CR-320 - Can't Afford to Pay Fine: Traffic and Other Infractions

Summary

Can't Afford to Pay Fine: Traffic and Other Infractions

Text

Form ID: CR-320
Title: Can't Afford to Pay Fine: Traffic and Other Infractions
Effective Date: 2025-01-01
Mandatory Form: no
Languages: 汉语, 한국어, español, Tagalog
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/CR-320
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/cr320.pdf
Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/cr320c.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/cr320k.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/cr320s.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/cr320v.pdf
Form Detail Page:
Can't Afford to Pay Fine: Traffic and Other Infractions
(CR-320)
Tells the trial court that you cannot afford to pay the fine in your infraction case, and asks for a lower fine, a payment plan, more time to pay, and/or community service.
Get form CR-320
汉语
Get form CR-320 in Chinese Simplified
(Chinese Simplified)
한국어
Get form CR-320 in Korean
(Korean)
español
Get form CR-320 in Spanish
(Spanish)
Tagalog
Get form CR-320 in Tagalog
(Tagalog)
Effective: January 1, 2025
Go to
How-to instructions for Criminal
PDF Text:
Judicial Council of California, www.courts.ca.gov  
Rev. January 1, 2025, Optional Form 
Vehicle Code § 42003(c); Penal Code § 1214.1; 
California Rules of Court, rules 4.106(c), 4.335
Can't Afford to Pay Fine:  
Traffic and Other Infractions
TR-320/CR-320 Can't Afford to Pay Fine: 
Traffic and Other Infractions CONFIDENTIAL
Clerk stamps date here when form is filed.
Superior Court of California, County of
Fill in the case number and ticket number (if you 
have it):
Case Number:
Fill in court name and street address:
Ticket Number:
Using this form
If you can’t afford to pay your fine, fill out this form to ask for a 
lower fine, a payment plan, more time to pay, and/or community 
service.
You may use this form even if your fine has been sent to 
collections. If you have more than one fine, use one form for 
each fine.
Mail or take this form to the court listed on your ticket. If you 
want to file the form electronically, ask the court if it allows  
“e-filing.”
If you lost your ticket or have questions, contact your court  
at www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.
Types of fines
Use this form for traffic fines (like speeding) or other infractions  
(like fishing without a license or drinking in public), not for 
misdemeanors. 
This form is not for parking tickets. Read your parking ticket to 
find out what you can do.
Do not use this form for a dismissal or reduction of charges for 
tickets requiring proof of correction.
Important!
Do not use this form to tell the court that you didn’t do anything wrong. See the instructions on your ticket and visit 
www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp.htm for more information on fighting it.
This form cannot be used to sign up for traffic school. Please contact your court if you wish to request a reduction and 
traffic school.
1 Your information
Name:
Street or mailing address: 
Street City State Zip
Telephone: OK to text you at this number?* No Yes
Email (optional): OK to email you at this email?* No Yes
* Some courts don’t use text messages or email to contact court clients. Message and data rates would apply.
TR-320/CR-320, Page 1 of 4

Rev. January 1, 2025 Can't Afford to Pay Fine:  
Traffic and Other Infractions
Case Number:
2 What type of income do you have?
I do not get money from any source. (Skip to  3  ) 
I do not get public benefits, but I get money from other sources. (Answer all that apply)
I get public benefits. (Check all that apply, then skip to  3  )
CalFresh (food stamps) Medi-Cal
General Assistance / county relief SSI: Supplemental Security Income
SSP: State Supplementary Payment  IHSS: In-Home Supportive Services
CalWORKs: California Work Opportunity and 
Responsibility to Kids Act   
TANF: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
CAPI: Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
WIC: California Special Supplemental Nutrition 
Program for Women, Infants, and Children 
Unemployment compensation Other
None of the above
a. How much money do you earn (take-home pay) or get from other sources (including income received in your 
family from a spouse or live-in romantic partner)? 
$ every: (Check one) Year 2 weeks Twice a month
Week Month Season
Other:
b. This money supports me and                     other people.
c. If I pay the fine, I would: (Check all that apply, if any)
Not have enough money to pay my rent/mortgage. I pay                        for rent/mortgage every$
(Check one): Month Week Other:
Not have enough money to pay for other basic living expenses. Basic living expenses are things like: food, 
utilities, childcare, child support, transportation, medication, insurance (medical, car, house, and rental), 
and student loans.
Not have enough money to pay my debt for other court cases.
Have other problems (please explain):
3
Things like an EBT card, paystubs, tax returns, rent or mortgage checks, or utility bills.
Do you have anything that shows your public benefits, income, or expenses?
a. Yes, I have attached copies to this form.
Important! Keep the original documents for your own records. Any copies you attach can be destroyed after 
the court makes a decision on your case. Cross out any social security numbers, or other private 
information, on the copy you give the court.
b. No, I do not have any papers to show because:
TR-320/CR-320, Page 2 of 4

