Courts' FAQ Table

In most cases, 'X' marks the spot where you would go to seek an answer to the question indicated.

Multiple 'X's' for the same question indicate the location depends on your specific case/jurisdiction.

The County Clerk and Superior Court are separate offices and each has its own Web site with information and links to other resources.


Driving/Traffic	Jury Duty
Family/Marriage	Domestic Violence/Protection Orders
Court Details	I need an Attorney/Help
Forms	I owe Fines, Fees, Assessments
In Custody	Restore Rights
Property	Court Calendars
Employment	General Questions



1. Where can I file or get a copy of an accident report?	County Sheriff	City Police
2. Where do I get a copy of a police report?	County Sheriff	City Police
3. How do I get an officer to appear in court?
4. Where can I get a copy of my driver's abstract?
5. Where do I pay traffic, non-traffic and parking tickets?	X	X
6. Will parking tickets go on my driving record?	X	X
7. Where do I ask for a mitigation or contested hearing?	X	X
8. How do I get a placard and/or handicapped license plates?
9. Where do I get my car tabs renewed?



1. How do I get excused from jury duty?		X
2. How do I change the date of my jury duty?		X



1. How can I make an appointment with a Courthouse Facilitator / Domestic Relations Facilitator?	X
2. How do I file for a dissolution of marriage?	X
3. Where can I obtain legal forms on-line?
4. Where do I get a restraining order?	X
5. Where do I get a marriage license?
6. Can a Judge marry us?		X	X	X
7. Where can I get a name changed?			X
8. Where do I get a birth certificate?
9. Where do I get a copy of a death certificate?
10. Where do I file a will?	X
11. How do I register a domestic partnership?



1. Where do I get a DV protection order?	X	X
2. Where do I get a protection order for unlawful harassment?	X	X	X
3. Where do I get a no contact order?	X
4. How do I lift a no contact order?	X			X



1. Can I talk to the Judge?		X	X	X	X
2. Where do I go to file an appeal from District or Municipal court?	X
3. Where do I go to file a probate or guardianship action?	X
4. Where do I go to review a court file?	X		X	X	X
5. Where do I go to copy documents in a court file?	X				X
6. Where can I get a copy of the Local Court Rules?		X
7. What are bench copies and who gets them?		X
8. How do I schedule a trial or hearing date?		X	X	X	X
9. Who handles the regularly scheduled calendars?		X	X		X
10. How can I find out if I'm on the trial calendar?		X	X		X
11. I can't be there for court when I am scheduled. What can I do?		X	X	X	X



1. I don't have an attorney and cannot afford one. I might go to jail. Who can I call? Assigned Counsel
2. How do I find an attorney?
3. Where can I information on an approved county arbitrator or arbitration forms?	X
4. Where do I get the list of approved Guardians Ad Litem (GAL) or how can I be added to the registries?		X



1. Where do I go to obtain or buy forms?		X	X
2. Where can I obtain legal forms on-line?	X	X	X



1. How do I make payments for court imposed obligations I owe?	X	X	X	X



1. Where can I find out if someone was picked up?	X	X	X
2. Where do I find out if someone is in jail/detention?	X	X	X
3. Where do I go to post bond/bail?	X	X



1. How do I get my voting rights back?	X	X	X



1. Where can I ask about how the value on my property was assessed?
2. Where do I go to contest the assessed value on my tax statement?
3. Where do I pay my property taxes?
4. Where can I get information on landlord-tenant issues?



1. Where do I go to obtain or buy forms?		X	X
2. Where can I obtain legal forms on-line?	X	X



1. Where can I check for job openings?	X	X	X	X



1. Where can I report a crime?
2. How do I schedule an interpreter?		X			X
3. Where can I get a list of approved county arbitrators?	X
4. Where do I get the list of approved Guardians Ad Litem (GAL) or how can I be added to the registries?		X
5. How can I get a list of approved county mediators?
6. Where do I get a concealed weapons permit?
7. What level of court handles misdeameanor criminal offenses?			X	X	X
8. Where do I get a passport?
9. Where can I register to vote?