Red Light Violation(Issued by an Officer)

It is not illegal to deliberately drive through a yellow light.  VC21452(a) says that a yellow light means only that the traffic facing the light is “warned” that a red light will soon follow.  As long as your vehicle’s front part has entered the intersection, or passed the limit line before the light has turned red, you have not broken the law.  The officer who cited you, in most cases, would not have been  in the proper position to have  a good view of exactly when you crossed into the intersection.

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Please make sure that you answer the following questions to the best of your ability.  Your Trial By Declaration Form(TR-205) will be prepared based on the information that you provide to us. Upon completion of the Sign Up form and payment, an email confirmation will be sent to you.  The finished paperwork will be sent to you by email within 4 business days, or sooner if the one or two day Rush Option is selected.

It is your responsibility to submit the prepared Trial By Declaration Form(TR-205) and the bail payment(equal to the fine amount) to the Court in a timely manner.

If your court is San Mateo Courthouse — Northern Branch, at 1050 Mission Road. South San Francisco, CA 94080, our refund policy will not apply since this court does not allow Trial De Novo(new trial) if you end up losing in the trial by declaration step.  You will not be eligible for our refund since if you end up losing your trial by declaration, you will not be able to request the new trial.

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