Lone Tree Colorado Municipal Court

Lone Tree Colorado Municipal Court cases in Douglas County, Lone Tree, CO

Lone Tree Municipal Court is a municipal court in Lone Tree, Colorado. It is a court of limited jurisdiction that adjudicates violations of the Lone Tree Municipal Code within city limits. It handles traffic infractions and summonses, parking citations, misdemeanor ordinance violations, and municipal code enforcement matters such as nuisance or animal-control violations. The court conducts arraignments, trials to the judge, and sentencing for these offenses. It does not hear civil lawsuits, family law, probate, or felony and other state-law criminal cases; those matters are filed in Douglas County Court or the District Court serving Douglas County.

Lone Tree Colorado Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Lone Tree Colorado Municipal Court

Lone Tree Municipal Court adjudicates violations of the City's municipal code, including traffic infractions, misdemeanor offenses, parking, animal, and code-enforcement cases. Key functions:
- Case intake and filings (citations and complaints), docketing, and records management
- Court hearings: advisements/arraignments, pretrial conferences, trials (judge or jury), sentencing, and compliance/review hearings
- Jury services: summons, qualification, scheduling, and juror payment
- Financial services: fines/fees processing, payment plans, and collections
- Compliance monitoring: probation terms, community service, classes, and warrants
- Court orders: issues orders as authorized; provides information and, when permitted, processes protection orders tied to municipal cases; refers civil protection orders to the appropriate county court
- Public services: records requests, continuances, interpreter coordination, and victim/witness information

The court's role is to process and resolve municipal ordinance matters efficiently and provide clear public access to court services.