Ticket filed at San Diego's North County court in Vista? Here's the fee and deadline, the court code your school needs, and how to wrap it up online.
Serves: Vista, Oceanside, Carlsbad, Escondido, San Marcos, and nearby North County communities. Your filing location is the one on your citation or courtesy notice — confirm it before you start.
(760) 201-8500
Phone hours 8:30–11:30am
325 South Melrose Drive, Annex Building, Suite 350
Vista, CA 92081
Business office Mon–Fri 8:30am–4:00pm
Payment window opens 8:00am
$52 — paid to the court (bail + $52)
Separate from any course payment when you pass
90 days (one-time continuance)
Granted when you request traffic school
37465
Give this to your school when enrolling
Traffic matters in North County aren't heard in the main Vista courthouse — they're handled next door in the Annex Building, Suite 350, at 325 South Melrose Drive. Every citation filed there carries court code 37465. The Annex also runs a Night Court session on the first Thursday of each month for anyone who can't make a daytime appearance, and a drop box sits just outside the Annex entrance around the clock for paperwork.
Vista sends a courtesy notice about two weeks before your scheduled date, and that notice tells you whether you qualify for traffic school — don't sign up before you have it in hand. Confirm your case status anytime on the Pay Your Ticket portal, or call the Annex directly.
Request traffic school online, by mail, at the 24-hour Annex drop box, or by phone during the 8:30–11:30am call window, and pay your bail plus North County's $52 fee. That secures a one-time 90-day continuance from the Vista court, and the fee is separate from whatever you pay your course provider once you've passed. Confirm the exact fee with the court — amounts can change.
Choose "Start Free" above and get into your course immediately, no payment up front. Give your school the North County court code 37465 plus your name, birth date, license number, and citation number so completion matches your file. Study in English or Spanish at your own pace, retake any test as often as you need, and pay only when you finish and pass.
Passing triggers an automatic electronic report to the Vista Annex — California license holders never need to mail in paperwork. Give yourself a comfortable buffer before your 90-day deadline so the court's system has time to reflect it.
Because your completion is filed electronically with the court, there's no need to stop by a DMV office for this ticket specifically. For any other DMV business, use the DMV's official locator to find your nearest office. Your citation will always list the courthouse that actually has jurisdiction over your case.
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