Quote Quoting Mr. Knowitall
Section 40502 of the California Vehicle Code provides:
Does moving the venue to the County Seat help you?
Of course, that request has to be made at the time of citation.

In 15 years I have had that request made once ... it took me about 25 minutes because I had to play "tag" with a Dispatcher and then Admin to find out what to put on the citation.

- Carl