How do you look up your citation number?

State Superior Court websites generally allow individuals to search for citation numbers in the Traffic Court section for the applicable county. In the county of Alameda, California, the name of the courthouse is also listed on the citation and the resulting traffic courtesy notice, explains the Superior Court of California.

On the Traffic Court page for the County of Alameda, individuals can search for traffic citation numbers by putting their last name, organization name, date of birth or drivers license number into designated search fields. They can search by docket number, which is the reference number for the case. This number is listed at the top of the traffic courtesy notice.