RIVERSIDE — Litigants in traffic cases will no longer be able to reach a Riverside County Superior Court clerk via telephone and will have limited opportunities to interact with court personnel prior to a hearing because of budget constraints, court officials said this past week. “Due to several consecutive years of state budget reductions, the court is forced to reduce the services that it can provide to the public,” Superior Court Executive Officer Sherri Carter said in a statement. According to Carter, individuals contesting an alleged infraction and attempting to get answers to questions about how to proceed, will not be able to speak with court personnel via phone but will instead have to make an appointment for a face-to-face meeting at any of the following locations: • Banning Courthouse; • Blythe Courthouse; • Hemet Courthouse; • Larson Justice Center in Indio; • Moreno Valley Court complex; and • Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta Appointments can be made at: riverside.courts.ca.gov/traffic/scheduleappt.shtml. Carter noted that an appointment does not constitute a hearing or a deferral of obligations to pay bail or make an appearance. Carter reminded defendants that they can pay fines, request extensions or take care of most other routine traffic-related matter online at riverside.courts.ca.gov/.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 09:15:15 +0000
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