Look up your court date

Your hearing date, time and courtroom also are on the ticket and notices you receive. You must keep your address updated and you may request court date reminder emails.

Docket schedule. All dockets are in-person unless marked virtual.

Continuances and virtual hearing requests

Coming to court

• Arrive arrive 30 to 45 minutes before your the time of your in-person hearing to allow time to go through security.
• Depending your case, not coming to  court could:
  • Turn a ticket you could have paid without coming to court into a mandatory court date.
  • Result in an arrest warrant
  • And in some traffic cases also lead to a driver's license suspension.
• Court Etiquette and Prohibited items
• Parking
• Virtual hearing Instructions: Use if you were allowed a continuance to a virtual arraignment.  

The first court date in you case is called an arraignment. The judge will read the charges, ask how you plea, and talk to you about whether you will be obtaining an attorney.  This is not when you present evidence or discuss facts. That happens later if there is a trial.  

• When your name is called, go up the podium.
• When the judge asks you a question, answer only the question asked as directly as possible.
• You may plead guilty, not guilty, or request a continuance.
• Write down your next court date. You are responsible for remembering it. The court is not required to send a notice for court dates given to you during court. 

If you plead guilty

• The judge decides the penalty.

If you plead not guilty

• The court may hold trial that day but in most instances will continue it to a later date.
• If found not guilty at trial, case ends.
• If found guilty judge decides penalty and you have a strict 10 day deadline to file a Trial De Novo (Appeal) to have case heard in Circuit Court.