Superior Court of California, County of Orange ● 700 Civic Center Drive West ● Santa Ana, CA 92701

821e4ad183b8d03eeff5b9ff9a92b9808777bc82

California Superior Local Rules

Superior Court of California, County of Orange ● 700 Civic Center Drive West ● Santa Ana, CA www.occourts.org September 11, 2020 Court Reopens Traffic Court Operations Santa Ana, CA – The Orange County Superior Court will continue its reopening of Traffic case hearings as part of its on-going effort to restore services to the public, which were interrupted by the pandemic in March. The reopening process began on Aug. 10, 2020 and is being completed in three phases. Phase 1 – Remote Traffic Hearings On August 10, 2020, the Court piloted remote traffic hearings at the Central Justice Center for a two- week period.

On September 14, 2020, the Court will begin to hear Traffic matters remotely at all justice centers. This effort is part of the Court’s “Safe Access to Justice” initiative, which is designed to keep the Court and the community safe during this unprecedented pandemic. Members of the public who had previously scheduled in-person hearings will be notified that their hearing has been rescheduled and will be held remotely via the WebEx application.

They will be provided with instructions for their hearing or for handling their citation online by using the My Court Portal application, if they no longer wish to appear before a Judge or Commissioner. For those members of the public that may not have access to a personal device, the Court will provide access to a computer at the South County Service Center or the Orange County Law Library. All remote hearings will be livestreamed and available for viewing on the Court’s Public Website. More information about the Remote Traffic Hearings can be found online here.

Phase 2 – Pending Traffic Matters Not on Calendar On August 20, 2020, all pending traffic citations were granted a final 30-day extension. Defendants will receive a notice in the mail advising them of their new extension date along with options for handling their citation. Pending cases include the following: • Open Cases • Payment Due Dates • Traffic School Completion • Community Service • Cal Trans • Other Programs Phase 3 – Reopening of Online Reserve A Court Date On September 1, 2020, the online Traffic hearing reservation system (Reserve a Court Date- RACD) was reopened and available to the public to

schedule a Court hearing. Defendants can now make a reservation for a Remote Traffic Hearing. In-person hearings will only be granted after a written request is submitted to and approved by the Judge or Commissioner hearing their case. Defendants may also submit such a request during their Remote Traffic Hearing.

Superior Court of California County of Orange News Release Public Information Office Contact: Kostas Kalaitzidis, 657-622-7097 PIO@occourts.org Superior Court of California, County of Orange ● 700 Civic Center Drive West ● Santa Ana, CA www.occourts.org The Court is continually working on providing Safe Access to Justice and would like to remind everyone that the use of facemasks or face coverings is mandatory for anyone entering a courthouse. Exemptions issued by anyone other than the Court will not be honored.

For Court ADA accommodations and exclusions, please email Adainformation@occourts.org or visit this web page http://www.occourts.org/directory/ada/. Social distancing rules will also be strictly enforced in all facilities; thus, the number of individuals entering public courtrooms and elevators will be subject to space limitations. Persons displaying possible coronavirus symptoms will not be allowed in Court facilities.

The Court recommends all persons consult the Court’s coronavirus website (https://www.occourts.org/mediarelations/CoronaVirusUpdate.html) for more details and the most up-to-date information regarding their case type. The public is encouraged to visit the OC Health Care Agency website for up-to-date information about COVID-19 symptoms: http://www.ochealthinfo.com/phs/about/epidasmt/epi/dip/prevention/novel_coronavirus ###

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Collection	California Superior Local Rules
Citation	821e4ad183b8d03eeff5b9ff9a92b9808777bc82
Type	court_rule
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	CA_LOCAL
Identifier	821e4ad183b8d03eeff5b9ff9a92b9808777bc82

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