We have been notified that citizens are receiving phone calls regarding owing fines to the Court and being offered the opportunity to pay them over the phone. The Court would NEVER call in this kind of situation. If you receive a call like this, please call the Court to verify if there are any pending cases and/or fines due. Thank you.

  1. Delaware Courts
  2. Justice of the Peace Court

What to Bring to Court


All bags entering a Justice of the Peace Court location will be searched.

What to Bring:

  • Form of payment, if applicable; cash, check, credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover)
  • Evidence, if applicable
    • Documents
    • CD/DVD or USB
      • Acceptable electronic formats include, .PDF, .DOC, .AVI, .MP4, .MOV, .WMV, .MPEG1, .MPEG2, .MPEG4, .DIVX, .MPG, .MPEG
  • Witnesses
  • Helpful item: legal form of identification (driver’s license, State ID, passport)

Prohibited Items

What NOT to Bring:

  • Cellular telephones and other personal electronic devices are allowed in court facilities, with restrictions, under a court pilot program.
  • Weapons
    • A weapon is defined as; "An item designed for, or that may be used for, inflicting bodily harm or physical damage...including but not limited to; guns of any type, ammunition, fireworks, electronic control devices, martial arts weapons, knives or bladed instruments of any size, chemical agents, bludgeons and pointed objects such as letter openers."
  • All non-medical necessary food & drink
  • Alcohol & drugs of any kind along with associated paraphernalia
  • Aerosols, including pepper spray
  • Any item deemed dangerous by a court security officer

Confiscated items may not be returned to the owner.