Municipal Court - Helpful Hints
Helpful Hints for Appearing in Court
Gunnison Municipal Court, while possessing an informal atmosphere, is still a traditional and polite place. When appearing in Court you should act, dress and speak in a way that helps you help your case. Here are some tips:
- When you come to court dress as professionally as possible. This means clothes that are neat and clean and without holes. You should also be clean and neatly groomed.
- Remove hats and turn off cell phones before entering the courtroom.
- How you act is more important than how you look. You must be respectful to everyone in Court. This includes the Judge, Court staff, Police Officers, witnesses and people in the building.
- The court has a very busy schedule, SO BE ON TIME. If you are late, your case might be postponed, but more than likely you'll be in trouble with the Judge. Make sure you bring any documents you need for your Court appearance.
- The Judge and Court staff cannot speak to you about your case except when your case is being heard. The Court staff will help you in anyway they can with information about when you are scheduled to be in court or about your fine. But, the staff cannot give you legal advice or recommendation on what you should do or speculate what the Judge might do in your case.
- You may want to get legal advice ahead of time to make sure you are doing the right thing. The Court will only appoint an attorney for you if you are indigent AND you fine might include jail time.