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Election-Related Emergencies:

The court and clerk’s office are open on Election Day during normal court hours between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

Persons needing urgent after-hours election-related relief should first contact the Voters Hotline for their county’s Registrar of Voters. Contact information for
each county’s Registrar of Voters can be found here:  County Elections Offices: California Secretary of State

The Voter Bill of Rights is available on the Secretary of State’s webpage at https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-bill-rights/.

General voter information can be found on the website of the Orange County Registrar of Voters, at https://ocvote.gov.

Criminal & Traffic COVID-19 Response

Criminal & Traffic

The court has implemented the policies and procedure noted below to address the limitations and restrictions presented during the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to the fluid nature of this crisis, you are encouraged to frequently check this website for the most up to date information relating to Criminal and Traffic Operations.

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Policies, Procedures & General Information: Criminal and Traffic

Name Published Date

Traffic Citations Hearings & Compliance Due Dates

 4/10/20

Administrative Orders

Name Published Date
Rescindment of Second Amended Administrative Order No. 20/10: Emergency Administrative Order for Emergency Bail Reductions and Own Recognizance 07/18/23
Second Amended Administrative Order 20/10: Emergency Administrative Order for Emergency Bail Reductions and Own Recognizance 03/01/23

Amended Administrative Order20-10-Emergency Bail Reductions and Own Recognizance

 09/07/22

Eighth implementation RE: Criminal Emergency Penal Code 859b Relief

03/16/22

First Amended Administrative Order 20/23: Procedure For Conducting Remote Traffic Proceedings

01/03/22

Seventh implementation RE: Criminal Emergency Penal Code 859b Relief

 12/07/21

Sixth implementation RE: Criminal Emergency Penal Code 859b Relief

 09/24/21

Fifth implementation RE: Criminal Emergency Penal Code 859b Relief

 07/21/21

Administrative Order 21/08: Public Access to Criminal Proceedings

 06/25/21

Criminal Emergency Penal Code 859b Relief

 05/26/21

Procedure for Disclosure of Evidence Audit Records

 10/15/20

Criminal Emergency Relief Authorized by Governor Executive Order and Judicial Council

 01/07/20

Third Implementation Order Re: Penal Code 859b

 11/10/20

Supplemental Trial Court Implementation Emergency Order COVID-19

 08/27/20

Second Implementation Order Re: Penal Code 859b

 08/06/20

Administrative Order Procedure for Conducting Remote Traffic Proceedings

 07/16/20

Emergency Administrative Order for Emergency Bail Reductions and Own Recognizance 20-20

 06/19/20

Emergency Administrative Order for Emergency Bail Reductions and Own Recognizance 20-10

 03/27/20

Supplement To The Amended Fourth Trial Court Implementation Emergency Order COVID-19

 06/10/20

Emergency Bail Reduction and Own Recognizance Release Order (Amended)

 03/27/20