MUNICIPAL COURT

The City of Rice Municipal Court provides citizens with a fair and impartial court of law by interpreting and adjudicating applicable state laws and city ordinances. 

Our pledge is to uphold this commitment and offer courteous customer service to all citizens.

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The City of Rice Court Calendar

In-person court HAS RESUMED as of January 1, 2024 

The Courthouse is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except for official holidays and during declared disasters/emergency situations.

Court Holidays

•     New Year’s Eve
•     New Year’s Day
•     Martin Luther King Day
•     Good Friday
•     Memorial Day
•     Juneteenth
•     Fourth of July
•     Labor Day
•     Columbus Day
•     Veterans Day
•     Thanksgiving
•      Day after Thanksgiving
•     Christmas Eve
•     Christmas Day

The City of Rice Suggested Dress Code Guidelines

You will NOT be allowed to enter the Courtroom wearing the following inappropriate clothing:

• Shorts
• Hats (men) or hair curlers (women)
• Halter or tube top
• T-shirt or muscle shirt
• See-through top
• Flip flops
• Clothing that exposes your midriff or underwear
• Ripped or torn jeans
• Baggy pants that fall below your waist
• Clothing with an emblem or wording that promotes illegal or inappropriate activity
• Clothing that depicts or promotes violence, sex acts, illegal drug use or profanity

Male Dress Code

• Shoes with socks
• Long pants (on pants with belt loops, wear a belt)
• Collared shirt (tucked in) with a tie, with or without a jacket

Female Dress Code

• Shoes 
• Dress, skirt or long pants
• Blouse, sweater or casual dress shirt