Municipal Court

The City of Gervais operates a municipal court, and a violations bureau. Gervais Municipal Court handles parking, traffic, city ordinance, and juvenile citations.

Court is held at Gervais City Hall 
located at 592 4th St. (See map below for directions)

Court Date-
Court is held on the second Thursday of each month at 1:30pm. Your citation will confirm the date you are expected to appear in court.

Check In-
You must check in at the Administration window. Check in begins at 1pm.

Arraignments-
All violation arraignment cases appearing before the Municipal Judge are called in the order of check-in, on a first-come, first-served basis.

At your initial appearance in Municipal Court, you will be required to enter a plea of Not Guilty or No Contest.
You will be given an opportunity to speak with the Judge after entering your plea and before sentencing occurs.
A plea of No Contest will result in a finding of guilt, and a fine will be imposed. After sentencing, you will need to pay your fine or make arrangements to pay your fine.

 If you choose to plead Not Guilty, your case will be scheduled for trial at a later date. The court will send you a notice of the date and time of your scheduled trial.

Language Interpreter-
A Spanish language interpreter is available at arraignment on scheduled court dates.
For languages other than Spanish, you must notify the Court in advance.

Payment Options-
If you are unable to pay your fine in full, you may set up a payment plan. This must be set up in person.
The Court accepts payments of cash, check, money order and debit/credit cards.