Court Summons and Ticket Information

If you received a ticket (also known as a Summons and Complaint) from the Arvada Police Department, please read the front and back of your ticket carefully to determine in which jurisdiction you are required to appear.  The Court that will hear your case is determined by several factors, including the location of the violation and the type and/or severity of the charge against you (an Arvada police officer can write tickets into the Arvada Municipal Court and the Jefferson and Adams County Courts).

Except for parking tickets, a Summons and Complaint to the Arvada Municipal Court will have a number in the upper right corner that begins with "AM-."  (If you are charged with a Code Enforcement violation, the number may start with "CE-.")  The copy you were served should be a yellow full-sized piece of paper.  (If your ticket does not look like this, please review it carefully to determine if you are supposed to appear in another Court.)

The ticket contains the offense you are alleged to have committed, the date and time the offense allegedly occurred, and the date and time you are required to appear in Court.  Please note that if you are going to be unable to appear on the date and time on your ticket, you must come in to the Court to request a different date.  The Court will not reschedule appearance dates over the phone, and no one else may appear to do this for you.