Arvada Colorado Municipal Court

Arvada Colorado Municipal Court cases in Jefferson County, Arvada, CO

Arvada Municipal Court is a municipal court serving the City of Arvada, Colorado. It has limited jurisdiction over violations of the Arvada Municipal Code, handling traffic infractions and offenses, misdemeanor criminal ordinance violations, parking citations, animal-control matters, and other city code-enforcement cases. The court conducts arraignments, hearings, trials, and sentencing for these matters and enforces compliance with municipal orders. It does not hear felonies, family law, probate, or general civil disputes; those cases are handled by Colorado's county and district courts.

Arvada Colorado Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Arvada Colorado Municipal Court

Arvada Municipal Court serves the public by adjudicating Arvada Municipal Code matters, including:
- Traffic and parking citations
- Misdemeanor/ordinance offenses (e.g., disorderly conduct, shoplifting under ordinance, alcohol/tobacco/minor violations)
- Animal, zoning, nuisance, and licensing/code-enforcement cases

Key services:
- Case filings/processing: citations and complaints, motions, discovery, continuances, and records requests
- Protective orders: issues and manages mandatory protection/no-contact orders in qualifying municipal criminal cases; enforces bond conditions
- Court hearings: advisements/arraignments, pretrial conferences, trials (judge or jury), sentencing, review/probation-compliance, and warrant/bond hearings
- Jury services: juror summons and qualification, postponements, check-in/orientation, and service certification
- Payments/compliance: fines and fees collection, online payments, payment plans, and court-ordered community service or classes
- Access/support: interpreters, ADA accommodations, calendars, forms, and subpoena processing