5-05/030.05 - Issuance of Citations



Deputy personnel shall conduct themselves in a manner outlined in the Policy and Ethics chapter when stopping, citing, warning or arresting a traffic violator.

Deputy personnel shall refer all violators to the instructions on the back of the violator's copy of the citation.  Bail estimates and court disposition shall not be discussed with the violator.

Format

The Judicial Council of the State of California establishes the format of the Notice to Appear (SH-CR-66) form and the Notice of Parking Violation (SH-CR-67) form.  The Department must comply with the format and revisions of the format as established by the Council (Refer to the current Traffic Services Detail Indexed Briefing for procedures on the completion of citation format).