Court & Detention Services - Location & Hours

Customer Service Window Operating Hours Information

1. Court & Detention Services Municipal Building
   2014 Main, 1st floor
   Dallas, Texas  75201
   
   Monday - Friday                    8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
   24 hour information number - (214) 670-0109
   
   Magistrate Court
   2014 Main
   Dallas, Texas 75201
   
   Monday - Thursday  8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
   Friday 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
    
2. Lew Sterrett Justice Center Lobby
   111 W. Commerce
   7 days per week including holidays from 6:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. (new hours effective
   October 1, 2008)
   
   Cash and surety bonds will be processed 24 hours daily.
    
3. Martin Luther King Community Center, 2922 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. will process citation payments only, acceptable in the form of cash/checks and money orders.
   
   Monday - Friday 8:30 a. m. - 6:00 p.m.
    
   1. The following dates represent the days during the calendar year whereby there will be no court in session in the Municipal Courts for the City of Dallas.  This list does not represent closing dates for the building nor the department.

   2008	2009
   January 1, 2008 January 21, 2008 February 18, 2008 March 21, 2008 April 18, 2008 May 26, 2008 June 5, 2008 June 6, 2008 July 4, 2008 September 1, 2008 September 30, 2008 October 1, 2008 October 9, 2008 October 17, 2008 November 26, 2008 November 27, 2008 November 28, 2008 December 24, 2008 December 25, 2008 December 26, 2008 December 31, 2008	January 1, 2009 January 2, 2009 January 19, 2009 February 16, 2009 April 10, 2009 May 25, 2009 July 3, 2009 July 6, 2009 September 7, 2009 November 25, 2009 November 26, 2009 November 27, 2009 December 24, 2009 December 25, 2009 December 31, 2009

The following forms of picture identification are Acceptable Picture Identification  for persons
conducting business at the customer service windows:

• Valid Texas or Out of State Driver's License
• Mexican Driver's License
• Texas or out of State I.D.
• Military I. D.
• U. S. University I. D. (Colleges, etc)
• Passport
• Immigration Resident Card (green)
• Matricular Consular
• Texas Department of Corrections Parolee Card

Please note that an expired driver's licenses will suffice only for setting a court date.