Kern County Superior Court

Gatdamn that po po. He showed up.
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#trafficschoolwoes #FTP

Don’t speed here, in fact take the 101!
My experience was to fight it in court & upon this, the officer, in court, misrepresented the facts. Testified about a different stop. Upon questioning the officer in court, the judge stopped me stating «I was being argumentative». B.S.
I since contacted the CHP, lodged a formal complaint, asked for a DVD record of the stop & upon the finding by the CHP that the officer «mis-​testified» in court, got the court to have the charge dismissed & the fine returned.
I will now go after the judge and launch a formal complaint about the lack (or abuse) of process.
The takeaway is that this area of the 5 is a super speed trap!

If there were 0 stars, this place would get it.
I was trying out for Fast & the Furious but didn’t make the cut! I wasn’t going fast enough… ;-(
You definitely want to avoid speeding down this highway. Or avoid this place in general. AVOID THE 5, TAKE THE 99! Might take you longer to get to your destination but it’ll definitely save you a sh*tload of money. Almost a whopping grand to be exact! You have been warned.
The only way to get through to them on the phone is calling them first thing in the morning when they open. Otherwise, you’ll be on hold for hours and get hung up on.
I went to court for the arraignment and set it for trial even though the judge told me there wasn’t much I could do. I have legal services so I used it. But there wasn’t much they could do either. The CHP has a new policy where they can’t «make a deal» or talk to the attorneys. It is what it is. Kern County has to make its money somehow and this is how they do it.

No complaints about the court process overall But!!! The Transwest security guy that unlocks the doors at 8am to let the croud of traffic violaters in to pay thier fines is horrible at best… With his shirt ½ untucked and a flat spot on the back of his head from the pillow on the most likely unmade bed that he just arose from walks out at 3 minutes till 8 to hang the American and Californian Flags on the pole in front of the court house. As his laziness unfolds so do the flags. Both on the ground!!! Not caring in the slightest he proceeds to hang the flags. Oh but wait… he forgot to leave his phone off while in the court house so he proceeds to reply to a quick text. Finally he connects the flags while both laying half on the ground and raises them all dirty from his daily ritual to the top. I just wanted to barf at the discusting disrepectful un patriotic individuals that we have working for us. After all our fines and taxes are thier wages. Oh and all the while two sherrifs are standing inside the door more worried about txting on thier phones than anything else. Have a little respect and ask someone to help hang the flags. But whatever you do dont let someone sneak a dress belt or wedding ring through the metal detector at the door.

Yes, I was going a bit fast, but it gave the fuzz a chance to whip out, kick up some dust and look like a bad azz… so no harm, no foul right? NOPE. Kern Co Superior Court in all of their lackluster sent me a notice to appear in court and often did not answer the phone or return emails when I tried to contact them about it. Speaking of that, they do not have a proper website. The information included on said improper website is not easy to comprehend, chock full of legalese and no real helpful information. Once I finally spoke with someone and made arrangements to pay the ticket, I had to enter into a contract with the court, giving them all of my income info, what bills I paid, and a couple phone numbers of close friends in the event I tried to skip out on the debt. This is a court, not a bail bondsman!!! Fast forward, I just tried to call and get some information regarding the check I wrote and ran into a really nasty woman who informed me that the court has the authority to charge me hundreds of dollars in civil assessment fees and suspend my license. Why go into all of that? I think she’s just mad she’s working the day after New Years. I agree with Roger R., avoid the 5 (mine happened at the 46 intersection) at all costs!!!

Low marks for this sub-​standard court house. I guess 1 star is the lowest I can go.
Avoid the Lerdo Hwy going to Death Valley — it’s a trap. Cops will camp out next to Hwy 5 intersection (where 70 mph is the limit) and pounce you while you are driving downhill + there are no speed limit signs anywhere in sight for another mile down the road. Egregious!
I appealed my traffic citation (was not even going as fast as they said) + the cop didn’t even respond to my case. I still lose! Now, there is an upside: you can file a complaint if you feel your case was mishandled with the CA Commission on Judicial Performance. All in all, Kern County clearly just wants my $$ + they are NOT INTERESTED in justice. AVOID Kern County at all costs! This Mickey Mouse court house is a joke!