This information is to ensure you understand the court proceedings and to inform you of your rights and duties as a defendant. By understanding all your options and rights you can be assured a fair and impartial trial.
NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN IS TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE
You may ask the clerks for an explanation of the procedures in Municipal Court. By law, the clerks are not allowed to provide you with any information that could be considered legal advice.
Before your Plea Docket Date
(generally considered the first appearance before the Judge)
You have several options to handle your citation by mail prior to your court date. The court date is located on the front of your citation. Some of these options are as follows:
Plead Guilty or No Contest and Pay the Fine
Appear in open court before the Judge
Request Deferred Disposition
Request Defensive Driving
Request Dismissal for an "Expired" ticket
Plead Not Guilty and schedule a Pre-Trial/Trial date.
If you choose to take advantage of one of these options prior to your initial court appearance, you will need to follow the instructions that came with your ticket. If you have lost this paperwork, you may access these same instructions on our web page by reading the material in this section of the website. You must postmark your request on or before your initial court date.
Failure to do so may result in your request being denied and/or reset to a later date.
