Canon City Colorado Municipal Court

Canon City Colorado Municipal Court cases in Fremont County, Cañon City, CO

Canon City Municipal Court is a municipal court serving Canon City, Colorado. It has limited jurisdiction over violations of the Canon City Municipal Code and state-law offenses adopted by ordinance occurring within city limits. The court primarily handles traffic infractions and summonses, parking violations, municipal misdemeanor offenses (e.g., disorderly conduct, theft at municipal levels, minor in possession of alcohol or marijuana), animal and code-enforcement matters, and other ordinance violations. It does not hear felonies, family law, probate, or general civil disputes, which are handled by county or district courts. Typical functions include arraignments, pleas, trials, sentencing, probation or compliance reviews, and issuing warrants related to municipal cases.

Canon City Colorado Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Canon City Colorado Municipal Court

- Serves the public by adjudicating municipal ordinance matters.
- Case types: traffic and parking citations, misdemeanor ordinance violations, code-enforcement and animal-control cases.
- Case filings: processes citations/complaints, motions, and plea documents; maintains dockets and case records.
- Court hearings: schedules and conducts arraignments, pretrials, trials (judge or jury when eligible), sentencings, and compliance/review hearings; handles warrants and failures to appear.
- Protective orders: issues mandatory criminal protection orders in qualifying municipal criminal cases; refers civil protection orders to the county/district court.
- Jury services: manages juror summons, qualification, reporting, and juror support for jury-eligible cases.
- Payments and compliance: administers fines/fees, restitution, payment plans, community service, classes/diversion, and probation/compliance monitoring as ordered.
- Public services: records requests and certified copies, calendars and continuances, interpreter and ADA accommodations, and guidance on in-person or remote appearances per court policy.