Citations TicketClear Doesn’t Prepare

Misdemeanor and felony charges

A Trial by Written Declaration is only available for infractions (VC 40902). These charges include driving under the influence (VC 23152 and 23153), reckless driving (VC 23103), driving on a suspended or revoked license (VC 14601), wrong-way driving on a divided highway (VC 21651(b)), riding a bicycle under the influence (VC 21200.5), refusing to show your license to an officer (VC 12951(b)), false or altered registration (VC 4462.5 and 4463), and a driver under 21 carrying alcohol (VC 23224). Depending on the charge, a conviction can mean a criminal record, jail, probation or license consequences.

Charges that can be filed as misdemeanors

Driving without a valid driver’s license (VC 12500(a)) is an infraction with a $100 fine for a first or second violation, but it can be a misdemeanor for a third violation or after certain earlier license suspensions (VC 40000.10). TicketClear prepares it only when the ticket marks it as an infraction, you have no earlier conviction for it and none of those suspensions, and you had a valid license that day (including one from another state or country while living outside California) or were not the driver; you can check from the home page. Willfully failing to appear in court as promised (VC 40508(a)) is a misdemeanor, which the prosecutor can charge as an infraction, or the court can treat as one with your consent (Penal Code 17(d) and 19.8). TicketClear doesn’t prepare it.

Other alcohol- and drug-related tickets

Driving when under 21 with a blood-alcohol level of 0.01% or more (VC 23136) or 0.05% or more (VC 23140), and riding a motorized scooter under the influence (VC 21221.5). TicketClear doesn’t prepare them.

Speeds over 100 mph

Driving over 100 mph (VC 22348(b)) is an infraction, but on a first conviction the court may also suspend your license for up to 30 days (VC 22348(b)(1)). TicketClear doesn’t prepare it.

Tickets issued to pedestrians

Charges against a person on foot, such as crossing against a red light (VC 21453(d)) or a “DON’T WALK” signal (VC 21456), and walking or riding a bicycle on a freeway where that’s prohibited (VC 21960). For most pedestrian violations, an officer may stop you only if a reasonably careful person would realize there was an immediate danger of a collision (for example, VC 21456(b)), so these tickets can involve a near-collision or an injury. TicketClear doesn’t prepare them.

Phone use while driving a school bus or transit vehicle

TicketClear doesn’t prepare a VC 23125 ticket for a driver who holds a commercial driver’s license (CDL). If you don’t hold one, TicketClear may be able to prepare it; you can check from the home page.