Auburn Traffic School

The Census Bureau estimates 13,847 residents in Auburn on July 1, 2025. The California Highway Patrol names Interstate 80 and State Route 49 as the two major highways that intersect the city. City Hall is at 1225 Lincoln Way.

Tickets in Auburn come from two agencies. The Auburn Police Department patrols city streets such as Lincoln Way. The California Highway Patrol's Auburn Area handles traffic and collision work in the unincorporated parts of Placer County and on the corridors it calls key, Interstate 80 and State Routes 65 and 49. Whichever agency writes the ticket, it goes to Placer County Superior Court, and the court applies one set of traffic school rules.

The California Office of Traffic Safety's 2023 rankings count 63 people killed or injured in Auburn crashes, 18th of 103 cities of similar size, where 1st is the worst result. Alcohol was involved for 12 of those victims, 16th in the group, and speed-related crashes that killed or hurt someone numbered 13, 19th. Five pedestrians were killed or injured, 26th, and three bicyclists, 43rd. These counts describe the city's roads as a whole and say nothing about fault in one driver's case.

In May 2026 the City Council adopted two plans for safer streets. The Active Transportation Plan lays out a network of trails, bike lanes and sidewalks for people who walk, bicycle, roll by wheelchair or ride scooters in and near Auburn. The Comprehensive Safety Action Plan aims to reduce and eliminate serious injury and fatal crashes for all road users. The city calls the plans the first step toward grant funding and construction, and says they do not commit it to building every project.

Adult traffic tickets from Auburn are heard in Roseville, not in town. Placer County Superior Court hears traffic at the Hon. Howard G. Gibson Courthouse, 10820 Justice Center Drive, under DMV court code 31455, and the clerk answers at (916) 408-6000. The CHP still lists the building as the Santucci Justice Center, its older name. Auburn's Historic Courthouse at 101 Maple Street is a court building, but the court's traffic page names only the Gibson Courthouse and the Tahoe City Courthouse for traffic. Your citation and bail notice name the courthouse for your case.

Traffic school is something you ask the court for. The court requires the fine plus its own administrative fee before you sign up, and it sets the date to finish. A bail notice shows both, but the court warns that the notice is a courtesy you may never receive, so check your case with the court or call the clerk. Mirai Traffic School's course is a separate $24.99. Placer's list of conditions reads: no traffic school within 18 months of the current citation, no more than 25 mph over the safe speed, and no commercial vehicle. Alcohol or drug charges and two-point violations are not eligible. The court makes the final decision.

Mirai Traffic School reports your completion to the DMV electronically, and the court retrieves it from there. The court must receive your certificate by your completion due date, and its traffic school page has a link to check that it arrived. Before that date, make sure your name, license number and court code 31455 match, so there is time to fix a mismatch. The court says that a driver who pleads guilty and finishes by the deadline gets no point on the driving record.