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.

Failure to Appear / Failure to Pay

Failure to Appear

Failure to resolve your traffic ticket by the due date may result in a $100.00 civil assessment fee being imposed pursuant to Penal Code §1214.1, in addition to the original bail. Failure to take action may result in legal actions by the court which includes the following:

  • REFERRAL OF CASE TO AN OUTSIDE COLLECTION AGENCY
  • INTERCEPTION OF YOUR INCOME TAX REFUND, LOTTERY WINNINGS OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY