The City of El Paso, other governmental agencies and non-profit community agencies participate in the Municipal Court Community Service Program (MCCSP) to provide meaningful work to individuals who have been assigned community service hours by a municipal court judge. In turn, the hours served provide a labor source to these agencies which benefits the community.
In addition, judges and staff, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, provide presentations to juveniles on issues such as underage drinking, traffic safety, theft, and drug trafficking. Presentations are held every two months. The Municipal Court also participates in Teen Court which provides education about the juvenile justice system, including community service and life skills classes.
The El Paso Municipal Court Community Service Program strives to provide meaningful community service projects as alternative sentencing for Class C misdemeanor convictions, to serve as a deterrent to recidivism, and to promote responsible civic behavior from participants in the program.
The MCCSP enforces a strict dress code designed for the safety of the clients. Those who do not comply will be sent home when they report for service.
We have a list of sites to choose from. Defendants granted 20 plus hours may choose up to two locations.
A Supervisor is the only one that can approve a location that is not on our list.
Yes. We can issue you an update time sheet, too, or the new location can provide their own proof of the hours you did.
Yes, however Judge will decide whether or not to accept your hours late. There is no guarantee, so please call for an update on your case after submitting late Community Service hours.
OPTION A. The Judge is the only one that can grant or deny an extension.
OPTION B. Turn in your completed Community Service hours late and check for updates on whether or not Judge accepted them. Meanwhile you’ll be set up for a Did Not Comply hearing and depending on the Judge’s decision, you may or may not have to attend this hearing.
OPTION C. Finish completing your late Community Service hours and present them at your Did Not Comply hearing for the Judge review.
You will be set for a Show Cause (Did Not Comply) hearing to explain to Judge why you did not comply -or- you can pay off the citations and you do not have to do the community service.
If you were granted Community Service hours at an Indigent Hearing and do not turn in your hours, you will be set for a hearing where you will come and explain to the Judge why you didn’t finish your hours on time. However, if you do not show up to your hearing, then a warrant can activate.
Yes. Submit the GED certificate or any proof that you passed/got certified. We can present it to the Judge and it will be at his/her discretion whether or not to accept it in the lieu of Community Service hours.
Call in 5 business days to get a status on your case. We still have to verify the community service and then apply credit to each citation.
If defendant does not live in EL Paso, they can email it. No faxes time sheets are accepted.
Yes. Anyone can turn it in for you.
From 7am-6pm at any window at the Municipal Court.
From 8am-5pm