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Santa Barbara — SC-8003

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2026-09-26
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2026-09-27

Santa Barbara — SC-8003

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA FOR COURT USE ONLY

Santa Barbara Division Santa Maria Division Lompoc Division
118 East Figueroa St. 312 East Cook St. Bldg. E 115 Civic Center Plaza

Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Santa Maria, CA 93454 Lompoc, CA 93436 (805) 568-3959 (805) 346-7550 (805) 737-7789 PLAINTIFF: People of the State of California

DEFENDANT:

PLEA AND NOTICE OF COURT TRIAL (CVC §40519) CITATION NUMBER:

I hereby enter a plea of “NOT GUILTY” to violation(s) _________________________________________________,

which are infraction(s) charged against me and request a Court Trial.

By submitting a written plea, you are deemed to have waived the right to be tried within the statutory period.

I promise to appear at the Court Trial. I understand that if I fail to appear at my court trial it may result in one or more of the following: I may be found guilty in absentia and sentenced at the trial, my cash bail, if posted, may be forfeited, a warrant for my arrest may be issued, and/or a civil assessment may be imposed.

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SIGN

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Note 1. If you have witnesses, you must arrange for their appearance at the trial. If your witnesses will not appear willingly, you may have the court issue a subpoena to ensure their appearance. Affidavits from witnesses are not acceptable. 2. If you have exhibits, you must bring them with you on the trial date. 3. If you wish to have an attorney, he/she must appear with you on the trial date and be prepared to proceed. 4. If an interpreter is required, indicate the language here: ____________________________________ COURT TRIAL RE-SETTING POLICY

Each party may have one re-setting of a court trial, if necessary, provided that time requirements are waived below. A request for a re-set must be received in the clerk’s office no later than then (10) calendar days prior to the court trial date. A request may be made in person or in writing, and the trial date will be reset within 60 days of the previous court trial date. Requests for re-set that are not made on time will be automatically denied.

DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE - FOR COURT USE ONLY

NOTICE OF COURT TRIAL DATE

Court Trial Date: ______________________ Time: _______________ Dept: _____________ in the Court listed above.

Notice sent to Officer: ________________________ Agency: ___________________ Date of Citation: _____________

Notice sent to Officer: ________________________ Agency: ___________________ Date of Citation: _____________

Angela Braun, Executive Officer

Dated: ______________________ By ___________________________________, Deputy

SC-8003 [Rev. October 2022] PLEA AND NOTICE OF COURT TRIAL CVC §40519Optional Form

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