Rev. January 1, 2025 Can't Afford to Pay Fine:  
Traffic and Other Infractions
Case Number:
4 Have you told the court before that you can't pay this fine?
No, not that I can rememberYes (Skip to  5  )  
What has changed in your family’s life since then? (Check all that apply, if any.)
Lost job or reduced hours at work.
Started to receive public benefits.
Suffered a serious illness or disability.
Other:
5 What are you asking the court to do? (Check all that you are willing and able to do)
Lower the amount I owe on the fine.
Payment plan: I want to pay:
$ every month on the
day of the month,
until this fine is paid off.
More time to pay. Please change my
deadline to (month/day/year):
Community service instead of 
paying the fine. I understand that 
community service may not be 
available on weekends or evenings.
Not all courts offer all of these choices.
Contact the court listed on your ticket to 
find out about your choices.
Some fines can’t be reduced just  
because you don’t have the money to  
pay them. You may ask for more time  
to pay, community service, and/or 
monthly payments even if the court  
can’t reduce the fine.
6 Other information:
List other facts (if any) about why you can’t pay the fine or about your choices in  5  . (You can add extra pages or 
attach other documents that help you explain.)
TR-320/CR-320, Page 3 of 4

Rev. January 1, 2025 Can't Afford to Pay Fine:  
Traffic and Other Infractions
Case Number:
7 Plea selection (In order to submit your request using this form, if your case is unadjudicated, you need to admit 
responsibility for the ticket by entering a plea of guilty or no contest. If you do not want to admit responsibility or 
you do not understand your rights, do not use this form. Instead, contact your court to set up a court appearance.)
By entering a plea you will be giving up the following rights:
To be represented by an attorney employed by you;
To have a speedy and public trial in front of a judge;
To testify, to present evidence, and to use court orders without cost to compel the attendance of witnesses and 
the production of evidence on your behalf; 
To have the witnesses against you testify under oath in court, and to question such witnesses; and
To remain silent and not testify and not incriminate yourself.
Make a choice between pleading guilty or no contest. A no contest plea is a way of saying, “I don’t believe I did all 
that the officer charges, but I admit violating the law.”
Note: Once you admit responsibility, you will have a conviction for this traffic offense that will be reported to the 
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). 
Your plea (check one):
No contest plea. I am the defendant in the case. I have read, understand, and waive the rights above; there are 
facts to support my plea; I am entering my plea freely and voluntarily, and I agree to plead “no contest.” I 
understand that, for purposes of this case, a plea of no contest will be considered the same as a plea of guilty and 
that if I plead no contest the court will find me guilty.  
Guilty plea. I am the defendant in the case. I have read, understand, and waive the rights above; there are facts 
to support my plea; I am entering my plea freely and voluntarily; and I agree to plead guilty. 
8 Read and sign below
I promise that the information above is correct. I declare under penalty of perjury, under the laws of 
the State of California, that all information on or attached to this form is true.
Date:
Type or print your name
 Sign your name
TR-320/CR-320, Page 4 of 4

Retrieval chunks

• #1

  Form ID: CR-320 Title: Can't Afford to Pay Fine: Traffic and Other Infractions Effective Date: 2025-01-01 Mandatory Form: no Languages: 汉语, 한국어, español, Tagalog Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/CR-320 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/cr320.pdf Alternate Download URLs:…

• #2

  tickets requiring proof of correction. Important! Do not use this form to tell the court that you didn’t do anything wrong. See the instructions on your ticket and visit www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp.htm for more information on fighting it. This form cannot be used to sign up for traffic school. Please contact your c…

• #3

  Do you have anything that shows your public benefits, income, or expenses? a. Yes, I have attached copies to this form. Important! Keep the original documents for your own records. Any copies you attach can be destroyed after the court makes a decision on your case. Cross out any social security numbers, or other p…

• #4

  To testify, to present evidence, and to use court orders without cost to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence on your behalf; To have the witnesses against you testify under oath in court, and to question such witnesses; and To remain silent and not testify and not incriminate yourself.…