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Court sessions resume
Normal court sessions resume on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Customer service and cashier windows open 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday to Friday
Press release | Municipal Court | 01/27/2026
In Person and Virtual Court Changes
Beginning January 1, 2025, court dates in all courtrooms will be in person. By Supreme Court rule and case decision, all trial dates and any hearing requiring sworn testimony must be in-person. All payment review dates are now in person.
Virtual court dates will be scheduled only upon written request, for good cause shown, and only with the approval of a judge.
Pay Without a Court Appearance
Find the list of cases that may be paid before your first court date, and without a court appearance, and the fine and costs due if paid without a court appearance.
Overview
The St. Louis City Municipal Division is a division of the 22nd Judicial Circuit. The court handles traffic citations issued by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol, and dumping and prohibited refuse, housing code, minor criminal, earnings tax and truancy violation charges. Read more about Municipal Court.
The Municipal Division does not handle:
- civil cases, divorces, evictions, orders of protection, jury trials, or any state criminal misdemeanor or felony cases. Those cases are handled in the Circuit Court for the 22nd Judicial Circuit. Search for Circuit Court cases here.
- Parking citations. View information about paying or appealing a parking ticket.
- Any cases pending outside the City of St. Louis or in the United States District Court. If you are looking for information about a case in St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Jefferson County, or any jurisdiction outside the City of St. Louis you may search state cases in CaseNet.
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News and Announcements
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Court sessions resume
Normal court sessions resume on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Customer service and cashier windows open 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday to Friday
Press release | Municipal Court | 01/27/2026 -
City Court January 27
All court sessions canceled for January 27, 2026 due to weather event. No warrants or summons will be issued. The clerk's office will open at 11:00 AM
Press release | Municipal Court | 01/26/2026 -
Monday January 26
City Municipal Court sessions for Monday, January 26, 2026 canceled due to severe weather. Click the link above for more information.
News/Announcement | Municipal Court | 01/23/2026 -
Tornado Warrant Suspension ends on Friday, August 1, 2025
City Court will resume issuing bench warrants for failure to appear on Monday, August 4, 2025.
News/Announcement | Municipal Court | 07/03/2025
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Contact Information
Email: stlccweb@stlouis-mo.gov
Phone:
(314) 622-3231
Fax:
(314) 622-3223
Hours:
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday except City Holidays
Additional Contacts: Contact Municipal Court Administrators
Address:
1520 Market St.
, Suite #1120
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
Use the main entrance to 1520 Market on the Market Street side and follow the signs to Municipal Court.
Metered parking is available in front of the building on Market. Parking is also available in the Enterprise/Kiel Center garage on Clark.
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