If you are required to go to court, you should follow the court's standards. For more information about standards in the Hays County courts, please visit the Hays County website.

Notice: The Hays County Courthouse has moved all its offices to a new location off Wonder World Drive: MAP.

Arrive at least 30 minutes early for your first court appearance if you don't have an attorney - it is first come, first served, so you will get out sooner if you arrive earlier.

Appearance:

• Shoes are required.
• No sleeveless shirts.
• No shorts (women are permitted to wear dress shorts with hosiery).
• No exposed midriffs.
• No clothing displaying offensive words or pictures (the Court retains the exclusive right to define "offensive" on an individual basis).
• No hats.
• Cleanliness.
• Officers of the Court are held to the higher standards generally recognized in Texas Courts.
• Infants and small children should be left with a sitter or at home in the care of a competent adult. There are no childcare facilities available. Loud or crying children should be taken out of the courtroom.
• Cellular devices or pagers are not allowed in the courtroom.

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