication Pilot Project and further test and develop ability-to-pay and other online adjudication functions. Judicial Council staff request the council’s approval of the proposed court selection timeline and selection criteria for adding three to four additional courts to join the five already involved in the pilot.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Judicial Council staff recommend that the council, effective September 21, 2018:
1. Approve the proposed pilot court selection timeline; and
2. Approve the recommendation establishing a process to select three to four courts to add to the existing five currently partnering with the Judicial Council.
The expanded pilot spans July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2022.