Approximately two weeks prior to your appearance date, you may receive a courtesy notice from the court in the mail. This notice will tell you if youmay be eligible to attend traffic school. Traffic school eligibility shall be determined by California Rules of Court, rule 4.104. If you are eligible and decide not to attend traffic school, your driving record and automobile insurance may be adversely affected. For drivers with a non-commercial driver license, one conviction in any 18-month period may be held confidential and not show on your driving record if you complete traffic school. For drivers with a commercial driver license, driving a non-commercial vehicle, one conviction in any 18-month period will show on your driving record without a violation point if you complete traffic school.
Do not attend traffic school unless your courtesy notice tells you that youmay beeligible to attend.
A person charged with an infraction who is eligible and wishes to have the case proceed as a misdemeanor (See Pen. Code §§17(d)(1), 19.8) must make a court appearance before attending traffic school to make that election. By attending traffic school without appearing in court to make that election, the person waives the right to proceed as a misdemeanor.
