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If I live in South O.C. can I request a change of venue for trial date? If so, do I present it to the judge at my first appearance or mail it in afterwards?
For starters, a change of venue request may be justified if you were residing or are employed closer to the courthouse located in the county seat (in the county where you were cited). For Orange County, the county seat is Santa Ana (which is north of Los Alamitos and even farther north from "South O.C." - where you reside).

Furthermore, and although I would rather not get into the intricate details of how the fine for this citation is allocated (locally), I will however say this: I am fairly certain that the city of Los Alamitos wants to collect their share of it (assuming you are found guilty)... So it is highly unlikely that the court would grant your motion by allowing a change of venue to Santa Ana. You are free to give it a try if you want. If you do choose to try it, you should file your motion for it prior to 10 days before your hearing/appearance date... And you would then argue it before the judge/commissioner at your arraignment.