Baton Rouge City Court

Description:

This court processes civil, criminal, and traffic matters. Civil claims include personal injury, contract, and landlord-tenant cases up to $20,000, as well as small claims cases of $3,000 or less. It also has criminal jurisdiction over misdemeanors that are offenses generally punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 and/or a jail term of not more than six months.
Community Service Work and Partial Payment plans are available in some cases. If you cannot pay your fine by the scheduled court date, you must appear in person in Room 145 on or before your court date.
Baton Rouge City Court offers various Educational and Rehabilitative classes that:
* Address problems associated with alcohol and substance abuse
* Encourage behavior modification in anger management and domestic violence situations
* Foster an awareness of appropriate and effective decision making
* Provide literacy enhancement
* Promote safe driving in an effort to reduce accidents, deaths, and injuries that result from impaired or careless driving.

Hours:

Office: M-F, 8A-5P
Classes: T&Th- 5P-7P; Saturday- 7:45A-3P

Intake Process:

Court Payment and other Business: Come in during operating hours.
Classes: You may contact our Court Services Division for more information, or visit the website.

Program Fees:

For payment of fines, fees and court costs: City Court accepts cash, checks made payable to the City of Baton Rouge (no temporary checks), Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover Card. A 5% processing fee is charged to credit card payments. A $65 NSF fee is charged on all checks returned unpaid for criminal/traffic payments. Payments by check can be made in person. Credit card payments can be made through the City Court Ticket Payments phone number, which accepts only Visa and MasterCard.
Classes: Cost varies by class and ranges from $30 to $105, depending on the class taken.

Languages:

English, interpreter services available upon request.

Eligibility:

Must be 18 or represented by a parent or legal guardian

Handicap Accessible?

Yes

Is Shelter?

No

Related Resources

Date of Official Change:

November 1, 2009

Volunteer Opportunities:

Yes, contact the office for more information.

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Legal Status:

City/County(Parish)