Municipal Court

The Municipal Court is the judicial branch of local government, the City of Austin. The court decides the lowest level criminal offenses in the state of Texas, including traffic, city ordinance, juvenile, and disabled parking. Court services are handled both onsite and online, or by telephone, email, and mail.

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• Look up your case information here.

• Pay your criminal or civil citation here.

New Hours of Operation for Main Location (6800 Burleson Road)

Lobby hours are Monday – Wednesday, Friday: 8 am to 6 pm and Thursday 8 am to 8 pm. Thursday evening walk-in mitigation docket will be available from 6 pm to 8 pm.  Civil parking hearings will be available from 9 am to 6pm.

New Location for North Substation

North Customer Service Center has moved to its new location at 
2121 West Parmer Lane, Suite 116, Austin, Texas 78727 (directly across Lamplight Village Ave from the old location) 
Hours: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, Monday- Friday

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Main Location: 6800 Burleson Road, Building 310, Suite 175

The main court location’s Hours of Operation: Monday thru Wednesday and Friday from 8:00am to 6:00pm; Thursday 8:00am to 8:00pm. Take a Virtual Reality Tour of the Austin Municipal Court Main Location.

The main location is currently offering in person customer services and full court docket appearances.  Walk-In mitigation docket to discuss your warrants, commitments and other pending cases with a judge is available:

Prohibited Items in Court Facilities

Walk-In Mitigation Docket

Map to court parking and entry (PDF, 79 KB)

Civil Parking Hearings
Customers can contest their parking citations on or before the appearance date on their citation at the following locations, between the following times:

Municipal Court Main Location
6800 Burleson Rd, Building 310, Suite 175, Austin TX 78744
Hours: 9am to 6pm
City Hall Parking Hearing Office (payments not accepted)
301 W 2nd St, Austin TX 78701
Hours: 9am – 1pm; 2pm – 6pm (one-hour closure for lunch)
North Customer Service Station (via virtual kiosk)
2121 W. Parmer Lane, STE 116
Hours: 8:00am to 4:30pm (please note, hearings unavailable until 9am)

• Many options are available that do not require a personal appearance.
  • handle your citation online
  • handle a parking citation online
  • speak to a prosecutor directly by emailing prosecutor@austintexas.gov.

The work of the court

Please note that all court settings are open to the public. 

The Municipal Court is the judicial branch of local government, the City of Austin. The court commits to administering fair, efficient, and prompt justice. Court services are handled both onsite and online, or by telephone, email, and mail.

The court decides the lowest level criminal offenses in the state of Texas, including traffic, city ordinance, juvenile, and disabled parking.

The court also:

• Processes criminal case appeals
• Collaborates with community court
• Processes citizen complaints
• Presides over bench and jury trials
• Processes parking citations
• Responds to requests for public information
• Explains options when:
  • delinquent cases are sent to the collection agency
  • delinquent cases cause a juvenile or minor's driver's license renewal to be denied
  • you are accused of a violating class C law in Austin, even if you don't live here
  • you can't comply with court orders

Our Youth Services Unit:

• Helps juveniles and their families understand what they need to do to comply with court orders and/or program requirements.
• Provides educational alternative sentencing and deferral options that, if successfully completed, keep a charge off a juvenile’s record.

Learn more about what to expect at the court if you are under 17 and get a citation.

Judicial information

You can use an online form to request judicial information.

For information about fines, please see the charge codes and fine schedule.

Learn more about Municipal Court's performance and budget.