CITATION REJECTION POLICY SDSC MO-044 (Rev. 3/22)

Cal. Form MO-044

California Superior Local Rules

For information on juvenile citations and contact reports, see Where to File Citations and Contact Reports Issued Against Juveniles and Minors (SDSC Form #JUV-260). II. P olicy When a citation is filed with the court that meets any of the reasons listed below, it will be rejected and returned to the issuing agency for correction. The clerk will include a completed Citation Rejection Form (SDSC F orm #MO-006), specifying the reason(

s) the citation is being returned.  Date/time of violation is illegible, missing, or incorrect.  Name is illegible, missing, or does not match DMV record.  Address is illegible, missing (unless the citation is marked “Transient,” “Homeless,” or “General Delivery”), or abbreviated.  Driver License or Identification Card # is illegible, * missing* (unless “None” is designated), incorrect, * incomplete, * or does not match DMV record. *  Social Security number is listed on the citation.  Commercial License – Yes/No box is not marked.  Date of birth is illegible, * missing, * or does not match DMV record. *  Sex/Gender is missing. *  License Plate # or VIN is illegible or missing (does not apply to pedestrian/bicycle citations).  Correctable Offenses - Offense is potentially correctable but Yes/No box is not checked. - Offense is NOT correctable and box is marked “Yes.”  Offense is either NOT identified as an infraction or misdemeanor, or is incorrectly identified as an infraction or misdemeanor.  Code

Section (VC, PC, etc.) is illegible or missing.  Offense and description do not match.  Offense cited is not a valid offense (e.g., the

section or subdivision is only a definition of or an exception to an offense, or the statute has been repealed).  Offense description is illegible or missing.  Approx. speed is illegible, missing, or is less than max speed for

section cited. - Veh. Code, § 22349(

a) Approx. speed is marked less than MPH. - Veh. Code, § 22349(

b) Approx. speed is marked less than MPH.  Veh. Code, § 22350 violations: Safe speed is illegible; or safe speed and PF/Max speed are both illegible/missing.  Location and/or city of violation is illegible, missing, or abbreviated.  Officer’s badge # is illegible or missing.  Defendant’s** and/or officer’s signature or mark that can be construed as a signature is missing.

Inappropriate text, such as profanity, is not considered a mark that can be construed as a signature.  Def endant’s signature or mark that can be construed as a signature is not in the Promise to Appear box.  Appear-by-date is illegible, missing, or incorrect (e.g.

Sat., Sun., holiday, past-date, or is less than 21 days after violation date).  Appearance location is illegible, missing, or incomplete.  Appearance location on citation is different than where citation was filed.  Citation was filed with the court but should be filed with district or city attorney.  Citation was filed in adult court but is a juvenile court case (see SDSC Form #JUV-260).  Citation was filed in juvenile court but is an adult court case (see SDSC Form #JUV-260).  Citation is not the original.  Correction notice filed without the original citation.  Citation number cannot be read (torn or damaged).  Juvenile arrest report is missing (applies to citations filed with the Juvenile Court) (see SDSC Form #JUV-260).  Original affidavit is missing (applies to citations filed with the Juvenile Court) (see SDSC Form #JUV-260).  Overweight violation (Veh.

Code, § 4000.6) – overweight is less than 1,001 pounds.  Overweight violation – weight is illegible or missing.  Parking violation, unless the offense is a misdemeanor or a violation of Veh.

Code, §§ 21718, 22500(i), 22500(l), 22507.8(a)- (c), 22511.1(a)-(b), 22513(a), or filed on a Notice to Appear Form.  Owner’s responsibility – proof of service is incomplete or missing.  Owner’s responsibility – owner’s name/information is not on citation; only the driver’s name/information/signature is included. *D oes not apply to “Owner’s Responsibility” citations. **Does not apply to “Owner’s Responsibility” or Red Light Camera citations.

Document details

Collection	California Superior Local Rules
Citation	Cal. Form MO-044
Type	court_rule
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	CA_LOCAL
Identifier	5651a96513fe0b3e1fe913ee6fb3afe2cfa77ba2

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