it depends what city your in....cities have different fines and ways of paying....for instance, in Modesto, you have a year to pay your ticket or get your L's ganked....in Stockton, its not like that....
you need to be specific to the city.......
i got a ticket in november in stockton for 20 mph's over and no insurance.....the fine all together is 6 somethin. i got the same infractions in Modesto a week later and the fine is 1200 somethin......