Lodi Traffic School

The Census Bureau estimates 69,100 residents in Lodi on July 1, 2025. Interstate 5, State Route 99 and State Route 12 all cross the city, and Kettleman Lane is one of the city streets marked on the map above. The Lodi Police Department splits the city into three patrol districts, Sunset, Heritage and Central, each with five patrol beats. Hutchins Street is roughly the line between Sunset to the west and Heritage to the east.

Tickets in Lodi come from two agencies. The Lodi Police Department patrols city streets, and its traffic services cover collision investigation, traffic law enforcement and DUI enforcement and checkpoints. The California Highway Patrol's Stockton and Tracy Areas serve San Joaquin County and its state highways. Both send their tickets to San Joaquin County Superior Court, and the court's traffic school rules are the same whichever agency wrote the ticket.

The California Office of Traffic Safety's 2023 rankings count 190 people killed or injured in Lodi crashes, 61st of 103 cities of similar size, where 1st is the worst result. Pedestrians stand out, with 28 killed or injured, 13th in the group, and 5 of them were 65 or older, 17th. Speed-related crashes that killed or hurt someone numbered 24, 70th, and 10 bicyclists were killed or injured, 76th. The rankings describe the city's roads overall, not fault in any driver's case.

Lodi police put speed first in their safety advice. The department's traffic services page says almost half of the injury collisions in Lodi happen because one or both drivers were going at an unsafe speed, and it tells drivers to leave early, since rushed drivers may drive too fast. It also tells drivers not to drink and drive and to wear a seat belt. Residents can report an ongoing traffic problem through the department's online form or its Traffic Division line, (209) 269-4043.

Adult traffic tickets from Lodi go to San Joaquin County Superior Court, which takes traffic in Stockton, Manteca and Lodi. The Lodi Courthouse is two buildings on West Elm Street, at 217 and 315 W. Elm Street, with one traffic line, (209) 992-5520, and one mailing address at 315 W. Elm Street. The courthouse printed on your citation is the one that has your case. The court publishes no DMV code for Lodi, and its one adult traffic code, 39460, belongs to the Stockton Courthouse, so ask the Lodi line which code your case uses before you enroll.

Your courtesy notice explains how to ask the court for traffic school. On top of the bail printed there, the court charges an administrative fee, and the school collects its own fee separately. For Mirai Traffic School that is $24.99. The court asks for a valid California license, no traffic school assigned or attended in the last 18 months, an infraction and not a misdemeanor, and no section that needs a mandatory appearance. Speed may be no more than 25 mph over the limit and no more than 100 mph, and some serious violations are excluded. Fines and fees you posted are forfeited if you do not finish.

Once you pass the final exam, Mirai Traffic School reports your completion to the DMV electronically, and the court retrieves it from there. Look up your case before the date on your notice and make sure your name, license number and court code match, which leaves time to fix a mismatch.