About – SnapDismiss

A fairer way to fight a
California ticket.

We built Snap Dismiss because the system felt rigged against ordinary drivers — overpriced lawyers, hours wasted in court, or paying a fine you didn’t deserve. There had to be a better path.

Our Mission

We give every California driver a fighting chance — without the lawyer bill, without the wasted day in court, without the confusion.

Millions of California drivers pay traffic fines every year without knowing they have a legal right to fight back — entirely by mail, no court appearance required, under Vehicle Code §40902 (Trial by Written Declaration).

The process exists, but the paperwork is dense, confusing, and almost never talked about — leaving most drivers to either pay up or hire a lawyer who costs more than the ticket itself.

Snap Dismiss changes that: upload your citation, answer a few questions, and get a court-ready TR-205 packet in minutes — one flat fee of $149, no subscription, no retainer, no courthouse.

Why Choose Us

Every California driver deserves a fighting chance

Fight your ticket entirely by mail under Vehicle Code §40902 — no court appearance, no lawyer needed. Upload your citation, answer a few questions, and get a court-ready TR-205 packet in minutes. One flat fee of $149, no subscription, no retainer.

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Real declarations, real results.

One Flat Fee

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No surprises. Ever.

CA Counties Served

From Modoc to San Diego.

4.9/5

User Rating

Across 500+ reviews.

Three principles, no compromises.

Every product decision at Snap Dismiss is filtered through these.

01 / Access

Justice shouldn't have a paywall.

The right to contest a ticket exists for everyone — but the time and money it usually requires don’t. We exist to remove that gap with a fair, one-time fee that anyone can afford.

02 / Honesty

We tell you what we are — and aren't.

We are not a law firm. We do not guarantee dismissal. We are a tool that prepares a court-recognized form, professionally, in minutes. No vague promises, no smoke.

03 / Craft

A document worth defending you.

Court-ready isn’t a marketing word. Every packet we generate is reviewed against California Judicial Council formatting, county rules, and the language judges actually respond to.

"The Trial by Written Declaration is the most under-used right in California driving law. We made it the easiest one to use."

— The Snap Dismiss founding team

From frustrated drivers to a working product.

Every product decision at Snap Dismiss is filtered through these.

2023 · THE SPARK

A $487 fine, and an idea.

Our founder was cited for an unjust speeding violation on the 405. After three hours researching options and two lawyer consultations that quoted over $1,200, he discovered the TR-205 — California's own remedy, hidden in plain sight.

EARLY 2024 · PROTOTYPE

The first packet, drafted in a Google Doc.

We hand-drafted declarations for 40 friends and family members across LA, San Diego, and the Bay Area. 31 of them came back dismissed. The pattern was clear: facts, structured well, in court language, work.

MID 2024 · THE AI LAYER

From hand-drafted to instantly generated.

We trained a generation pipeline on hundreds of successful declarations, paired it with strict TR-205 formatting rules, and added OCR so users could simply photograph a ticket. The whole process became a 5-minute flow.

2025 · LAUNCH

Snap Dismiss goes live, statewide.

We launched publicly with support for all 58 California counties. Twenty-two thousand packets and a 4.9-star rating later, we're just getting started.

2026 · WHAT'S NEXT

Expanding the toolkit.

This year: trial-de-novo prep for users whose first declarations don't succeed, multilingual packet generation (Spanish first), and a stronger admin layer for our regeneration team.

Small team, precise craft.

Lawyers, engineers, and ex-traffic-court clerks who believe in a fairer playing field.

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Diego Reyes

CO-FOUNDER · PRODUCT

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Aisha Park

CO-FOUNDER · ENGINEERING

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Marcus Vega

LEGAL ADVISOR

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Sarah Lin

CASE OPERATIONS

Drivers who fought back & won.

Join thousands of California drivers who’ve successfully dismissed their tickets.

4.9

Avg Rating

500+

Reviews

98%

Recommend

I got a ticket on the 405 and dreaded even thinking about court. Snap Dismiss had my declaration ready in 25 minutes. The judge dismissed it.

Jessica M.

Los Angeles, CA

Uploaded my ticket, answered the questions, downloaded the packet the same night. The whole thing cost me $149 instead of $1,200 for a lawyer.

Carlos R.

San Diego, CA

Crystal clear instructions, professional documents. I was skeptical but it genuinely worked — ticket fully dismissed. Highly recommend.

Priya S.

San Jose, CA

Your ticket isn't the final word.

Start your TR-205 declaration today and join thousands of Californians who fought back — and won.

A fairer way to fight a California ticket.