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Santa Cruz County traffic school, online

Take Freeway online after choosing Santa Cruz County's school option. If school is missing from the payment screen, ask the clerk before paying.

Start Free — Pay $39 When You Pass →Explore the course

$39 through October 29, 2026 (regularly $49). Court permission required. Court fees are separate.

  • Saved progress
  • English & Spanish
  • Automatic electronic completion reporting
Your next step in Santa Cruz County

Where are you in the process?

01 · Before the course

I need the court's permission

Clear corrections, then select the fine-plus-school payment.

Find your court step → 02 · Ready to start

My court has approved traffic school

Have your citation and assigned school deadline ready.

Get ready to enroll → 03 · After the course

I've finished the course

Keep your confirmation and check an unclear record with Traffic.

Check your completion →
Before enrolling

Get court approval

  1. Find your filed citation

    Use the court's citation search and read the courtesy notice for school and correction amounts. The issuing agency must file the ticket before it appears.

  2. Clear any fix-it requirements

    Santa Cruz requires correctable violations to be cleared before the school request. Submit proof for any reduced correction amount.

  3. Choose the school option

    Select fine plus school. If that option is missing, contact the clerk before paying; ordinary payment can close the case without school.

Ready to start

Enroll with your court details

  • Citation record

    Use the official case-search link if your notice is missing.

  • School deadline

    Santa Cruz provides no completion extension or grace period.

Start Free — Pay $39 When You Pass →

After the course

Confirm your completion

Freeway reports completion electronically for California-licensed drivers after you pass and pay. How reporting works.

  1. Meet the assigned date

    Finish within the school period granted by the court.

  2. Verify completion receipt

    Check the public case portal. For an unresolved record, contact TrafficInfo@santacruzcourt.org or (831) 420-2200 with your case details.

Need another step?

Common questions

No notice and no search result?

Contact the clerk before the citation date. A missing notice does not remove your responsibility to respond.

Want school if you lose a written declaration?

Request that option in your written declaration. Santa Cruz says omitting the request loses the school option for that matter.

Need installments with traffic school?

Ask the court for its school payment-plan option. Its standard monthly payment plan and community service cannot be combined with school; confirm the correct arrangement first.

Court services

Santa Cruz County traffic locations

Follow your hearing notice and check counter hours before visiting.

Court locations & contact details →

Santa Cruz CourthouseWatsonville Courthouse

Santa Cruz Courthouse

Traffic clerk, Room 120, with a filings and noncash-payment drop box. County-lot parking requires a ParkMobile session, including the free period.

Street address: 701 Ocean Street, Room 120, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Watsonville Courthouse

Traffic clerk, Room 300. The counter is listed Tuesday–Thursday with a midday closure. For drop-box payments, use a check or money order and include the case number and required school amount.

Street address: 1 Second Street, Room 300, Watsonville, CA 95076

Follow the dates and instructions on your own case. Confirm current court services before traveling.