DEFENDANT (Name and Address): FOR COURT USE ONLY Telephone No.: Fax No.: E-Mail Address: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE Address: City: State: CA Zip: Citation Number / Case Number DEFENDANT'S REQUEST FOR POSTPONEMENT OF TRAFFIC COURT TRIAL Instructions: This Request for Postponement of Traffic Court Trial form must be filed at least 10 COURT DAYS prior to the court trial hearing date. If this request is not filed timely, it may be denied. If you have provided the Court with an email address, you will be notified of the Court's decision via email. The undersigned hereby declares that they are unable to appear at the scheduled Traffic Court Trial on for the following reason: My preferred date for my Traffic Court Trial is Date(s) I am unavailable are: . . Note: Court trials are set at specific times, and on specific days of the week, depending on several factors. Although the Court will consider your request for a preferred date, that date may not be available, and the trial may have to be postponed to a date you have indicated you are unavailable. RIGHT TO SPEEDY TRIAL: Please be advised that pursuant to Section 1382 of the California Penal Code, you have a right to a speedy trial; meaning that your trial must begin within forty-five (45) days after your arraignment. If your trial does not begin within that time period, and good cause for the delay is not shown to the court, then the court must order your case dismissed. If you are requesting a trial date beyond the forty-five (45) day limit, you will be giving up your right to a speedy trial. If you do not want to give up this right, do not initial this waiver. Your request for postponement may be denied due to time restraints within the forty-five (45) day period, if you do not agree to give up your right to a speedy trial. I understand my right to a speedy trial as explained above; I wish to give up my right to a speedy trial. I ) understand that my trial will be timely if held on the date to which the trial is continued. (Initial's I declare, under penalty of perjury, under the Laws of the State of California, that the above representations are true and correct. Date: Signature: Form# RI-TR01 (12/14/09) Page 1 of 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com RI-TR01 Case Name: Case Number: ORDER OF THE COURT: It is so ordered that the request for continuance of the traffic court trial is: Granted: The new trial date is at . The Court finds Good Cause to re-set the trial more than 45 days beyond the arraignment date. Denied: Date: Judicial Officer Form# RI-TR01 (12/14/09) Page 2 of 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com