Fountain Colorado Municipal Court

Fountain Colorado Municipal Court cases in El Paso County, Fountain, CO

Fountain Municipal Court is a municipal court serving the City of Fountain, Colorado. As a court of limited jurisdiction, it adjudicates violations of the City's municipal code, including traffic infractions and summonses, parking offenses, animal-control and code-enforcement matters, and other misdemeanor ordinance violations; it also hears juvenile ordinance cases. Its role is to provide first-instance adjudication and impose fines, probation, or other sanctions for municipal offenses occurring within city limits. The court does not hear felonies or general civil, domestic-relations, probate, or juvenile dependency matters; those are handled by El Paso County Court and the 4th Judicial District Court.

Fountain Colorado Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Fountain Colorado Municipal Court

- Adjudicates violations of the Fountain Municipal Code and certain traffic offenses within city limits.
- Case types: traffic and parking citations; misdemeanor ordinance violations (animal, code enforcement, nuisance, alcohol/tobacco by minors); juvenile municipal offenses.
- Case processing: intake of citations/summons; filings in municipal cases (pleas, motions, discovery, continuance requests).
- Court hearings: arraignments, pre-trial conferences, trials (judge or jury), sentencing, review/compliance hearings.
- Protective orders: issues mandatory protection orders in qualifying criminal matters; civil protection orders are filed in county/district court.
- Jury services: juror summons, check-in, voir dire, and jury trials when requested by eligible defendants.
- Payments and compliance: fines and fees, restitution, payment plans, community service/probation monitoring.
- Records and support: certified copies, case information, warrant issuance/recall processing, interpreter and ADA accommodation coordination.