You can do 50 hours of volunteer work instead of paying the fine.
As far as I know, CHP does not mail tickets to violators. The courts will mail courtesy notices to violators who were issued citations personally by the officer.
Do you know the name of the CHP officer that issued the citation to you? One who works the I680 beat was killed recently. Obviously not trying to take advantage of his death but anyone who received a citation from him should contest the ticket to get an automatic dismissal.
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