Municipal Court

Mission Statement
The mission of the Sanger Municipal Court is to provide a fair and impartial trial; timely disposition of all cases in a prompt and courteous manner; and to ensure fair and equal treatment to all defendants.

Court Appearances
The law requires you to appear in court.  If you were issued a citation, your appearance date is twenty (20) business days from the issue date of the citation.  You or your attorney may appear in person in open court, by mail, or you may deliver your plea in person to the court.  (Juveniles have a separate set of rules for their appearances.  Please read the specific section on juveniles in the menu on the left).

Options
You may plea Not Guilty, Guilty, or No Contest.  In order to plea not guilty you must appear at the clerk’s office within twenty (20) business days from the issue date of the citation to obtain a court date for a pre-trial hearing.