The County of Contra Costa, California (the "County") was incorporated in 1850 as one of the original 27 counties of the State of California (the "State"), with the City of Martinez as the County Seat. It is one of the nine counties in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area. The County is the ninth most populous county in California, with its population reaching approximately 930,000 as of January 1, 2000. The County has one of the fastest growing work forces among Bay Area counties, with growth in its employment base being driven primarily by the need to provide services to an increasing local population. Due to the presence of relatively high-wage skilled jobs and relatively wealthy residents, the County achieves high rankings among all California counties on a variety of income measurements.

If you received a citation in Contra Costa County, California please be aware of the following regulations for classroom-based traffic school as outlined by the California Department of Motor Vehicles:

Any person(s) involved in the offering of, or the soliciting for, a Completion Certificate for traffic school attendance in which the person receiving the certificate does not attend, or does not complete the minimum required time of classroom traffic school instruction may be found guilty of violating Section 134 of the Penal Code, a felony. A court may refer you to a traffic violator school at any time. However, California Vehicle Code Section 1808.7 mandates that only one citation in an eighteen (18) month period be masked from public view on your driving record. The eighteen (18) month period is calculated from citation/violation date, not the traffic school class attendance date.

Notwithstanding an emergency, when canceling less than four days prior to a traffic school class, the traffic school shall offer to provide students an alternate class, at a cost not to exceed the cost of the department completion certificate and any other certificate required by the court. When canceling four or more days in advance of a traffic school class, the traffic school is entitled to either refer students back to the list to find another traffic school provided they do not make reference to a specific traffic school or offer to provide students an alternate traffic school class, at a cost not to exceed the cost of the department traffic school completion certificate and any other certificate required by the court. When you have completed the course, the traffic school will issue you a completion certificate. It is your responsibility to return the certificate to the court.

All traffic school classes must be comprised of 400 minutes of instruction, excluding time for registration, breaks and lunch. It is illegal for a traffic violator instructor to intentionally cut instruction time short. You may attend any traffic school listed in any area, unless the court instructs you otherwise. In addition to any court fee, a fee will be charged by the traffic school. While the overall traffic safety information imparted is similar, the methods of instruction and class fees vary. You may wish to call a variety of schools to determine what traffic school you wish to attend.

If you need an extension of time, please contact the court which imposed the sentence.

Please click on a link below to view the list of classroom traffic schools in the city listed: