Monument Colorado Municipal Court

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

Monument Municipal Court is a municipal trial court of limited jurisdiction for the Town of Monument, Colorado. It hears violations of town ordinances occurring within town limits, including traffic infractions, parking offenses, petty offenses and misdemeanor-level criminal ordinance violations, and local code-enforcement matters such as animal control or nuisance cases. The court conducts arraignments, pleas, trials, and sentencing for these matters and imposes penalties authorized by municipal law. It does not handle felonies, family law, probate, or general civil disputes, which are heard in the El Paso County or District Courts.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Monument Colorado Municipal Court

Monument Municipal Court handles violations of Town ordinances, including traffic and parking offenses, misdemeanor code violations, and juvenile ordinance matters.

Key services:
- Case filings and processing: citations, pleas, motions, discovery requests, scheduling, and docket management.
- Court hearings: advisements/arraignments, pretrial conferences, trials to judge or jury, sentencing, and compliance/review hearings.
- Protective orders: issuance and enforcement of mandatory no-contact orders in applicable criminal cases.
- Jury services: juror summons, qualification, deferrals, and jury-trial administration.
- Compliance and collections: fines, fees, restitution, payment plans, community service, deferred judgments, probation/compliance monitoring, and warrant processing for failures to appear.
- Records and access: certified dispositions, records requests, subpoenas, and interpreter accommodations.

The court serves the public by administering ordinance cases, providing procedures to resolve citations, managing juror participation, and offering accessible information and services throughout the court process.