Witnesses are particularly important in Traffic Court. Most witnesses are willing to come to Court to tell the Judge what happened. Occasionally, a witness will not come voluntarily or cannot get permission to leave work. Please note that if a particular witness is important to your case, you will then have to come into the Clerk's Office-Traffic Division and request that a subpoena be issued for that particular individual to ensure their appearance for the court date. A subpoena is a court order, which will compel that witness' appearance in Court. The Court charges Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for the issuance and service of each subpoena.
In order for a subpoena to be issued, you must provide the Court with the witness' full name, physical address and telephone number. The Deputy Marshal will serve the subpoena on the witness. Please note that without the subpoena, the witness has no legal obligation to appear in Court to testify. It is important that you have all witnesses whom you need to testify at the Court and prepared to testify on the day and time of your trial.