The Traffic Advisory Committee was created in 1995 and works toward improving the administration of justice in the adjudication of traffic and bail-forfeitable offenses; identifies policy issues and recommends rules and model procedures that will make the handling of traffic and bail-forfeitable offenses more consistent statewide.
Mission
The mission of the Traffic Advisory Committee is to:
- Ensure fairness and justice in traffic court;
- Promote traffic safety awareness and adherence to traffic laws;
- Increase public understanding of, access to, and ease in the handling of traffic citations;
- Minimize the number of court contacts required to adjudicate traffic infraction citations;
- Increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of traffic citation processing; and
- Increase statewide standardization and uniformity in the administration and adjudication of traffic matters.
Current Activities
On a continuing basis, the Traffic Advisory Committee:
- Prepares and disseminates annual Uniform Bail and Penalty Schedules;
- Analyzes legislative proposals relating to traffic;
- Develops and revises traffic-related rules and forms, circulates them as proposals for comment, and assesses responses to the proposals;
- Designs, circulates for comment, and presents to the Judicial Council revisions to the Notice to Appear citation form for infractions and misdemeanors;
- Creates materials on traffic-related issues for court personnel to use in community outreach; and
- Considers proposals about traffic issues from members of the public, court management staff, the Legislature, law enforcement officials, and staff members of other agencies.
