Court Overview

The Commerce City Municipal Court prosecutes municipal ordinance violations and most traffic violations that occur within city limits. These are issued by Commerce City police officers, park rangers, animal control agents, code enforcement inspectors or sales tax auditors. Municipal Court staff cannot provide legal advice.

Text Message Notifications

Commerce City Municipal Court is now utilizing text message notifications to send reminders to case parties. If you have an upcoming hearing, you should receive an initial ‘opt-in’ text message. If you have not received an ‘opt-in’ message and would like to receive text message notifications with reminders about your Municipal Court case, please call 303-289-3640 or send an email with your cell phone number to court1@c3gov.com

Hearings

The Court has both in-person and virtual hearing options available. Virtual hearings allow for greater convenience to defendants who may have transportation, child care, or work concerns. Please review the information below for further information about the virtual hearing process. Note: You must watch the advisal of rights video prior to your hearing. 

Advisement of Rights Video

 

11/20/2024 Virtual Hearings

If you have registered for a virtual hearing, DO NOT also appear for court in-person.

8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., and 10:30 a.m. – Register Here

1 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 1:30 p.m.,  and 3 p.m. – Register Here

    11/21/2024 Virtual Hearings

    If you have registered for a virtual hearing, DO NOT also appear for court in-person.

    8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. – Register Here

    1 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. – Register Here

    1. To appear by video using Zoom, you will need an electronic device with an internet connection. Audio-only calls are not an available option for remote hearings.
    2. A tutorial and instructions for Zoom are found HERE. Las instrucciones para Zoom se encuentran AQUI.
    3. If you need an interpreter to assist you in any language other than Spanish, please contact the court as soon as possible so arrangements can be made.
    4. Watch the advisement of rights video above prior to registering on Zoom. This video contains important information about your rights as a defendant. You must watch this prior to entering a plea.
    5. If you cannot watch or hear this video, you must read/sign the written advisement of rights and email it to the Court at court1@c3gov.com.
    6. Zoom registration links will be updated each Monday for court dates scheduled on Wednesday and Thursday that week.  
    7. Click the Zoom registration link that matches the court date and time listed on your ticket.
    8. After you have registered, the Court Clerk will verify your registration and send an email with a direct link to the Virtual Hearing. Please be sure to check your junk inbox if you do not see an email by the time your hearing begins. DO NOT REGISTER MORE THAN ONE TIME.
    9. Please test your connection and video/audio prior to your hearing. Visit https://zoom.us/test to join a test meeting through Zoom. First time users may be prompted to download the Zoom software.

    Post-Court Survey

    After appearing to court, please feel welcomed to provide feedback to the court by completing our Court Survey.

    On the date/time of your hearing:

    1. Once you have selected to join the meeting by video, you will be placed in the waiting room. The host will admit you into the meeting as soon as possible. Please be patient and know that other hearings may still be in session.
    2. If you are under the age of 18, a parent or legal guardian must appear with you.
    3. Please dress appropriately. If you appear to court wearing inappropriate clothing or a hat, you may be asked to leave and come back dressed in more appropriate apparel.
    4. Eliminate distractions.  Participating in Virtual Court proceedings often means appearing from home.  Please try to locate a quiet area and minimize interruptions by others in the home.
    5. Do not bring food into the virtual courtroom.  This includes chewing gum.
    6. Do not use tobacco or vaping products in the virtual courtroom.
    7. Sit up straight. Speak clearly.  Show the same courtesy the court is showing you. 
    8. Plan ahead. Prepare for your appearance and meeting with the prosecuting attorney and have a list of questions with you.
    9. Children are not allowed in court. Please arrange for child care prior to your court appearance.
    • If you would like to see if your case may be eligible to be settled prior to your court date, please send an email to court1@c3gov.com with an explanation of what led to your citation.
    • If you have registered for a virtual hearing, do not also appear for court in-person.
    • Do not register for a virtual hearing via Zoom to address a missed court date.If you have missed your scheduled court date you must call 303-289-3640 or email court1@c3gov.com in order to clear any defaults or to vacate any arrest warrants as soon as possible. 
    • If you missed your traffic court appearance, but you would still like the opportunity to have your case heard by the Court, please send an email to court1@c3gov.com or call the Court main line at 303-289-3614. 

    Conducting Other Court Business

    If you are unable to conduct other court business online or by phone, the Court is open to the public Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

    Pay a Ticket or Fine

    Online payments may be made at www.citepayusa.com. You will need your summons number and date of birth. You may need to wait for 72 hours for new citations to be available for online payment.

    Phone payments may be made Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. by calling 303-289-3640.

    Payments by check or money order can be mailed to:

    Commerce City Municipal Court
    7887 E. 60th Avenue
    Commerce City, CO 80022

    In-person payments may be made by cash, card, check or money order at the court window Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.

    Lost Your Ticket?

    Provide your name & date of birth in an email to court1@c3gov.com or call 303-289-3640.

    PUBLIC ACCESS – REMOTE HEARINGS 

    Per HR-23-1182: All hearings are available for public viewing by law, unless ordered otherwise by the Judge. Please contact the court if you wish to observe a hearing virtually.

    Becoming a Court-Appointed Attorney

    Any person charged before the Municipal Court who is financially unable to obtain counsel and who could be incarcerated if convicted of one or more of the violations with which charged, may petition the Court for court-appointed counsel.

    If you are an attorney in good standing with the Colorado Bar Association and interested in representing indigent municipal court clients charged with jail eligible offenses, you may submit the application for consideration.

    Application to Provide Court-Appointed Legal Services

    Court Records

    Court records are destroyed four years after a case is closed. We cannot provide information about records that were closed four or more years ago. If you do not have a record with Commerce City Municipal Court, you will be issued a letter stating that.

    To request court records, please email court1@c3gov.com
    To request police records, visit c3gov.com/police