Durango Colorado Municipal Court

Durango Colorado Municipal Court cases in La Plata County, Durango, CO

Durango Municipal Court is a municipal, limited-jurisdiction court for the City of Durango, Colorado. It enforces the Durango Municipal Code by hearing cases arising within city limits, including traffic and parking violations, misdemeanor municipal criminal offenses, and code-enforcement matters such as animal-control, nuisance, and building or zoning violations. The court's function is to adjudicate and impose penalties for ordinance violations, ensuring compliance with local laws; it does not handle state-law felonies or family-law cases, which are addressed in county or district courts.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Durango Colorado Municipal Court

Durango Municipal Court adjudicates violations of the Durango Municipal Code, including traffic infractions and misdemeanors, parking, code enforcement, and animal control (e.g., speeding, shoplifting or trespass, minor alcohol/marijuana, disorderly conduct, noise, nuisance).

Services:
- Case filings: receives and dockets citations/complaints, accepts motions and other pleadings, and issues subpoenas and warrants.
- Court hearings: schedules arraignments/advisements, pretrial conferences, motion hearings, bench or jury trials, sentencing, and compliance/review hearings.
- Protective orders: issues and enforces mandatory protection orders in qualifying municipal criminal cases and sets/modifies no-contact and bond conditions.
- Jury services: manages juror summons, qualification, postponements, and service.
- Public access/compliance: processes fines, fees, and restitution; offers payment plans; monitors probation, classes, and community service; provides records requests, forms, interpreters, and ADA accommodations.