How can I find out the penalties......?

Question

How can I find out the fees for violation on the road in California. For example what is the penalty for one person in the carpool lane or too fast on construction zones or littering. Is there an oficial web site. I tried the DMV but it only gives me the laws not the fees.

I don't have a ticket this just came up because in my work a co-worker received an email by a friend regarding some fees for violation. I wanted to confirm if the fees were correct. But it seems there is no real way of finding out.

Answer 1

The laws are going to vary by different municipalities. You need to contact the police that gave you the ticket and ask them. They should have given you a fine schedule along with the ticket.

Answer 2

There is a uniform schedule for traffic violations in California adopted by the California Judicial Council. I think it possible that a local county might be able to add a few dollars to this, but it should be pretty accurate.

This is the 2007 version

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/reference/documents/2007_jcbail.pdf

Answer 3

here is a link that I found that may be helpful:
http://www.glenncourt.ca.gov/court_info/traffic.html