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.

Self-Help Form Packets

Traffic Form Packets

Use this packet to contest an eligible traffic ticket in writing without appearing for a court trial.

Download full packet here: SHC-T-01 Trial by Written Declaration

Forms included in this packet are listed below.

Form Number Form Title Description
TR-200 Instructions to Defendant (Trial by Written Declaration) Explains how to challenge a traffic citation in writing without going to court in person (called a trial by written declaration).
TR-205 Request for Trial by Written Declaration Ask the trial court to allow you to challenge a traffic citation in writing without going to court in person (called a trial by written declaration).
TR-220 Request for New Trial (Trial de Novo) Ask the trial court for a new trial (trial de novo) if you are unsatisfied with the decision in your trial by written declaration.