What TicketClear handles

Citations we prepare documents for

Officer-issued California Vehicle Code infractions in these categories, when the ticket is not marked as a misdemeanor or as correctable. Camera notices (speed and red-light cameras) follow a separate process with the issuing agency.

• Driving without a license (charged as an infraction, no earlier conviction, and a valid license that day or not the driver)

  Codes: VC 12500

• Other listed infractions (school buses, Move Over, littering, and more)

  Codes: VC 14600, VC 21455, VC 21457, VC 21709, VC 21710, VC 21712, VC 21715, VC 21716, VC 21809, VC 22400, VC 22413, VC 22452, VC 22454, VC 22516, VC 22517, VC 22526, VC 23111, VC 23112, VC 23114, VC 23116, VC 23125, VC 24800, VC 27803

• Bicycle rules

  Codes: VC 21200, VC 21202, VC 21204, VC 21208, VC 21210, VC 21212

• Scooters and motorized bicycles

  Codes: VC 21221, VC 21235

• Passing, keeping right, and other moving violations

  Codes: VC 21451, VC 21452, VC 21453, VC 21654, VC 21655, VC 21656, VC 21657, VC 21660, VC 21661, VC 21662, VC 21663, VC 21711, VC 21750, VC 21751, VC 21752, VC 21753, VC 21754, VC 21755, VC 22348, VC 22400, VC 23120, VC 27602

• Red lights and red arrows (officer-issued)

  Codes: VC 21453, VC 21457

• Traffic signs, signals, and lane markings

  Codes: VC 21457, VC 21460, VC 21460.5, VC 21461, VC 21462

• Driving on the right side / divided highways (no wrong-way charge)

  Codes: VC 21650, VC 21650.1, VC 21651

• Carpool (HOV) lanes

  Codes: VC 21655.5, VC 21655.8, VC 21655.9

• Unsafe lane changes

  Codes: VC 21658, VC 21714, VC 22107, VC 22108

• Passenger and riding rules

  Codes: VC 21700, VC 21701, VC 21712

• Following too closely

  Codes: VC 21703, VC 21704, VC 21705, VC 21706, VC 21707, VC 21708

• Right of way, emergency vehicles, and railroad crossings

  Codes: VC 21800, VC 21801, VC 21802, VC 21803, VC 21804, VC 21806, VC 21970, VC 22451

• Drivers yielding to pedestrians

  Codes: VC 21950, VC 21951, VC 21952

• Turns, U-turns, and signaling

  Codes: VC 22100, VC 22101, VC 22102, VC 22103, VC 22104, VC 22105, VC 22106, VC 22109, VC 22110

• Speeding (basic speed law, maximum and posted limits)

  Codes: VC 22348, VC 22349, VC 22350, VC 22351, VC 22354, VC 22356, VC 22357, VC 22358, VC 22358.7, VC 22405, VC 22406, VC 22407

• School-zone and residential speed limits

  Codes: VC 22352, VC 22358.4

• Stop signs

  Codes: VC 22450

• Blocking an intersection

  Codes: VC 22526

• Hand-held phone and device use

  Codes: VC 23123, VC 23123.5, VC 23124

• Open container (not DUI)

  Codes: VC 23222, VC 23223, VC 23225, VC 23226

• Headlight use (darkness, rain, high beams) and unsafe vehicle condition (VC 24002(a))

  Codes: VC 24002, VC 24250, VC 24400, VC 24409

• Seat belts

  Codes: VC 27315, VC 27318

• Child passenger seats

  Codes: VC 27360, VC 27360.5, VC 27363

• Headsets / earplugs while driving

  Codes: VC 27400

• Motorcycle equipment and helmets

  Codes: VC 27800, VC 27802, VC 27803

• Loads and towing connections

  Codes: VC 29004

Citations we don’t prepare

If your citation is in one of these groups, we’ll tell you before you pay anything.

• Misdemeanor and felony charges

  It is a criminal (misdemeanor or felony) charge, and a Trial by Written Declaration is only available for infractions.

  Codes: VC 31, VC 2800, VC 2800.1, VC 2800.2, VC 2800.3, VC 2800.4, VC 2801, VC 2803, VC 4462.5, VC 4463, VC 10851, VC 12951, VC 14601, VC 14601.1, VC 14601.2, VC 14601.3, VC 14601.4, VC 14601.5, VC 16030, VC 20001, VC 20002, VC 21651, VC 21713, VC 22513, VC 23103, VC 23104, VC 23105, VC 23109, VC 23109.1, VC 23110, VC 23224, VC 27317, VC 27362, VC 40508

• Correctable (“fix-it”) tickets

  Correctable (“fix-it”) violations are usually resolved by getting the correction signed off and showing proof to the court, not by a written declaration.

  Codes: VC 4000, VC 4000.3, VC 4454, VC 5200, VC 5201, VC 5202, VC 5204, VC 12951, VC 12952, VC 16020, VC 16028, VC 16029, VC 21201, VC 24002, VC 24252, VC 24400, VC 24410, VC 24600, VC 24601, VC 24603, VC 24604, VC 24950, VC 24951, VC 25950, VC 26100, VC 26301, VC 26311, VC 26450, VC 26502, VC 26503, VC 26700, VC 26701, VC 26708, VC 26709, VC 26710, VC 27000, VC 27150, VC 27151, VC 27153, VC 27154, VC 27156, VC 27159, VC 27450, VC 27454, VC 27460, VC 27465, VC 27600, VC 27604, VC 27801, VC 28071

• Charges that can be filed as misdemeanors

  This charge can be filed as a misdemeanor, and TicketClear only prepares documents for infraction-only charges.

  Codes: VC 4462, VC 5201.1, VC 12500, VC 21651, VC 21655.9, VC 23109, VC 27150.1

• Commercial-vehicle citations

  Commercial-vehicle and commercial-license citations are outside what TicketClear handles.

  Codes: VC 12804.9, VC 34500, VC 34501.12, VC 34506, VC 35551

• Drivers under 18

  Citations issued to people under 18 are handled through the juvenile traffic process.

  Codes: VC 12814.6

• Alcohol and drug charges

  Alcohol- and drug-related charges are outside what TicketClear handles.

  Codes: VC 21200.5, VC 21221.5, VC 23136, VC 23140, VC 23152, VC 23153

• Penalty or procedure sections

  The code entered is a penalty or procedure section rather than the violation itself. Please check the violation code printed on your ticket.

  Codes: VC 21220, VC 22353, VC 22450

• Tickets issued to pedestrians

  Tickets issued to someone on foot (a pedestrian) are outside what TicketClear handles.

  Codes: VC 21451, VC 21452, VC 21453, VC 21456, VC 21461.5, VC 21950, VC 21953, VC 21954, VC 21955, VC 21956, VC 21957, VC 21959, VC 21960, VC 21961, VC 21964, VC 21966

• Camera-enforcement statutes

  Camera-enforcement notices follow a separate process with the agency that issued them. If you received a camera notice, upload the notice itself.

  Codes: VC 21455.5

• Parking and toll-evasion notices

  Parking and toll-evasion penalties are civil notices reviewed by the agency that issued them, not court infractions.

  Codes: VC 21458, VC 22500, VC 22500.1, VC 22502, VC 22504, VC 22505, VC 22507, VC 22507.8, VC 22511, VC 22514, VC 22522, VC 22651, VC 23302

• Speeds over 100 mph

  Citations for driving over 100 mph (VC 22348(b)) are outside what TicketClear handles.

  Codes: VC 22348

• Alcohol and cannabis offenses

  Alcohol- and cannabis-related charges are outside what TicketClear handles.

  Codes: VC 23220, VC 23221, VC 23222

Situations we don’t handle, whatever the code

• The ticket is marked “misdemeanor” (or an “M” is circled)
• Someone was injured
• The court has told you to appear in person
• You have an outstanding warrant
• The driver was under 18 (juvenile traffic process)
• The ticket is not from California, or is not a Vehicle Code citation (federal, national park, Penal Code, city ordinance)
• The ticket is marked “correctable” (fix-it)
• A commercial-vehicle citation for a commercial driver’s license (CDL) holder

Codes not listed on this page

If your code isn’t listed, we check it against the official California Vehicle Code: a code that isn’t a Vehicle Code section is not accepted (please check your ticket); a section the Vehicle Code makes a misdemeanor, or whose text provides a jail or felony penalty, is not handled; any other Vehicle Code violation is an infraction (Vehicle Code § 40000.1) and can be prepared as a general infraction.

Where to get information

• California Courts Self-Help: traffic tickets
• California Courts: correctable (fix-it) tickets
• State Bar of California: certified lawyer referral services