Municipal Court

1. No weapons allowed in the courtroom. (this includes pocket knives, utility knives, etc. Please leave these items in your vehicle.) Authorization to carry firearms is provided only to security staff and to law enforcement officers appearing as witnesses or for the purpose of providing court security or transportation of those who are in custody.
2. Disruptive behavior such as talking, laughing, or shouting will not be tolerated. The Court proceedings are being recorded and background conversation can interfere with the audibility of this important record. Unless addressing an officer of the Court, other conversations should be carried on outside of the courtroom. Do not chat or whisper with friends or relatives. 
3. Use of cellular phones, pagers, and cameras are prohibited in the courtroom. All phones must be turned off or placed in silent mode. Any electronic transmission of information from the courtroom is prohibited without the express consent of the court.
4. Unless otherwise approved by the Court in writing, the use of recording devices in the courtroom is prohibited. No person, except court personnel, may make any audio or visual recording or take pictures of any proceeding or person, including, but not limited to jurors, witnesses, or parties. Official records of proceedings may be ordered through the office of the court clerk.
5. Children may be present in the courtroom. If, however, they disrupt the proceedings, parents may be asked to take their child outside. Parties with children may wait in the lobby if they have notified the court clerk ahead of time of their presence and case number.  
6. Hats and /or Sunglasses must be removed when entering the courtroom and remain off until leaving the courtroom.
7. Please wear suitable clothing to court. It is inappropriate to enter the courtroom unless you are wearing at least a shirt, pants, and shoes. Shirts that carry offensive slogans or pictures are not allowed. 
8. Be respectful of the Judge, court staff, and your opposing counsel. Treat the Court, court staff, and opposing counsel as you wish to be treated – with respect and dignity.

To request a continuance, please contact the court clerk no later than 24 hours prior to your court date. Requests for a continuance that are received on the day of court or after the court hearing cannot be accepted.

One continuance may be administratively allowed with prior notice. Other requests for continuance may only be granted by the judge. Continuance of a trial  or bond return hearing may be granted only upon a showing of good cause and only by the Judge.

For Evans Municipal Court cases, the maximum fine amount is $1,650.00, however most cases do not have that amount assessed. For payable citations, the fine amount is set by the following fine schedules. For summons tickets, marked “Mandatory Summons” on the ticket copy, the fine amount must be set at a court hearing.

Schedule A Traffic - 2024

Schedule A Non Traffic - 2024

You may request your own municipal court records for open and closed cases by contacting the court clerk. For open cases, copies of court orders, dispositions, and sentancing documents may be issued. For closed cases, a final disposition may be issued. This will include the defendant information, case number, date of the violation(s), plea information, and when and how the case was closed.

If you are requesting court case records in which you were not the defendant, you must submit an open records request through the city clerk. Charges for copies may apply.

If a defendant is trying to pay on a ticket that has been sent to collections, city cashiers will be unable to receive their payment. Instead, defendants must contact Integral Recoveries to set a payment arrangement.

If you have a warrant on a payable traffic ticket with no other sentence conditions, you may enter a guilty plea for the full point amount and pay the total fines and costs on the case without appearing in court. Payments can be received over the phone with a valid card number, or in person at the Evans Community Complex Customer Service windows. This will close the case, and the warrant will be recalled.

If you have already entered a plea and been assigned sentence conditions, you may pay all fines and fulfill all conditions including classes or community service in order to close the case and recall the warrant. However, if you have not entered a plea on a mandatory summons, or cannot currently complete the payment of fines and/or sentence conditions, you may schedule a court date to have the warrant recalled by appearance before the judge. Please note that the warrant will remain active until the judge orders it recalled upon your appearance in court.