Section 40502 of the California Vehicle Code provides:
Quote Quoting Venue for California Traffic Tickets
The place specified in the notice to appear shall be any of the following:

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(b) Upon demand of the person arrested, before a judge or other magistrate having jurisdiction of the offense at the county seat of the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed. This subdivision applies only if the person arrested resides, or the person's principal place of employment is located, closer to the county seat than to the magistrate nearest or most accessible to the place where the arrest is made.
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