Options to Lower Speeding Ticket Amount or Do Community Service

Important: You can lower the speeding ticket amount if you qualify as low-income or receive public benefits.

When you apply you will need to show proof that you are low-income or on public benefits. You may qualify for both benefits but you must choose only one. You can choose the benefit that is more advantageous for you.

How much can the Speeding Ticket be lowered?

The table below shows how much a speeding ticket can be if you qualify as low-income or a public benefits recipient. For example, if the car was 11-15 MPH over the speed limit and you receive Public Benefits the speeding ticket amount changes from $50 to $10. That is a Public Benefits discount of $40.

Speed

Original Amount

Low-Income Discount

Public Benefits Discount

11-15 MPH over posted speed limit

$50

$25

$10

16-25 MPH over posted speed limit

$100

$50

$20

26+ MPH over posted speed limit

$200

$100

$40

Any vehicle traveling 100 MPH or more

$500

$250

$100

 

Requirements

Public Benefits Discount

To get a public benefits discount, you must be getting benefits from at least one of the following:

  • Medi-Cal or California Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card. 

  • Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program

  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and State Supplementary Payment (SSP)

  • California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act (CalWORKs)

  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

  • County Relief, General Relief (GR), or General Assistance (GA)

  • Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind, and Disabled Legal Immigrants (CAPI)

  • In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

  • California Special Supplemental Nutrition Program

  • Unemployment compensation

Low-Income Discount

To get a low-income discount, your household income must be under a certain amount.

The amount depends on how many people live in your home.

Here are the income limits:

  • 1 person: $39,125 or less

  • 2 people: $52,875 or less

  • 3 people: $66,625 or less

  • 4 people: $80,375 or less

  • 5 people: $94,125 or less

  • 6 people: $107,875 or less

  • 7 people: $121,625 or less

  • 8 people: $135,375 or less

If more than 8 people live in your home, add $13,750 for each extra person.

Example: If you have 9 people in your home, the limit is $149,125.

 

Instructions

Public Benefits

Submit Online (Recommended)

Please complete the Speeding Ticket Low Income or Public Benefit Discount Request form. Be sure to upload the required proof of public benefit documents before submitting.

By Mail

Download the Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form:

Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - English(PDF, 394KB)

(PDF, 394KB)Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - Spanish(PDF, 299KB)

(PDF, 394KB)Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - Chinese(PDF, 421KB)

(PDF, 394KB)Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - Vietnamese(PDF, 317KB)

(PDF, 394KB)Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - Arabic(PDF, 299KB)

If you have proof of your public benefit, choose Option 1 in Step 2.

If you do not have proof of a public benefit, choose Option 2 in Step 2. Follow the steps on Page 3 of the form to verify your income level or apply for CalFresh/Medi-Cal.

What to mail

If you chose Option 1 in Step 2, include a copy of your Public Benefit card

If you chose Option 2 in Step 2, include the signed and dated Page 3 of the form as well as any specified supporting documents.

Mail the form and supporting documents to: 

City of Oakland Parking & Mobility Assistance Center (PMAC)

270 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza

Oakland, CA 94612

Submit In-Person

Download the Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form:

Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - English(PDF, 394KB)

(PDF, 394KB)Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - Spanish(PDF, 299KB)

(PDF, 394KB)Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - Chinese(PDF, 421KB)

(PDF, 394KB)Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - Vietnamese(PDF, 317KB)

(PDF, 394KB)Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - Arabic(PDF, 299KB)

If you have proof of your public benefit, choose Option 1 in Step 2.

If you do not have proof of a public benefit, choose Option 2 in Step 2. Follow the steps on Page 3 of the form to verify your income level or apply for CalFresh/Medi-Cal.

What to bring

If you chose Option 1 in Step 2, bring the Speeding Ticket, bring the completed form and your benefits card to the City of Oakland Parking & Mobility Assistance Center.

If you chose Option 2 in Step 2, bring the Speeding Ticket, the completed form with Page 3 signed and dated, and specified supporting documents to the City of Oakland Parking & Mobility Assistance Center

The Parking & Mobility Assistance Center 

270 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza

Oakland, CA 94612

Walk-in Hours: 8:30am – 4:00pm (PST) Monday - Friday

Note: The Parking & Mobility Assistance Center is closed on City holidays

Low-Income

Submit Online (Recommended)

Please complete the Speeding Ticket Low Income or Public Benefit Discount Request form. Be sure to upload the required proof of income documents before submitting.

By Mail

Download the Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form:

Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - English(PDF, 394KB)

(PDF, 394KB)Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - Spanish(PDF, 299KB)

(PDF, 394KB)Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - Chinese(PDF, 421KB)

(PDF, 394KB)Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - Vietnamese(PDF, 317KB)

(PDF, 394KB)Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - Arabic(PDF, 299KB)

In Step 2 of the form, choose Option 2.

Follow the steps on Page 3 of the form to verify your income level.

What to mail

Include the signed and dated Page 3 of the form as well as any specified supporting documents.

Mail the form and supporting documents to: 

City of Oakland Parking & Mobility Assistance Center (PMAC)

270 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza

Oakland, CA 94612

Submit In-Person

Download the Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form:

Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - English(PDF, 394KB)

(PDF, 394KB)Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - Spanish(PDF, 299KB)

(PDF, 394KB)Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - Chinese(PDF, 421KB)

(PDF, 394KB)Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - Vietnamese(PDF, 317KB)

(PDF, 394KB)Speeding Ticket Low-Income Discount Form - Arabic(PDF, 299KB)

In Step 2 of the form, choose Option 2.

Follow the steps on Page 3 of the form to verify your income level.

What to bring

Bring the Speeding Ticket, the completed form with Page 3 signed and dated, and specified supporting documents to the City of Oakland Parking & Mobility Assistance Center (PMAC), located at:

270 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza

Oakland, CA 94612

Walk-in Hours: 8:30am – 4:00pm (PST) Monday - Friday

Note: The Parking & Mobility Assistance Center is closed on City holidays

Community Service

You can do community service to pay your speeding ticket.

The City of Oakland uses the Metrix Learning platform to equip individuals with a comprehensive set of online learning resources, enabling them to reinforce safe driving practices as well as other skills to enrich their opportunities moving forward.  

Instructions

If you are interested in doing community service hours to lower/waive your speeding ticket amount, please register at the link below.

Register for Community Service

 

Note: You cannot lower the speeding ticket amount and do community service on the lowered amount.

Can I lower the speeding ticket amount and do community service?

No, you cannot lower the speeding ticket amount and do community service on the lowered amount.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Us

Email

speedcameras@oaklandca.gov
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