Please read your ticket carefully. Information regarding your rights as a defendant, clarification of your court appearance date, what Court to appear in and how to contact the Court for more information are contained on the ticket.

You will notice that a fine does not appear on the face of your ticket. Your fine is dependent upon your past driving history or your past criminal history. After the Court has had an opportunity to review your past history, your fine will be determined, and you will be notified by mail. Sometimes certain circumstances and violations will require a mandatory court appearance. This means you will not receive a fine notification in the mail, and you will be required to appear in Court on the date indicated on the ticket.

If you have a clean driving record, you can probably expect to be offered a plea bargain. This means that the City Attorney will offer to amend the charge against you to reduce the severity of the charge. If you are eligible for a plea bargain, this will be noted on the fine notification letter you receive in the mail. If you are offered a plea bargain, you do not have to take it. If you do not wish to enter a plea of guilty for any reason, then you will appear in Court on the date indicated on your ticket. If you do wish to accept the plea bargain, sign, date and return the plea bargain form with full payment prior to the due date.

Thornton Municipal Court has an automated phone call reminder program. The program calls adult defendants who have upcoming court dates and leaves a pre-recorded message with the person answering the phone or with the defendant’s voice mail. This courtesy reminder is intended to assist defendants in remembering their Court dates.